What to know about 2025 Kentucky Derby
- Sovereignty won the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs. He had 9-1 odds entering the race.
- Journalism and Baeza finished second and third, respectively.
- The track was incredibly muddy after rain poured down in Louisville, Ky. all day.
- The attendance was 147,406.
The 151st Kentucky Derby trophy presentation
Michael Banahan received the Kentucky Derby Trophy and spoke about Godolphin achieving the Derby Double. Trainer Bill Mott went deeper into his relationship with jockey Junior Alvarado.
Sovereignty’s trainer Bill Mott: ‘Can’t say enough’
Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Bill Mott reacts to Sovereignty’s win in the Run for the Roses.
Jockey Junior Alvarado talks winning Kentucky Derby
Alvarado spoke with NBC immediately after the race. Here's what he had to say.
"It means the world to me. My family is here. I thought I had a great chance. Mr. Mott was so confident all week. If I had to pick someone, it was Mr. Mott. We've been a team for a while. It's more than a dream come true to have done it with him and the Godolphin people who have been very helpful throughout my career too."
Top 5 results in the Kentucky Derby
Winning jockey is bringing home more than $3 million
Junior Alvarado didn't just win one of the most coveted horse races in the world, he's also bringing home $3.1 million.
According to the Kentucky Derby, a total of $5 million was doled out among winners today, with the winner of the big race taking the largest chunk by far.
Watch the full race here!
Jockey Junior Alvarado on his win: 'It means the world to me'
Thanks to Sovereignty, jockey Junior Alvarado, just had his first win.
"It means the world to me. My family's here. I thought I had a great chance," Alvarado said, adding that he was confident all day.
His father was also a jockey, making this a generational sport.
"I'm pretty sure they're way over the moon right now," Alvarado said of his parents. He then thanked his parents and told them he loves them in Spanish.
Alvarado spoke of Sovereignty's loyalty, noting how the horse stuck by him through a recent injury, even though he couldn't ride for weeks.
Sovereignty wins Kentucky Derby!
Sovereignty won the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.
Sovereignty entered with 9-1 odds. He got it done on a very muddy track, as rain poured down for most of the day.
No rain at race time
The track is muddy but there is no rain at Churchill Downs as the horses are set to race.
Huge attendance today
There are 147,406 people at Churchill Downs today, according to the NBC broadcast. That is short of the record set in 2015.
