Sovereignty won the 151 st Kentucky Derby Saturday at a sloppy Churchill Downs. At 9-1, fourth when the betting windows closed, the 3-year-old colt edged pre-race favorite Journalism. Jockey Junior Alvarado won his first Derby while owner Bill Mott notched his second.

Sovereignty, a 3-year-old colt, upset favored Journalism to win the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday. The horse was bred and is raced by Godolphin, the global stable owned by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Sovereignty outdueled 3-1 favorite Journalism down the stretch to win the 151st Kentucky Derby by 1 1/2 lengths in the slop.