who won the kentucky derby today

The winner of the Kentucky Derby today, May 3, 2025, was Sovereignty. The horse, trained by Bill Mott and ridden by jockey Junior Alvarado, won the 151st Kentucky Derby in a time of 2:02.31 on a rainy, muddy track at Churchill Downs. Sovereignty edged out the favorite, Journalism, who finished second, with Baeza coming in third. Sovereignty earned $3.1 million from the $5 million purse for this victory