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Irish Examiner
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
GAA schedule has turned football v hurling into the new Blur v Oasis
For those of who were then in our impressionable teens, the summer of 1995 is a vivid period of nostalgia. There was no room for nuance in Blur vs Oasis. The bands were hardly members of a mutual admiration society and you followed suit. You either had a harrington or a cagoule jacket. You didn't have both. You were bourgeoisie or proletariat, a Jet or a Shark. Or, as Fr Damo so wonderfully articulated to Fr Dougal, 'Oasis or Blur?' A lot of adolescent angst was projected into Albarn v Gallagher. The antipathy came to a head in August that year when Blur brought forward the release of their single Country House to clash with Oasis's Roll With It. And as much as the front-lines were across the Irish Sea and there the victors would be decided, you tried to do your bit for the cause here. Your £10 pocket money was surrendered purchasing two whole singles. Jump forward 30 years and there are shades of that collision course in the GAA inter-county scene this weekend. Last Sunday week, the Ulster Council rescheduled their showpiece event from a 1.45pm start on Sunday to this Saturday evening, clashing with a Clare v Tipperary Munster SHC Round 3 game that had been set in stone since January. Ulster GAA did so to facilitate a final double-header with the Armagh and Donegal ladies providing the support act – they would have faced a morning throw-in otherwise – but matters in Ennis would hardly have crossed their minds never mind hurling. The province has two counties – Antrim and Down – in Division 1B next year and yet the Ulster hurling championship has not been played since 2017. The small ball game doesn't seem to be in the thoughts of enough GAA leaders right now. On Saturday, there will be 10 championship hurling game, three on Sunday. A couple of the Liam MacCarthy Cup teams have requested playing on the first day of weekend but that doesn't fully explain why almost the entire hurling programme has been shoehorned into one day. These, unfortunately are not isolated events. The weekend after next, 13 will be staged on Saturday and four on Sunday. Hurling's hurt has caused by its own hand too. Much like the Tailteann Cup does the Sam Maguire Cup, the Joe McDonagh Cup should run concurrently to the Liam MacCarthy Cup. Playing it like a blitz to feed into the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals is self-defeating and those two "last eight" games in the second week of June are an abomination. Excluding the outlier of Laois beating Dublin in 2019, the current average winning margin for McCarthy teams v McDonagh across nine preliminary quarter-final matches stands at 17 points. And we're still led to believe the best two McDonagh teams are more worthy of knock-out places in the MacCarthy Cup than the fourth-placed sides in Leinster and Munster. But like this weekend's fixtures clash, there is substance to hurling's suspicions that Croke Park sees it as the poorer relation to football. The decision to once again prioritise a secondary football competition, the Tailteann Cup semi-finals with a Sunday slot ahead of hurling's blue riband in the form of All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals hardly shows respect to the latter sport. Privately, assurances were given that it wouldn't happen again but this year's Saturday evening throw-in times are the compromise. In calling for hurling to breakaway from the GAA or pointing out a top level game shouldn't go behind a paywall, Babs Keating and Dónal Óg Cusack will be damned as zealots. But so long as the GAA sabotage itself, their voices will be heard. On Sunday week, the Kilkenny-Dublin Leinster SHC game will be show on GAA+ at the same time as RTÉ televises Tipperary v Waterford. For the GAA's media partners, there was an obvious reason why their broadcasts of games on the same day didn't overlap but there was a valid one for the GAA too. Why they now think developing their own broadcasting arm is an excuse to cannibalise is anyone's guess. In the end, Country House topped the charts with over 50,000 more unit sales, although their marketing had cleverly released a two-CD single version of their song, the second with a live version and a video. It didn't matter that the B-sides on Roll With It were excellent, Rockin' Chair a superior song to either of the band's respective singles. On Saturday, football will also win the battle. There will be about 8,000 more people in Clones than Ennis but the greater disparity will be in viewership. The Ulster SFC final will attract more eyeballs on RTÉ as opposed to the hurling clash being on a subscription streaming service. Oasis were champions in the long run. Their album (What's The Story) Morning Glory? spent 10 weeks at No 1 and has outsold Blur's The Great Escape by over 20 million worldwide. The Gallagher brothers always felt they were the better product. Hurling may think the same but the fundamental point from 1995 as it is now is in this phony war we really shouldn't have to choose.
