The first Triple Crown race of 2025 took place on Saturday with Sovereignty winning the Kentucky Derby. Sovereignty came through in very muddy conditions at Churchill Downs and won as a 5-1 underdog.
After the first quarter mile, Sovereignty was not even in the top six, as Citizen Bull was in the lead. But down the stretch, it became a two horse as the two favourites were in control. It was Sovereignty that had more left in the tank as he beat Journalism, which was the 3-1 favourite, by one and a half lengths.
