Three-year-old colt Sovereignty, listed at 9-1 odds at post time, won the 151st Kentucky Derby in 2:02.3 on a rainy Saturday at Churchill Downs, thundering down a sloppy track that coated every horse and jockey in mud.
It was the first Derby victory for jockey Junior Alvarado and the second for trainer Bill Mott, whose horse Country House won in 2019.
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Sovereignty started deep in the pack, as Bob Baffert’s Citizen Bull took an early lead and held it for the race’s first half. Then, in the final stretch, Sovereignty swung to the outside alongside Journalism, an early favorite to win.
The pair surged to the front, both pushing for the lead. But Sovereignty dug out a final charge to cross the line first, leading Journalism by 1.5 lengths.
Rounding out the top three was Baeza, who made the field Thursday after Baffert’s other horse, Rodriquez, was scratched from the race. Final Gambit and Owen Almighty took fourth and fifth, respectively.
The top-five finishers split the $5 million purse, with Sovereignty earning $3.1 million. Only 19 horses competed in Saturday’s race, following Rodriguez and Grande’s scratches.
A $2 bet on a Sovereignty win paid out at $17.96. A $.50 trifecta of Sovereignty, Journalism and Baeza paid $115.56, and a superfecta with Final Gambit paid out $1,682.27 on a $1 bet.
Here are the full results for the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby:
1st: No. 18 Sovereignty
2nd: No. 8 Journalism
3rd: No. 21 Baeza
4th: No. 3 Final Gambit
5th: No. 20 Owen Almighty
6th: No. 9 Burnham Square
7th: No. 17 Sandman
8th: No. 12 East Avenue
9th: No. 19 Chunk of Gold
10th: No. 14 Tiztasic
11th: No. 16 Coal Battle
12th: No. 7 Luxor Cafe
13th: No. 2 Neoequos
14th: No. 13 Publisher
15th: No. 1 Citizen Bull
16th: No. 5 American Promise
17th: No. 15 Render Judgment
18th: No. 11 Flying Mohawk
19th: No. 6 Admire Daytona
(Photo: Alex Slitz / Getty Images)
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