The horse’s trainer confirmed Tuesday the Derby 151 champion will not run the second leg of the Triple Crown.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. β There will be no Triple Crown winner in 2025.
The trainer for Kentucky Derby 151 winner Sovereignty confirmed Tuesday the horse will skip the Preakness Stakes, set for May 17 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Mike Rogers, vice president of 1/ST, the company that runs the track, released the following statement:
“We received a call today from trainer Bill Mott that Sovereignty will not be competing in the Preakness. Bill informed us they would point toward the Belmont Stakes. We extend our congratulations to the connections of Sovereignty and respect their decision. We continue to see the excitement building toward the milestone celebration of the 150th Preakness Stakes, and we look forward to an incredible weekend of world-class racing and entertainment.β
Mott said Saturday after the Derby the horse sustained a small scrape to his right front pastern, but said it wasn’t serious.
Sovereignty is the fourth Derby winner to skip the second leg of the Triple Crown in the last seven seasons. All 22 horses to win the Derby from 1997 to 2018 ran in the Preakness.