Latest news and live updates from Churchill Downs as horses prep for the first race. Journalism is favorite to win after last year’s photo finish by Mystik Dan.

https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/horse-racing/live-blog/kentucky-derby-2025-live-updates-rcna203347

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Muddy track!

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By metmike - May 3, 2025, 7:47 p.m.

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Sovereignty Wins 2025 Kentucky Derby

The winner of the 151st Kentucky Derby is Sovereignty.

https://www.si.com/horse-racing/sovereignty-wins-2025-kentucky-derby

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By mcfarm - May 5, 2025, 1:33 p.m.

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is this a fact? damn I hope so. it has been reported that every horse in the race was direct descendent of Secretariat. That horse is my all time ever greatest athlete and hero. I watched that horse grow up. Mature. Become the greatest of all time. Become a star on magazine photo shoots, have full length movie made about him, had fables written and stories told about his intelligence, nature, sense of humor, star power, play fullness. over eating, laying in the sun or shade....this was no typical horse, this horse was as near a human as any animal I have witnessed. Cried the day he died. Loved the way he lived. There has been and never will be another like Secretariat.

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By WxFollower - May 5, 2025, 5:08 p.m.

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It just so happened that the first horse races I ever saw (TV or any) were the 1973 Triple Crown races! Chic Anderson (RIP) on CBS called the races and he was legendary, himself. I assume you remember him. What a time to start watching them.

I watch them from time to time on You-Tube and I literally tear up! It has been said that Secretariat’s heart was over twice as large as the average!

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By metmike - May 5, 2025, 6:48 p.m.

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Wonderful comments!

It was extremely enjoyable reading this entire article.

Secretariat (horse)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretariat_(horse)

Honors
Awards
Major wins
Secretariat
Secretariat as an older stallion
Sire	Bold Ruler
Grandsire	Nasrullah
Dam	Somethingroyal
Damsire	Princequillo
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	March 30, 1970 Caroline County, Virginia, U.S.
Died	October 4, 1989 (aged 19) Paris, Kentucky, U.S.
Country	United States
Color	Chestnut
Breeder	Meadow Stud (Christopher Chenery)
Owner	Meadow Stable (Christopher Chenery, Penny Chenery)
Racing colors	Blue, white blocks, white stripes on sleeves, blue cap
Trainer	Lucien Laurin
Record	21: 16–3–1
Earnings	$1,316,808^[1]
Triple Crown race wins: Kentucky Derby (1973) Preakness Stakes (1973) Belmont Stakes (1973) Stakes wins: Sanford Stakes (1972) Hopeful Stakes (1972) Futurity Stakes (1972) Laurel Futurity (1972) Garden State Futurity (1972) Bay Shore Stakes (1973) Gotham Stakes (1973) Arlington Invitational (1973) Marlboro Cup (1973) Man o' War Stakes (1973) Canadian International (1973)
9th U.S. Triple Crown Champion (1973) American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1972) American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse (1973) American Champion Male Turf Horse (1973) American Horse of the Year (1972, 1973) Leading broodmare sire in North America (1992)
U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1974) Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame (2007) Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2013) U.S. Postage Stamp (1999) #2 – Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century^[2]