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LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — Sovereignty won the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky. The three-year-old, trained by Bill Mott, entered the race as one of the favorites at 9-1 odds to win. Pre-race favorite Journalism took second place while Baeza finished third. This is a breaking story and will be updated. The-CNN-Wire ™ & © 2025 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.