South China Morning Post
08-05-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Why are Kentucky Derby winners skipping Preakness, chance for Triple Crown?
Sovereignty, which won the Kentucky Derby on May 3, will not compete at Preakness, forgoing the chance to win the Triple Crown. Photo: TNS Sovereignty will be the fifth Derby champion in seven years to miss the event in Baltimore Just a few days after winning the Kentucky Derby, Sovereignty was ruled out of running in the Preakness Stakes. It is the second time in four years the owner and trainer of the Derby champion opted to skip the Preakness in favour of the Belmont Stakes in June. Rich Strike also bypassed the Preakness in 2022 after winning at Churchill Downs at odds of 80-1. Country House did not run in 2019 because of illness after getting elevated to Derby winner when Maximum Security was disqualified for interference, the races were run out of order in 2020, and Medina Spirit ran and finished third in the 2021 Preakness after being disqualified from his first-place finish in the Derby for a positive drug test. That means this is the fifth time in seven years that the Preakness gates open at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore without even a chance of a Triple Crown being won. That had happened only once in the previous 33 years from 1986 to 2018, and that was because a horse was retired because of injury after taking the Run for the Roses. Why is this happening? Horse racing has changed from its heyday, when stars of the sport such as War Admiral, Secretariat and Seattle Slew were used to running every couple of weeks. Breeding, money and other factors have changed that, and the top three-year-old horses eligible for the Triple Crown race far less often, with bigger stretches in between. 'Most trainers hate running their horses back in two weeks,' NBC Sports analyst Randy Moss said. 'They feel like it's bad for the horses.' Beginning in the early 21st century, many of the Derby horses who finish between second and 20th started getting more rest as they wait five weeks for the Belmont. It was essentially automatic that the Derby winner would go, though not any more. 'The trainers of Derby winners that do run back in the Preakness do it out of a sense of tradition – not because they like it,' Moss said. Sovereignty's Bill Mott made that clear the morning after his horse passed Journalism down the stretch in the mud at Churchill Downs with a record audience watching, casting doubt on the Preakness. 'We want to do what's best for the horse,' Mott told reporters in Louisville, Kentucky on Sunday. 'Of course, you always think about a Triple Crown, and that's not something we're not going to think about.' Does something need to change? The debate has been raging for decades about horses not being able to handle the grind of three premier races over a span of five weeks. That was primarily because no one swept the Triple Crown between Affirmed in 1978 and American Pharoah in 2015, a 37-year drought that made industry stakeholders question tradition versus modern-day changes. Justify doing it in 2018 to give the sport a pair of Triple Crown champions in four years quieted that talk. The recent uncertainty about Derby winners going to the Preakness reignited the chatter. Prominent owner Mike Repole shared a proposal on social media on Tuesday that would move the Belmont up to second in the rotation and shift the Preakness back to provide more spacing. Others have suggested moving the Preakness back to the first Saturday in June and the Belmont to the first Saturday in July. What is the solution? No one really knows. And do there need to be seismic changes like the pitch clock in baseball? After all, the previous two Derby winners – Mystik Dan last year and Mage in 2023 – wheeled back after two weeks to finish in the money at the Preakness. They did not win, but their trainers wanted to give it a shot. And Bob-Baffert-trained American Pharoah and Justify completing the Triple Crown showed it was possible. 'We'll see Triple Crown winners because there will occasionally be horses like American Pharoah and like Justify who are good enough to blow up any of the current thoughts about spacing,' Moss said. And trainers who are not worried about it. Baffert and 89-year-old fellow Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas have shown a willingness to go for it after winning the Derby – and even when they do not. Lukas intends to run American Promise in the Preakness after a 16th place finish in Kentucky. Others have chosen to play it more safely, and if that becomes the trend, it puts the future of the Preakness in peril.
