The horse that won the 2025 Kentucky Derby was Sovereignty. Sovereignty, ridden by jockey Junior Alvarado and trained by Bill Mott, won the 151st running of the race at Churchill Downs. The race was run on a muddy track, and Sovereignty edged out the favorite, Journalism, by about one and a half lengths, finishing with a time of 2:02.31. This victory marked Junior Alvarado's first Kentucky Derby win and Bill Mott's second, with his previous win in 2019. The race featured 19 horses, and despite the challenging conditions, Sovereignty prevailed in front of a crowd of over 147,000 spectators