“I told myself I was fully prepared to hate-bet, hate-watch, and hopefully hate-cash on Sovereignty. But there was no joy as he crossed the wire in front.”
Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness skipper Sovereignty confirmed his division lead among 3-year-olds- with a powerful Belmont win Saturday.
“Extremely ridiculous,” jockey Junior Alvarado called a $62,000 fine he received for excessive crop use aboard Sovereignty in the Kentucky Derby.
Kentucky Derby hero Sovereignty will not contest the Preakness, 1/ST Racing announced Tuesday.
Sovereignty reigned supreme in a sloppy Kentucky Derby, rallying to overwhelm post time favorite Journalism.
Flood Zone posted a 17-1 upset in the Gotham Stakes to punch a Kentucky Derby ticket on a busy Derby trail Saturday.