Associated Press
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
No Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty in Preakness highlights some philosophical horse racing changes
Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Just a few days after winning the Kentucky Derby , Sovereignty was ruled out of running in the Preakness Stakes . It is the second time in four years the owner and trainer of the Derby champion opted to skip the Preakness in favor of the Belmont Stakes in June. Rich Strike also bypassed the Preakness in 2022 after winning at Churchill Downs at odds of 80-1. Country House did not run in 2019 because of illness after getting elevated to Derby winner when Maximum Security was disqualified for interference, the races were run out of order in 2020 and Medina Spirit ran and finished third in the 2021 Preakness after being DQed from his first-place finish in the Derby for a positive drug test. That means this is the fifth time in seven years that the Preakness gates open at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore without even a chance at a Triple Crown. That was only the case once in the previous 33 years from to 1986-2018, and that happened because a horse was retired because of injury after taking the Run for the Roses. Why is this happening? Horse racing has changed from its heyday, when stars of the sport like War Admiral, Secretariat and Seattle Slew were used to running every couple of weeks. Breeding, money and other factors have changed that, and the top 3-year-old horses eligible for the Triple Crown race far less often, with bigger stretches in between. 'Most trainers hate running their horses back in two weeks,' NBC Sports analyst Randy Moss said. 'They feel like it's bad for the horses.' Beginning in the early 21st century, many of the Derby horses who finish between second and 20th started getting more rest to wait five weeks for the Belmont. It was essentially automatic that the Derby winner would go, though not anymore. 'The trainers of Derby winners that do run back in the Preakness do it out of a sense of tradition — not because they like it,' Moss said. Sovereignty's Bill Mott made that clear the morning after his horse passed Journalism down the stretch in the mud at Churchill Downs with a record audience watching , casting doubt on the Preakness. 'We want to do what's best for the horse,' Mott told reporters in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday. 'Of course, you always think about a Triple Crown, and that's not something we're not going to think about.' Does something need to change? The debate has been raging for decades about horses not being able to handle the grind of three premier races over a span of five weeks. That was primarily because no one swept the Triple Crown between Affirmed in 1978 and American Pharoah in 2015 , a 37-year drought that made industry stakeholders question tradition versus modern-day changes. Justify doing it in 2018 to give the sport a pair of Triple Crown champions in four years quieted that talk. The recent uncertainty about Derby winners going to the Preakness reignited the chatter. Prominent owner Mike Repole shared a proposal on social media Tuesday that would move the Belmont up to second in the rotation and shift the Preakness back to provide more spacing. Others have suggested moving the Preakness back to the first Saturday in June and the Belmont to the first Saturday in July. What is the solution? No one really knows. And does there need to be seismic change like the pitch clock in baseball? Maybe, maybe not. After all, the previous two Derby winners — Mystik Dan last year and Mage in 2023 — wheeled back after two weeks to finish in the money at the Preakness. They didn't win, but their trainers wanted to give it a shot. And Bob Baffert-trained American Pharoah and Justify completing the Triple Crown showed it was possible. 'We'll see Triple Crown winners because there will occasionally be horses like American Pharoah and like Justify who are good enough to blow up any of the current thoughts about spacing,' Moss said. And trainers who aren't worried about it. Baffert and 89-year-old fellow Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas have shown a willingness to go for it after winning the Derby — and even when they don't. Lukas intends to run American Promise in the Preakness after a 16th place finish in Kentucky. Others have chosen to play it more safe, which, if that becomes the trend, puts the future of the Preakness in peril. ___ AP horse racing:
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bill Mott's Kentucky Derby win with Sovereignty is exclamation point on trainer's resume
