Will Sovereignty run in the Preakness Stakes after winning the 2025 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs? Bill Mott on the second leg of the Triple Crown

Trainer Bill Mott has won the Kentucky Derby without his horse crossing the finish line first. In 2019, the Mott-trained Country House was elevated to first after Maximum Security was disqualified for interference.

Mott, who first won the Derby with long shot Country House under unusual circumstances via disqualification in 2019, had the best horse in the field on Saturday.