The winner of the 2025 Kentucky Derby was Sovereignty, ridden by jockey Junior Alvarado and trained by Bill Mott. Sovereignty won the 151st running of the race at Churchill Downs, finishing the 1¼ mile race in 2:02.31 on a muddy track, beating the favorite, Journalism, by 1½ lengths

. This victory marked the first Kentucky Derby win for both jockey Junior Alvarado and owner Godolphin, while it was the second Derby win for trainer Bill Mott