Will Sovereignty run in the Preakness Stakes after winning the 2025 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs? Bill Mott on the second leg of the Triple Crown

Sovereignty boasts a pedigree that includes three of the greatest thoroughbreds in history: Secretariat (Triple Crown champion in 1973), Seattle Slew (Triple Crown winner in 1977), and Affirmed (Triple Crown victor in 1978), per Courier Journal.

Trainer Bill Mott has won the Kentucky Derby without his horse crossing the finish line first. In 2019, the Mott-trained Country House was elevated to first after Maximum Security was disqualified for interference.