Godolphin Racing and trainer Bill Mott decided shortly after the Kentucky Derby to skip the Preakness with Sovereignty and train up to the Belmont, which he won Saturday at Saratoga.

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Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — Sovereignty bested Journalism on Saturday in a Kentucky Derby rematch to win the 157th Belmont Stakes, the second hosted at Saratoga. Sovereignty and jockey Junior Alvarado traversed the field of eight on a fast Saratoga track after downpours throughout the morning and early afternoon dried up before post time.

Godolphin's Sovereignty confirmed the form of his Kentucky Derby win over Journalism when beating the same rival in the $2 million (£1.48m/€1.75m) Belmont Stakes at Saratoga on Saturday.

Kentucky Derby hero Sovereignty got the better of his old rival Journalism when running out brilliant winner of the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga.

Sovereignty closed horse racing’s 2025 Triple Crown season with a win in the 157th running of the Grade 1, $2 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday night at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

No jockey in the nation — perhaps no athlete, for that matter — has seen more ups and downs this spring than Long Island-based Junior Alvarado.

But, at least temporarily, all that chatter can die down.