The morning after his second Kentucky Derby victory, trainer Bill Mott wasn’t ready to commit to pursuing a run at the Triple Crown with Sovereignty. “We want to do what’s best for the horse,” Mott ...

Reigning Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Bill Mott, who went from the South Dakota fair tracks to the pinnacle of horse racing, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Warner L. Jones Jr. Horseman of ...

After several weeks of debate, the 2025 Kentucky Derby winner is back in horse racing’s spotlight. Sovereignty, whose connections opted to not run him in the Preakness Stakes, is back for the final ...

Bill Mott once was asked by a nosy reporter to name the toughest thing about training Thoroughbred racehorses. Mott answered in a flash: "Saying no." And there you have it. It wasn't easy, but when ...

Sovereignty, winner of the 151st Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 3, will not contest the May 17 Preakness (G1), middle leg of the Triple Crown. Mike Rogers, executive vice president of 1/ST, the company ...

The 7-1 horse storms to victory at muddy Churchill Downs in the 151st Run for the Roses. Sovereignty, ridden by Junior Alvarado, crosses the finish line to win the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby ...

Sovereignty emerged from his come-from-behind victory in the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1) in good condition aside from what trainer Bill Mott believes to be a superficial scrape to the colt's right ...

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott stood outside his barn on May 5, 2019, and apologized to the racing world.Mott’s Country House had run second the day before in the Kentucky Derby but was then placed ...

Dual classic-winning Into Mischief colt, who was the early favorite for the Breeders' Cup Classic before he was scratched, is currently at Keeneland with Godolphin's Johnny Burke ...

Sovereignty made a late charge on a muddy track and raced past the favorite Journalism to win the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs. Journalism briefly took the lead in the stretch ...

When Neil Poznansky worked as a jockey and fell short in races, he often encouraged disappointed owners by telling them, “We’ll get them next time.” Now, in his second career as an exercise rider and ...