Sovereignty wins the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby
Summary
Sovereignty won the 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, beating 18 other horses on a rainy day. The horse was ridden by jockey Junior Alvarado and trained by William Mott, with a total prize pool of about $5 million shared among the top finishers.Key Facts
- Sovereignty won the race with 5-1 odds.
- Journalism, the heavy favorite, finished second.
- The total prize money for the race was roughly $5 million.
- Sovereignty covered the 1 1/4 miles in 2 minutes and 2.31 seconds.
- Trainer William Mott also won the Derby in 2019.
- The race took place in cool, rainy weather.
- Godolphin, owned by Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed, owns Sovereignty.
- On the same weekend, Godolphin's horses won other major races: the Kentucky Oaks and the 2,000 Guineas in Britain.
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