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 ...

Held at the Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, the Kentucky Derby, also known as "The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports," is a big (big!) race. The 2025 Kentucky Derby purse will once again be $5 million, matching the record-breaking payout from Derby ...

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

Among the 20 horses is Journalism, an early betting favorite for the race given his blend of stamina, charisma and potential. Journalism will duke it out against other horses with top names such as Chunk of Gold, American Promise and Publisher, among ...

Get caught up with Journalism's past performances, jockey, trainer and full analysis heading into the second leg of the Triple Crown

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.