Sovereignty and jockey Junior Alvarado entered their names in the horse racing history books after winning the 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 3.
The race was completed in 2 minutes and 2.31 seconds on a fairly wet track.
Citizen Bull led a majority of the race before Neoequos took over before the final turn. Journalism briefly pulled ahead with the lead before Sovereignty pulled ahead down the final stretch to win the race. Journalism entered the race as the favorite.
Alvarado was set back by an injury in the weeks leading up to the derby that included a trip to the hospital. He also fell off his horse but was not injured during the Thurby race earlier in the week.
‘I can’t even describe it,’ Alvarado said in a post-race interview in the moments after the derby. ‘I’m pretty sure (my family is) way over the moon right now.’
2025 Kentucky Derby official results
Sovereignty
Journalism
Baeza
Final Gambit
Owen Almighty
Citizen Bull
Neoequos
American Promise
Admire Daytona
Luxor Cafe
Burnham Square
Flying Mohawk
East Avenue
Publisher
Tiztastic
Render Judgment
Coal Battle
Sandman
Chunk of Gold
Rodriguez — SCRATCHED
Grande — SCRATCHED
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