The horse that won the 2025 Kentucky Derby was Sovereignty, a three-year-old colt. Sovereignty won the race in a time of 2:02.3 on a rainy, muddy track at Churchill Downs. The victory was jockey Junior Alvarado's first Kentucky Derby win and trainer Bill Mott's second. Sovereignty edged out the favorite, Journalism, by 1.5 lengths to claim the win in the 151st running of the race. Sovereignty was listed at 9-1 odds at post time and came from deep in the pack to take the lead in the final stretch. The total purse was $5 million, with Sovereignty taking home $3.1 million.
