The morning after his second Kentucky Derby victory, trainer Bill Mott wasn’t ready to commit to pursuing a run at the Triple Crown with Sovereignty. “We want to do what’s best for the horse,” Mott ...
After several weeks of debate, the 2025 Kentucky Derby winner is back in horse racing’s spotlight. Sovereignty, whose connections opted to not run him in the Preakness Stakes, is back for the final ...
Reigning Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Bill Mott, who went from the South Dakota fair tracks to the pinnacle of horse racing, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Warner L. Jones Jr. Horseman of ...
Sovereignty, winner of the 151st Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 3, will not contest the May 17 Preakness (G1), middle leg of the Triple Crown. Mike Rogers, executive vice president of 1/ST, the company ...
Bill Mott once was asked by a nosy reporter to name the toughest thing about training Thoroughbred racehorses. Mott answered in a flash: "Saying no." And there you have it. It wasn't easy, but when ...
The 7-1 horse storms to victory at muddy Churchill Downs in the 151st Run for the Roses. Sovereignty, ridden by Junior Alvarado, crosses the finish line to win the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby ...
Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott stood outside his barn on May 5, 2019, and apologized to the racing world.Mott’s Country House had run second the day before in the Kentucky Derby but was then placed ...
SARATOGA SPRINGS — It was a decision that left some racing fans frustrated, but it was one made by a highly experienced and successful trainer — and it was likely the right one. Hall of Fame trainer ...
Sovereignty made a late charge on a muddy track and raced past the favorite Journalism to win the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs. Journalism briefly took the lead in the stretch ...
Dual classic-winning Into Mischief colt, who was the early favorite for the Breeders' Cup Classic before he was scratched, is currently at Keeneland with Godolphin's Johnny Burke ...
FRANKLIN — Having dominated the most lucrative races for 3-year-olds on dirt this year with Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty, Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott and jockey Junior Alvarado now will try to ...
With each trainer considering the talents and capabilities of their horses, trainers Bill Mott and Michael McCarthy are both comfortable with the race spacing of their classic winners going into the ...