Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty won the 157th Belmont Stakes on Saturday, surging past favored Journalism just as he did at Churchill Downs to finish with two legs of this year's Triple Crown ...

Junior Alvarado won the 2025 Kentucky Derby aboard Sovereignty but was handed a $62,000 fine and two-day suspension after using his whip too many times during the race.

As it is, his jockey, Junior Alvarado, faced controversy and was fined and suspended for alleged whip overuse during the Derby, a ruling he is currently appealing. Here's a look at the field: ...

Sovereignty (right) with Junior Alvarado and Baeza with Flavian Pratt up head into the first turn in the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on June 7, 2025 in Saratoga ...

Sovereignty, who was ranked second among the field of eight horses and had 2/1 odds to win the race, won in 2 minutes, 0.69 seconds, beating Preakness Stakes winner Journalism by three lengths.

Sovereignty, trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, takes home $1.2 million of the total purse of $2 million. He finished the mile and a quarter in 2:00.69 and paid $7.00 to win.

Sovereignty, with jockey Junior Alvarado aboard, wins the 157th running of the The Belmont Stakes during the Belmont festival at the Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, June 7, 2025 in Saratoga Springs.

LI jockey Junior Alvarado rode Sovereignty to star status From left, jockeys John Velasquez, Javier Castellano and Junior Alvarado at Casa Ora in Brooklyn on Tuesday. Credit: Morgan Campbell ...

Jockey Junior Alvarado reacts aboard Sovereignty (2), after crossing the finish line to win the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, Saturday, June 7, 2025, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y ...

Sovereignty (2), with jockey Junior Alvarado up, crosses the finish line ahead of Journalism (7), with jockey Umberto Rispoli up, and Baeza (6), with jockey Flavien Prat up, to win the 157th ...