Sovereignty defeated a field of 18 challengers to win the 151st Kentucky Derby Saturday evening at Churchill Downs amid soggy conditions. Sovereignty entered the race with 5-to-1 odds.

William Mott is Sovereignty's trainer. This marks his second Kentucky Derby win after Country House won in 2019. It's his third Triple Crown victory, having trained Drosselmeyer in the 2010 Belmont Stakes. Mott also has 10 Breeders' Cup wins.

Godolphin, which entered the Kentucky Derby at the top of the charts in earnings among North American thoroughbred owners in 2025, added a victory in the sport’s biggest race thanks to Sovereignty, the third favorite in the betting odds at 7-1.