Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown and Preakness Stakes
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The "Riders Up" call has been given. “My Old Kentucky Home” has been sung and the 151st Kentucky Derby is in the books. Watch the finish.
The Kentucky Derby dates back to 1875. The annual event at Churchill Downs has produced a long list of photo finishes and special moments.
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Kentucky Derby 2025 highlights: Sovereignty edges Journalism in first leg of Triple CrownSovereignty 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 ...
Notable: McPeek last year became the first trainer to win the Kentucky Oaks (with Thorpedo Anna) and the Kentucky Derby (with Mystik Dan) since Ben Jones in 1952. His horse in this year’s Oaks is the No. 10, Take Charge Milady, who opened at 12-1.
Sovereignty will not run May 17 at Pimlico Race Course, becoming the fourth Derby winner in the past seven Triple Crown seasons to miss the Preakness.
With Sovereignty in the books as the 151st Kentucky Derby winner, the question shifts to: Will he forge on to try to win the Triple Crown? And who might he face in the Preakness Stakes?
American Pharoah sired Publisher and Luxor Café, two horses competing in the 151st Kentucky Derby in 2025. And they aren't the only offspring of a former Triple Crown winner in this year's race.
Race for the Crown' follows horse owners and jockeys competing for the Triple Crown. Here's everything to know about the cast of the Netflix series 'Race for the Crown.'
Junior Alvarado, who rode Sovereignty to victory at the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, has been fined and suspended for the overuse of his whip during the race.