Will Sovereignty run in the Preakness Stakes after winning the 2025 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs? Bill Mott on the second leg of the Triple Crown

Sovereignty boasts a pedigree that includes three of the greatest thoroughbreds in history: Secretariat (Triple Crown champion in 1973), Seattle Slew (Triple Crown winner in 1977), and Affirmed (Triple Crown victor in 1978), per Courier Journal.

Sovereignty's Kentucky Derby victory in the muck at Churchill Downs sparked curiosity over whether the colt can build on his signature win over a possibly drier, faster surface on the Triple Crown trail.