The Belmont Stakes hosted a rematch Saturday in New York of the top three finishing horses from the Kentucky Derby to close out horse racing's Triple Crown for 2025.

Five weeks after Sovereignty won the Derby over Journalism and Baeza, the three horses repeated what happened in Kentucky in the last race of the Triple Crown — the series for 3-year-olds consisting of the Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont. Connections of Sovereignty decided to skip the Preakness in Baltimore to prepare for the Belmont, and it paid off. The horse took two of three Triple Crown races this year.

Sovereignty with jockey Junior Alvarado wins the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on June 7, 2025, in Saratoga Springs, New York. Getty Images

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