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Bill Mott's 3-year-old star colt Sovereignty storms down the final stretch, holding off favorite Journalism to win the 2025 Kentucky Derby.

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                    Sovereignty rumbles to win 151st Kentucky Derby
                
                
                    
                        May 3, 2025 07:08 PM
                    
                
                
                    Bill Mott's 3-year-old star colt Sovereignty storms down the final stretch, holding off favorite Journalism to win the 2025 Kentucky Derby.
                
            
        
    




        
    
    



                
            
        

        










    
    
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