Tracking stablemate Knightsbridge through most of the 1-1/4-mile distance, Sovereignty pulled away turning for home to stop the clock at 2 minutes and 0.36 seconds. The Puma finished in second place, while Knightsbridge held on for third and defending champion Forever Young settled for fifth. The victory rewarded Godolphin's decision to keep the former Horse of the Year in training following his missed opportunity the previous season.
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Sovereignty redeemed his scratch from the previous year's event where he had been the 6-5…: Sovereignty redeemed his scratch from the previous year's event where he had been the 6-5 morning-line favorite.
Trainer Bill Mott and jockey Junior Alvarado successfully guided the Godolphin colt to a…: Trainer Bill Mott and jockey Junior Alvarado successfully guided the Godolphin colt to a marquee championship triumph.
Godolphin's choice to keep the elite colt in training directly resulted in capturing the…: Godolphin's choice to keep the elite colt in training directly resulted in capturing the missing Classic title.
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Oct 31 : Sovereignty won the Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland on Saturday, giving Venezuelan jockey Junior Alvarado and trainer Bill Mott a major victory after the colt was forced to miss last year's race through illness.
The 4-year-old pulled away from the field to beat The Puma in the $7 million race, with stablemate Knightsbridge finishing third. Japan's Forever Young, which was seeking a second successive Classic victory, finished fifth.
Sovereignty had been scratched from last year's race after developing a fever, despite entering as the 6-5 morning-line favourite. The colt had won the 2025 Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes and Travers Stakes before the scratch and was later named Horse of the Year.
Racing behind pace-setting Knightsbridge for much of Saturday's 1-1/4-mile race, Sovereignty made its move turning for home and surged clear under Alvarado to complete the distance in 2 minutes and 0.36 seconds.
"What he did today, Sovereignty, it's just spectacular," Alvarado said.
"We really wanted to run so bad the Classic last year. I'm just so glad the Godolphin team gave us a chance to keep…
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