The 151st running of the Kentucky Derby belongs to Sovereignty! The William I. Mott-trained thoroughbred with jockey Junior Alvarado battled through a muddy track to reach the finish line first ...

A new race - the $200,000 Derby - highlights the 88th season of live horse racing at Park, which begins May 14.

A week ago today, May 3, jockey Junior Alvarado led Sovereignty to victory in the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Just a few days later, trainer Bill Mott revealed Sovereignty wouldn't be running the 150th Preakness Stakes ...

The 38-year-old jockey from Barquisimeto, Venezuela, fractured his shoulder blade in a spill at Gulfstream Park days before the Florida Derby. After riding Sovereignty in each of his four career starts, Alvarado was forced to watch him race from the hospital.

On the first Saturday in May, Sovereignty won the Kentucky Derby in front of 147,406 people at Churchill Downs.