Bill Mott can say it with his chest now. Sovereignty captured the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby, marking the first time Mott has watched his horse cross the finish line first. Mott was awarded the Kentucky Derby winner in 2019 with Country House only after Maximum Security was disqualified for interference. Although Mott didn't consider his first win to come with an asterisk, Sovereignty won with an exclamation point Saturday, holding off Journalism and a late charge from Baeza to give him an undeniable win. Advertisement "They were both exciting," Mott said of his Derby wins. "We were thrilled with the last one and this one was equally or more special." He didn't need the win for any sort of validation. Mott became the youngest thoroughbred trainer ever inducted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame in 1998 at the age of 45. He's been that guy. Mott estimated he hasn't missed a spring or fall meet since he moved into Barn 38 on the backside of Churchill Downs in 1980. He surpassed Henry Forrest for the record of wins at the famed track in 1986 and held it for 31 years until he was passed by Dale Romans in November 2017. Advertisement Mott acknowledged that records are meant to be broken, but the feeling he got from Sovereignty's win will live on forever and can never be taken away. Mott was so enamored with the performance that he couldn't keep his eyes off the continual loop of the race that played on a monitor during the post-race news conference. Whenever jockey Junior Alvarado and Michael Banahan, who represented the Godolphin ownership group, took questions, Mott repeatedly glanced up, saying he, "can never get enough of it." 'I'm fascinated by the trip that he got,' Mott said. 'It's just great here. They're lining up across the racetrack, and it looks like a Calvary charge, and by the time they get down to the turn, I mean, Junior's on the fence.' Mott didn't believe Sovereignty could win if he had to go wide on both turns. Thanks to Alvarado's guidance, his theory was not put to the test. Advertisement It wrapped up the first Kentucky Derby win for Alvarado and the first for Godolphin. Mott considered being able to secure the first win for Sheikh Mohammed, who founded the ownership group, a "feather in my cap." The field itself didn't have the sizzle of Derby's past, as Journalism seemed to be the only star of the group. The rest, even among contenders, had only proven to be good horses, not necessarily great. There have been many years when trainers Bob Baffert and Todd Pletcher — who have six and two wins, respectively, in the Kentucky Derby — had multiple entries and multiple contenders in the race. Both had horses scratch late in the week due to foot bruises. Advertisement The injury to Grande continued Pletcher's slide in this event going back to Forte, the morning-line favorite in 2023 who had to scratch the morning of the race. And last year, Fierceness couldn't overcome a bad start and finished 15th. Baffert, back at Churchill Downs after a three-year suspension, still had Citizen Bull running from the No. 1 post. But his best chance to win was his colt that scratched, Rodriguez. Those two scratches allowed Sovereignty to post from gate 16 instead of 18. It was a small difference that ultimately may have helped as Mott defended the field as being more talented than some observers believed after seeing them train all week. "You could look at a half a dozen of them and say, 'Wow, this horse is really doing well,'" Mott said. "So I think we'd beat a group of horses that was talented and doing quite well. And obviously (Journalism) the horse from California that finished second is well thought of and it makes you feel pretty good when your horse can outrun a horse like that." Advertisement The Kentucky Derby is the most unpredictable major sporting event in the nation, possibly the world. There are no safeguards in place to ensure the best horses get a favorable trip. There's no homecourt or homefield advantage to help tilt the outcome for any of the entrants. The luck of the draw is a cliché for a reason, as even the post position is based on a random selection. The clutter of a 20-horse field — or in Saturday's case, just 19 — means that unless it has both the speed and stamina to lead wire to wire, at some point it's going to have to navigate traffic and show some toughness. The best horse doesn't always win. Advertisement The best trip does. Mott has Sovereignty positioned to have many more of those trips in the future. Reach sports columnist C.L. Brown at clbrown1@ follow him on X at @CLBrownHoops and subscribe to his newsletter at to make sure you never miss one of his columns. This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Bill Mott Kentucky Derby 2025: Sovereignty trainer makes history
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Kentucky Derby 2025 winner, results, payout: Sovereignty edges out favorite Journalism in first leg of 2025 Triple Crown
