Sovereignty wins the 2025 Belmont Stakes
- Sovereignty won the 157th Belmont Stakes on June 7, 2025, at Saratoga Race Course, beating rival Journalism in a Kentucky Derby rematch.
- After winning the Kentucky Derby in early May, Sovereignty skipped the Preakness Stakes to focus on the Belmont and preserve the horse’s long-term potential.
- The Belmont featured eight horses including Journalism, the 8-5 favorite, Sovereignty at 4-1, and Baeza, the third-place Derby finisher, also at 4-1 odds.
- Sovereignty paid $7.00 to win, $3.20 to place, and $2.30 to show, while trainer Bill Mott expressed satisfaction with how the race unfolded.
- Sovereignty’s victory, his second Triple Crown race win after the Derby, indicates a strategic plan by Godolphin and Mott to develop the horse for future stakes races.
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