Sovereignty wins Kentucky Derby at 7-1 odds as Bill Mott etches name in history

Sovereignty wins Kentucky Derby at 7-1 odds as Bill Mott etches name in history

Sovereignty, who was trained by Bill Mott and ridden by Junior Alvarado, won the 2025 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

Preakness an Option for Derby Runner-up Journalism, Baeza and Sandman

All appears well at trainer Bill Mott’s Churchill Downs barn after Sovereignty’s victory in the $5 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 3. Read More...

With Sovereignty’s Kentucky Derby win, trainer Bill Mott finally sees his horse cross first

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Riding shotgun in the front seat of a GMC pickup, Bill Mott leaned in to listen to the AM radio announcer bring the excitement of the Kentucky Derby to Fort Pierce, S.D., the place Mott called home. It was 1967, and the 14-year-old Mott listened rapt as Proud Clarion ran down…

Sovereignty wins Kentucky Derby; crowd tops 147,000 despite rain

Sovereignty wins 2025 Kentucky Derby

Sovereignty holds off Journalism to win Ky. Derby

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum finally realized his Kentucky Derby dream Saturday at Churchill Downs when his homebred colt Sovereignty won the run for the roses. The connections assembled for the sheikh's Godolphin Stable referred to the win as a family affair, with Godolphin racing manager Michael Banahan, trainer Bill Mott and jockey Junior Alvarado celebrating as kin after their triumph. It not only was the first win from 13 tries for…