Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Sovereignty

Nov 06, 2024 John Mucciolo/TwinSpires.com

Godolphin homebred Sovereignty earned 10 points on the 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby after posting a five-length tally in the Street Sense S. (G3) at Churchill Downs on October 27 under Junior Alvarado. He ran 1 1/16 miles on the fast main strip in a stakes-record 1:43.86 in his first black-type attempt.

Tiztastic, Sandman, Dapper Moon, and Bracket Buster rounded out the top five and earned points on a 5-3-2-1 basis.

“This is rare to see a horse break their maiden in a two-turn stakes race like today,” Alvarado said following the race. “We knew that this horse had a lot of talent. He broke great today. When I turned for home I just showed him the road and he took off. Things are coming together with his development, I think as the distances get longer they will not be a problem for him.”

Sovereignty came all the way back from last to first to take the Street Sense Stakes @ChurchillDowns on Sunday!

That earned the 2yo TwinSpires Stable Alerts Horse of the Week!

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The son of Into Mischief debuted at Saratoga on August 24 and was last early prior to putting in a nice late run to be fourth in a tough spot at six furlongs on the dirt. Stretched out to one mile at Aqueduct for his second appearance, the bay was a very smart runner-up while finishing well clear of the third-place finisher. His lifetime line now reads 3-1-1-0, $143,280.

Sovereignty is the initial stakes runner produced from the unraced Bernardini mare Crowned, who is out of Grade-1 winning millionaire Mushka. This is the same female line as four-time Grade 1 victress Lakeway.

Trained by Bill Mott, the two-year-old has posted Brisnet Speed figures of 88-89-93 from his trio of lifetime runs to date, accompanied by Late Pace figures of 101-96-98. He surely appreciated the move to two turns beneath the Twin Spires, and there are a lot of stamina influences throughout his catalog page, so the youngster is surely one to watch on the 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby.