The winner of the Kentucky Derby today, May 3, 2025, was Sovereignty. The horse, trained by Bill Mott and ridden by jockey Junior Alvarado, won the 151st Kentucky Derby in a time of 2:02.31 on a rainy, muddy track at Churchill Downs. Sovereignty edged out the favorite, Journalism, who finished second, with Baeza coming in third. Sovereignty earned $3.1 million from the $5 million purse for this victory