In 2019, trainer Bill Mott's Country House was named Derby winner after a disqualification. But watching Sovereignty cross the wire first was better.

Sovereignty, trained by Mobridge, South Dakota native Bill Mott, followed up his Kentucky Derby win with an impressive claim to victory in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 7, 2025. Under jockey ...

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty returns at Belmont Stakes after skipping the Preakness Stakes as part of horse racing’s Triple Crown with trainer Bill Mott.

Sovereignty is aiming to become the first horse to win both the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes since Justify’s Triple Crown campaign in 2018.

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty returns at Belmont Stakes after skipping the Preakness Stakes as part of horse racing’s Triple Crown with trainer Bill Mott.

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty returns at Belmont Stakes after skipping the Preakness Stakes as part of horse racing’s Triple Crown with trainer Bill Mott.

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty returns at Belmont Stakes after skipping the Preakness Stakes as part of horse racing’s Triple Crown with trainer Bill Mott.

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty returns at Belmont Stakes after skipping the Preakness Stakes as part of horse racing’s Triple Crown with trainer Bill Mott.

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty returns at Belmont Stakes after skipping the Preakness Stakes as part of horse racing’s Triple Crown with trainer Bill Mott.