By Cameron Drummond

Lexington Herald-Leader

After several weeks of debate, the 2025 Kentucky Derby winner is back in horse racing’s spotlight.

Sovereignty, whose connections opted to not run him in the Preakness Stakes, is back for the final race of the 2025 Triple Crown season.

The Bill Mott trainee is one of eight horses that will run in Saturday night’s Grade 1 $2 million Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Much was made of the decision from Mott and Godolphin — Sovereignty’s breeder and owner — to have the horse skip the Preakness, which is the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. The choice sparked renewed discussion about the scheduling of horse racing’s three Triple Crown events and the modern viability of having three classics run in a five-w

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