Sovereignty made a late charge to finish first at the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs.
The Bill Mott-trained horse won with 7-1 odds as he closed late along with race favorite Journalism, who actually took the lead down the final stretch.
Sovereignty was able to pull ahead of the favorite on the wet, muddy track to secure the first Kentucky Derby win for jockey Junior Alvarado.
It’s the second win for Mott, who also won in 2019 with Country House.
Journalism took second, and Baeza completed the trifecta. Baeza made the field as an alternate after Rodriguez was scratched during the week.
This story will be updated.
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