It was a win for Sovereignty over Journalism at the 151st Kentucky Derby. The Bill Mott-trained horse won a rainy first leg of the Triple Crown with a time of 2:02.31 after closing at 7-1 odds, with race favorite Journalism placing and late entry Baeza showing. Both Sovereignty and Journalism opened a fast-paced race deep in the pack, with the Bob Baffert-trained Citizen Bull leading for the first half of the race alongside long shots Neoequos and Owen Almighty. They came up big in the second half of the race, though, surging from the outside and making it a two-horse thriller for the final stretch. The 2025 Kentucky Derby featured a purse of $5 million, same as last year, and will be split among the race's top-five finishers, with $3.1 million going to Sovereignty. As for the public's winnings, a $2 bet on Sovereignty to win would have paid out $17.96, with payouts of $48.32 for an exacta, $231.12 for a trifecta and $1,682.27 for a superfecta on a $1 bet. The win is the first at the Kentucky Derby for both owner Godolphin, the organization owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and jockey Junior Alvarado. It is the second for Mott, and the first in which his horse actually crossed the finish line before the other horses. Mott's Country House was named the winner of the controversial 2019 Derby after race favorite Maximum Security was disqualified after the race stewards ruled it unfairly impeded at least three other horses. This win probably felt a bit sweeter. 'He made up a lot of ground in a hurry,' Mott said afterward, according to the Los Angeles Times. 'This one got here the right way. I mean, he's done well, he's a great horse. He comes to us from a great organization. [Godolphin] and I can't say enough about the horse and the organization that started him out and did everything to make this happen.' All 19 horses were running through muddy conditions after a full day of rain at Churchill Downs. Two horses were also scratched in the days leading up to the race, with the Baffert-trained Rodriguez and long shot Grande both out due to foot bruises. Baeza was inserted into the field as the replacement for Rodriguez and quickly rose up to 14-1 odds. Journalism entered Saturday as the 3-1 favorite and went off at 7-2. The race also saw the return of Baffert, the legendary trainer who served a three-year suspension from Churchill Downs after his horse Medina Spirit tested positive for banned substance betamethasone and was stripped of its win at the 2021 Kentucky Derby. While Rodriguez was scratched, Citizen Bull entered the race at 13-1. 1. Sovereignty2. Journalism3. Baeza4. Final Gambit5. Owen Almighty6. Burnham Square7. Sandman8. East Avenue9. Chunk of Gold10. Tiztastic11. Coal Battle12. Luxor Cafe13. Neoequos14. Publisher15. Citizen Bull16. American Promise17. Render Judgement18. Flying Mohawk19. Admire Daytona Fun fact: All 19 of those horses are descended from Secretariat. Here's how the entire Kentucky Derby festivities went down at Churchill Downs, via Yahoo Sports: Here's a look at the official 2025 Kentucky Derby derby results, including their morning line odds. Journalism, who entered as the odds favorite to win, finished second behind racehorse Sovereignty, whose morning line odds opened at 5-1. Sovereignty (5-1) Journalism (3-1) Baeza (12-1) Final Gambit (30-1) Owen Almighty (30-1) Burnham Square (12-1) Sandman (6-1) East Avenue (20-1) Chunk of Gold (30-1) Tiztastic (20-1) Coal Battle (30-1) Luxor Cafe (15-1) Neoequos (30-1) Publisher (20-1) Citizen Bull (20-1) American Promise (30-1) Render Judgment (30-1) Flying Mohawk (30-1) Admire Daytona (30-1) Wondering what you would have won if you placed a perfect bet on the 2025 Kentucky Derby? Here's a look at the payouts: 18 - Sovereignty WIN: $17.96 PLACE: $7.50 SHOW: $5.58 8 - Journalism PLACE: $4.94 SHOW: $3.70 21 - Baeza SHOW: $5.58 $2.00 EXACTA 18-8 $48.32 $1.00 TRIFECTA 18-8-21 $231.12 $1.00 SUPERFECTA 18-8-21-3 $1,682.27 The 2025 Kentucky Derby has a total purse of $5 million, with the top five taking home prize money. Here's a look at the winnings for each horse in the top Sovereignty: $3,100,000 Journalism: $1,000,000 Baeza: $500,000 Final Gambit: $250,000 Owen Almighty: $150,000 Sovereignty wins! 🌹 — Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) May 3, 2025 After a slight delay due to rain, Sovereignty ran to victory at the 151st Kentucky Derby. SOVEREIGNTY RULES THE 151st KENTUCKY DERBY! 