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Sovereignty wins the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby

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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