The total purse for the 2025 Kentucky Derby was $5 million with Sovereignty taking home $3.1 million. After the race, Alvarado was interviewed by NBC Sports and said "It means the world to me. My ...

Then, Sovereignty went on to take the 2025 edition of the Run for the Roses in front of 147,406 race fans at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Here are some of the best photos and video from the ...

Before Sovereignty won the 151st Kentucky Derby, celebrities & horse racing fans donned their best fashion (and hats). See the day here in photos & videos.

Trump allies and MAGA supporters were quick to react to the Kentucky Derby result, saying Sovereignty, which is defined as the power that a country has to control its own government, beat journalism.

Junior Alvarado, aboard Sovereignty, reacts after winning the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday, May 3, 2025.