🌹 #KyDerby — NBC Sports (@NBCSports) May 3, 2025 Citizen Bull, the only Bob Baffert-trained horse left in the race after Rodriguez was scratched on Friday, pulled out to an early lead, but was quickly overcome by the field. Journalism, the odds-on favorite, and Sovereignty were neck-and-neck before Sovereignty pulled ahead down the stretch. Junior Alvarado, Sovereignty's jockey, picked up his first Kentucky Derby win with the victory, while Sovereignty's trainer, William I. Mott, earns his second win at the event. Racehorse Sovereignty wins the 2025 Kentucky Derby. Sovereignty wins the 151st Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve. — Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) May 3, 2025 The "Riders Up" call for the 2025 Kentucky Derby has officially been made by the most decorated gymnast in the world — Simone Biles! Simone Biles with the 'Riders Up' call at Kentucky Derby 151. #KentuckyDerby #KentuckyDerby151 — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 3, 2025 Racehorse Journalism remains the odds-favorite at 7/2 followed by Sandman at 5-1, Luxor Cafe (8-1) and Sovereignty at (9-1). Journalism will race from the No. 8 spot, jockeyed by Umberto Rispoli. NBC Sports commentator Mike Tirico is officially out for the remainder of the 2025 Kentucky Derby broadcast after suffering a nut allergy exposure, it was announced Saturday afternoon. Ahmed Fareed stepped in for the call and will remain for the race, with post time set for 6:57 p.m. ET. NFL players couldn't pass up the 151st Kentucky Derby! 🏈🐎#KyDerby — Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) May 3, 2025 A brief pause in the rain will not last long as downpour continues to dominate the forecast in Louisville. According to AccuWeather, there is 52% chance of rain through 8 p.m. ET. Chances increase to 58% until the sky clears up at 11 p.m. ET. Temperatures remain in the upper fifties through midnight with wind gust moving at 7 mph. We're rapidly approaching our scheduled post time of 6:57 p.m. ET for the 2025 Kentucky Derby! Dial up your televisions to NBC in order watch the 151st Run for the Roses. For those looking to livestream the event, you can tune in on Peacock via web browser or the Peacock app on your preferred system. NBC Sports betting analyst Drew Dinsick offers his insights on odds shifts as conditions on the track shift following rain and the early run of races at Churchill Downs. The Garland of Roses is here! 😍Who will have these beauties draped over their neck today? — Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) May 3, 2025 Will another horse with double digit odds keep the streak alive and win the 151st Kentucky Derby? 👀 #KyDerby — NBC Sports Bet (@NBCSportsBet) May 3, 2025 Spectators at Churchill Downs are still experiencing light rain with temperatures in the higher fifties. AccuWeather projects 64% chance of rain at 5 p.m. ET with wind gusts moving at 5 mph. The rainy conditions are expected to continue through 10 p.m. ET. The @woodfordreserve $5K Mint Julep. #KyDerby — Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) May 3, 2025 These celebs have some ideas... There are NO rules when it comes to a horse's name. 😂 #KyDerby — NBC Sports (@NBCSports) May 3, 2025 This guy may have won best hat at the Kentucky Derby 🤯 — Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) May 3, 2025 NBC Sports announcer Mike Tirico is feeling "under the weather" and has been replaced with Ahmed Fareed. Fareed noted a potential for Tirico to return to coverage if he's feeling better during his intro. Mike Tirico is feeling "under the weather" and has stepped away from NBC's Kentucky Derby coverage, at least for now. Ahmed Fareed is pinch hitting in the meantime. — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 3, 2025 Morning line odds for the 2025 Kentucky Derby have shifted! Here are the latest betting lines for the 19 participants, in order of pole position, courtesy of Citizen Bull (13-1) Neoequos (38-1) Final Gambit (14-1) American Promise (12-1) Admire Daytona (39-1) Luxor Cafe (8-1) Journalism (4-1) Burnham Square (17-1) Flying Mohawk (28-1) East Avenue (39-1) Publisher (30-1) Tiztastic (20-1) Render Judgment (16-1) Coal Battle (24-1) Sandman (5-1) Sovereignty (9-1) Chunk of Gold (27-1) Owen Almighty (37-1) Baeza (17-1) Here's a look at the official 2025 Kentucky Derby derby results, including their morning line odds. Journalism, who entered as the odds favorite to win, finished second behind racehorse Sovereignty, whose morning line odds opened at 5-1. Sovereignty (5-1) Journalism (3-1) Baeza (12-1) Final Gambit (30-1) Owen Almighty (30-1) Burnham Square (12-1) Sandman (6-1) East Avenue (20-1) Chunk of Gold (30-1) Tiztastic (20-1) Coal Battle (30-1) Luxor Cafe (15-1) Neoequos (30-1) Publisher (20-1) Citizen Bull (20-1) American Promise (30-1) Render Judgment (30-1) Flying Mohawk (30-1) Admire Daytona (30-1) Wondering what you would have won if you placed a perfect bet on the 2025 Kentucky Derby? Here's a look at the payouts: 18 - Sovereignty WIN: $17.96 PLACE: $7.50 SHOW: $5.58 8 - Journalism PLACE: $4.94 SHOW: $3.70 21 - Baeza SHOW: $5.58 $2.00 EXACTA 18-8 $48.32 $1.00 TRIFECTA 18-8-21 $231.12 $1.00 SUPERFECTA 18-8-21-3 $1,682.27 The 2025 Kentucky Derby has a total purse of $5 million, with the top five taking home prize money. Here's a look at the winnings for each horse in the top Sovereignty: $3,100,000 Journalism: $1,000,000 Baeza: $500,000 Final Gambit: $250,000 Owen Almighty: $150,000 Sovereignty wins! 