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 ...

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 (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 ...

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.

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: ...

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, 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.

Check out the top moments from the 2025 Belmont Stakes! Jockey Junior Alvarado reacts aboard Sovereignty (2) as he crosses the finish line to win the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes, on ...

Sovereignty beat Journalism in a Kentucky Derby rematch to win the 157th Belmont Stakes, the second hosted at Saratoga. Sovereignty and jockey Junior Alvarado traversed the field of eight on ...

Jockey Junior Alvarado reacts aboard Sovereignty (2) as he crosses the finish line to win the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes, on Saturday, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Jessica Hill, Associated Press ...

Jockey Junior Alvarado reacts aboard Sovereignty (2) as he crosses the finish line to win the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes, on Saturday, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Jessica Hill, Associated Press ...