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Sovereignty, ridden by Junior Alvarado, left, crosses the finish line to win the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

No Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty in Preakness highlights some philosophical horse racing changes

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty is not running in the Preakness Stakes and that means for a fifth time in the past seven years there is no chance of a Triple Crown champion going into the race.
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Sovereignty, ridden by Junior Alvarado, heads to the finish line to win the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty won’t run in the Preakness, dashing Triple Crown possibility

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Junior Alvarado celebrates after riding Sovereignty to victory in the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Kentucky Derby averages 17.7 million viewers, giving NBC its most-watched Run for the Roses

May 4
Sovereignty, ridden by Junior Alvarado, left, crosses the finish line to win the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby horse race followed by Journalism, ridden by Umberto Rispoli, at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Plans are unclear for Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty and others with the Preakness 2 weeks away

May 4
Jockey Junior Alvarado celebrates after riding Sovereignty to victory in the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Weeks after fall, jockey Junior Alvarado rebounds to win a muddy Kentucky Derby aboard Sovereignty

May 4

The secret to Kentucky Derby success? Horses’ big hearts, powerful lungs and hind legs like springs

The Kentucky Derby shines a global spotlight on equine athleticism. It’s the subject of a growing body of research that cites a constellation of characteristics: big hearts, immense lung capacity, robust musculoskeletal systems and long, thin legs – all of which helped horses survive in the wild. (AP video by Obed Lamy/AP produced by Javier Arciga)
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Jockey Junior Alvarado celebrates after riding Sovereignty to victory in the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

PHOTOS: Sovereignty wins the 151st Kentucky Derby

May 4

Kentucky Derby Winners

May 3
Horses prepare for a race on a muddy track at Churchill Downs before the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby horse race Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

NBC sportscaster Mike Tirico leaves Kentucky Derby coverage with nut allergy

May 3
Sovereignty, ridden by Junior Alvarado, left, crosses the finish line to win the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Sovereignty reigns in 151st Kentucky Derby, outdueling favorite Journalism in the slop

May 4
Good Cheer ridden by Luis Saez, left, heads for the finish line to win the 151st running of the Kentucky Oaks horse race at Churchill Downs Friday, May 2, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Filly Good Cheer stays unbeaten, rallying in the mud to win 151st Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs

May 3

2025 Kentucky Derby Odds

May 2
A race fan sits in the stands at Churchill Downs before the 151st running of the Kentucky Oaks horse race Friday, May 2, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Colorful plumed hats fills Churchill Downs as fans embrace the 151st Kentucky Derby

May 2
Kentucky Derby entrant Journalism gets a bath after a work out at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

The 151st Kentucky Derby could be a mudder’s delight with rain in the forecast

May 2
Trainer Todd Pletcher watches workouts at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kentucky Derby field reduced to 19 with scratch of Grande, leaving owner Mike Repole ‘shocked’

May 2
Horses workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

NBC’s coverage of Kentucky Derby has grown and evolved as it gears up for its 25th Run for the Roses

May 2
Kentucky Derby entrant Rodriguez works out at Churchill Downs Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Rodriguez scratched from Kentucky Derby with minor foot bruise. Baeza moves into the 20-horse field

May 2

2025 Kentucky Derby Odds

May 1
Kentucky Derby entrant Burnham Square works out at Churchill Downs Monday, April 28, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Ian Wilkes has helped train 2 Kentucky Derby winners, seeks first on his own with Burnham Square

May 1
Kentucky players and cheerleaders take the field before an NCAA college football game against Louisville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013, in Lexington, Ky. (AP Photo/James Crisp, File)

Kentucky changes its athletic department to an LLC, hoping to become more nimble in finding revenue

May 1

2025 Kentucky Derby Odds

May 1
A race horse works out at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

What makes a Kentucky Derby champion? Big hearts, immense lungs and powerful legs

April 30

2025 Kentucky Derby Odds

April 30
Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin plays against Purdue during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)

Ohio State and 6 other Big Ten teams will carry their quarterback competitions into the fall

April 29
Kentucky Derby entrant American Promise is lead off the track by trainer D. Wayne Lukas after a workout at Churchill Downs Monday, April 28, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

D. Wayne Lukas is 89 and wants to win a 5th Kentucky Derby. He’s up before dawn in pursuit of it

April 29
Kentucky Derby entrant Citizen Bull works out at Churchill Downs Monday, April 28, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kentucky Derby: How to watch, the favorites and what to expect in the 151st running of the race

May 2
In this image provided by Benoit Photo, trainer Bob Baffert celebrates his fourth win of the day after Richi won the Grade III $100,000 Las Flores Stakes horse race, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (Benoit Photo via AP, File)

Streaking Journalism is 3-1 morning-line favorite for 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs

April 27
Kentucky cornerback Maxwell Hairston, the Buffalo Bills' first-round draft pick, 30th overall, speaks during an NFL football news conference in Orchard Park, N.Y., Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

With offense secure in Josh Allen’s hands, Bills focus on defense in the NFL draft

April 26
Trainer Bob Baffert watches workouts at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Bob Baffert is back at the Kentucky Derby with 2 contenders after serving a 3-year suspension

April 25
Pittsburgh's Jaland Lowe (15) reacts during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Florida State, March 5, 2024, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed, File)

Kentucky lands quartet, Conwell heads to Louisville, UCLA adds 3 transfers, Michigan adds 1

April 12

Burnham Square rallies from the rear to win Blue Grass by a nose and grab Kentucky Derby points lead

April 8
Kentucky wide receiver Hardley Gilmore IV (17) runs a pass route during an NCAA college football game against Florida, Saturday, Oct. 19 2024, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, File)

Nebraska coach Matt Rhule dismisses transfer WR Hardley Gilmore IV

April 5
Auburn forward Johni Broome and guard Miles Kelly talks during practice at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, April 4, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson )

Auburn and Florida meet in the Final Four as last of the 14 SEC teams that packed March Madness

April 4

Texas A&M and Kentucky managers in shouting match as Wildcats take advantage of SEC curfew rule

April 1
Tennessee's Zakai Zeigler (5) heads to the basket past Kentucky's Koby Brea, center, and Amari Williams, right, during the second half in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA college basketball tournament Friday, March 28, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Tennessee is heading back to the Elite Eight as defense clamps down in 78-65 win over Kentucky

March 29

Tennessee meets Kentucky in Sweet 16 matchup

March 28
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