🌹 — Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) May 3, 2025 After a slight delay due to rain, Sovereignty ran to victory at the 151st Kentucky Derby. SOVEREIGNTY RULES THE 151st KENTUCKY DERBY! 🌹 #KyDerby — NBC Sports (@NBCSports) May 3, 2025 Citizen Bull, the only Bob Baffert-trained horse left in the race after Rodriguez was scratched on Friday, pulled out to an early lead, but was quickly overcome by the field. Journalism, the odds-on favorite, and Sovereignty were neck-and-neck before Sovereignty pulled ahead down the stretch. Junior Alvarado, Sovereignty's jockey, picked up his first Kentucky Derby win with the victory, while Sovereignty's trainer, William I. Mott, earns his second win at the event. Racehorse Sovereignty wins the 2025 Kentucky Derby. Sovereignty wins the 151st Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve. — Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) May 3, 2025 The "Riders Up" call for the 2025 Kentucky Derby has officially been made by the most decorated gymnast in the world — Simone Biles! Simone Biles with the 'Riders Up' call at Kentucky Derby 151. #KentuckyDerby #KentuckyDerby151 — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 3, 2025 Racehorse Journalism remains the odds-favorite at 7/2 followed by Sandman at 5-1, Luxor Cafe (8-1) and Sovereignty at (9-1). Journalism will race from the No. 8 spot, jockeyed by Umberto Rispoli. NBC Sports commentator Mike Tirico is officially out for the remainder of the 2025 Kentucky Derby broadcast after suffering a nut allergy exposure, it was announced Saturday afternoon. Ahmed Fareed stepped in for the call and will remain for the race, with post time set for 6:57 p.m. ET. NFL players couldn't pass up the 151st Kentucky Derby! 🏈🐎#KyDerby — Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) May 3, 2025 A brief pause in the rain will not last long as downpour continues to dominate the forecast in Louisville. According to AccuWeather, there is 52% chance of rain through 8 p.m. ET. Chances increase to 58% until the sky clears up at 11 p.m. ET. Temperatures remain in the upper fifties through midnight with wind gust moving at 7 mph. We're rapidly approaching our scheduled post time of 6:57 p.m. ET for the 2025 Kentucky Derby! Dial up your televisions to NBC in order watch the 151st Run for the Roses. For those looking to livestream the event, you can tune in on Peacock via web browser or the Peacock app on your preferred system. NBC Sports betting analyst Drew Dinsick offers his insights on odds shifts as conditions on the track shift following rain and the early run of races at Churchill Downs. The Garland of Roses is here! 😍Who will have these beauties draped over their neck today? — Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) May 3, 2025 Will another horse with double digit odds keep the streak alive and win the 151st Kentucky Derby? 👀 #KyDerby — NBC Sports Bet (@NBCSportsBet) May 3, 2025 Spectators at Churchill Downs are still experiencing light rain with temperatures in the higher fifties. AccuWeather projects 64% chance of rain at 5 p.m. ET with wind gusts moving at 5 mph. The rainy conditions are expected to continue through 10 p.m. ET. The @woodfordreserve $5K Mint Julep. #KyDerby — Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) May 3, 2025 These celebs have some ideas... There are NO rules when it comes to a horse's name. 😂 #KyDerby — NBC Sports (@NBCSports) May 3, 2025 This guy may have won best hat at the Kentucky Derby 🤯 — Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) May 3, 2025 NBC Sports announcer Mike Tirico is feeling "under the weather" and has been replaced with Ahmed Fareed. Fareed noted a potential for Tirico to return to coverage if he's feeling better during his intro. Mike Tirico is feeling "under the weather" and has stepped away from NBC's Kentucky Derby coverage, at least for now. Ahmed Fareed is pinch hitting in the meantime. — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 3, 2025 Morning line odds for the 2025 Kentucky Derby have shifted! Here are the latest betting lines for the 19 participants, in order of pole position, courtesy of Citizen Bull (13-1) Neoequos (38-1) Final Gambit (14-1) American Promise (12-1) Admire Daytona (39-1) Luxor Cafe (8-1) Journalism (4-1) Burnham Square (17-1) Flying Mohawk (28-1) East Avenue (39-1) Publisher (30-1) Tiztastic (20-1) Render Judgment (16-1) Coal Battle (24-1) Sandman (5-1) Sovereignty (9-1) Chunk of Gold (27-1) Owen Almighty (37-1) Baeza (17-1)
