Sovereignty beat the odds and came out on top at the 151st Kentucky Derby. Here is how much the winner will take home.

Sovereignty reigns at the 2025 Kentucky Derby. Sovereignty, with jockey Junior Alvarado aboard, emerged victorious in 2:02.31 during the first leg of horse racing's 2025 Triple Crown over the 19-horse field, which galloped through thick mud at Churchill ...

Sovereignty was jockeyed by Junior Alvarado. This marks his first career win at the Kentucky Derby.

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NBC Sports will provide coverage of 15 races starting Friday and taking you all the way up to the Derby. Live coverage time: Begins at 2:30 p.m. ET

Angie Hays and Kim Davenport wore floral dresses with pink accents during Kentucky Derby 151 at Churchill Downs May 3, 2025. Amy Wallot Antonio Alvarez wore a red suit featuring a hat with a band of crocodile teeth and hide during Kentucky Derby 151 at Churchill Downs May 3, 2025. Amy Wallot

Jockey Junior Alvarado is considering appealing a fine and suspension for using his whip eight times on Sovereignty in winning the Kentucky Derby.

The jockey who rode the winning horse in the 2025 Kentucky Derby has been fined by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority for striking his horse with a crop more times than the rules allow.