Tom Pedulla offers takeaways from the $5 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on Saturday, the $1.5 million Longines Kentucky Oaks on Friday and other major developments during a memorable weekend of racing at iconic Churchill Downs.
All appears well at trainer Bill Mott’s Churchill Downs barn after Sovereignty’s victory in the $5 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 3.
Godolphin homebred Sovereignty won the 151st Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 3 at Churchill Downs for trainer Bill Mott, 71, while guided to victory by jockey
Sovereignty emerged from his come-from-behind victory in the May 3 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve in good condition, aside from what trainer Bill Mott believes to be a superficial scrape to the colt’s right foreleg.
Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott described the result as “bittersweet” when 65.20-1 Country House won the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve in 2019 at Churchill Downs following the disqualification of Maximum Security for interference.
