The 2025 Kentucky Derby, which featured 19 horses after two scratches, was won by Sovereignty. Sovereignty was ridden by jockey Junior Alvarado and trained by Bill Mott. The race took place on a muddy track at Churchill Downs on May 3, 2025. Sovereignty finished first with a time of 2:02.3, beating the favorite Journalism by 1.5 lengths. The top five finishers were Sovereignty, Journalism, Baeza, Final Gambit, and Owen Almighty
. Sovereignty's victory marked the first Kentucky Derby win for jockey Junior Alvarado and the first Derby win for owner Godolphin. Trainer Bill Mott secured his second Derby win, having previously won controversially in 2019 with Country House
. In summary:
- Winner: Sovereignty (horse #18)
- Jockey: Junior Alvarado
- Trainer: Bill Mott
- Number of horses in the race: 19 (after scratches)
- Runner-up: Journalism
- Date: May 3, 2025
- Track condition: Muddy/sloppy due to rain
