Even if Sovereignty had won all three Triple Crown races, it would have had an asterisk because of circumstances beyond his control. So maybe by choosing to skip the Preakness, Mott saved the ...

Sovereignty, the Kentucky Derby winner, will skip the May 17 race at Pimlico, ending hopes for a Triple Crown run. Trainer Bill Mott confirmed the decision, citing a long-term plan that ...

As Sovereignty skips Preakness, time for horse racing to realize Triple Crown must change The modern racehorse isn't bred or built to run three long races in five weeks.

After the announcement Tuesday that the connections of Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty have opted to skip the Preakness Stakes on May 17, spoiling any slim chance of a Triple Crown sweep this ...

Sovereignty will not race in next week’s Preakness Stakes, a Pimlico Race Course executive announced Tuesday, ending the Kentucky Derby winner’s bid for the Triple Crown.

Thus came the news Tuesday that Mott is skipping the May 17 Preakness with his Kentucky Derby winner, Sovereignty. There will be no Triple Crown this year, not even an attempt at one.

The final Triple Crown race has been won by Sovereignty, the Kentucky Derby winner. Sovereignty came out on top in the 157th Belmont Stakes over second-place Journalism after gaining a significant ...

Many think the traditional five-week Triple Crown rotation of Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont needs a shake up as modern horse trainers do not like to race horses three times in five weeks.

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty added a second leg of the Triple Crown by winning the 2025 Belmont Stakes in much the same fashion as he did the Derby on Saturday.

Sovereignty won the 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. From his trainer, ... Sovereignty now has the chance at winning the Triple Crown, last achieved by Justify in 2018.

The Preakness champion is the 8-5 favorite for Saturday’s 157th running of the third jewel in the Triple Crown, just slightly more expensive than Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty, who is 2-1 on ...

Sovereignty's trainer, Bill Mott, said he was still weighing whether to try for the Triple Crown, shortly after his horse's win on Saturday.