Kentucky Derby 2025: See the best photos from Churchill Downs

Sovereignty leads the race past the grandstands.

Sovereignty, ridden by jockey Junior Alvarado, crosses the finish line to win the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

The field for the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby makes it past the grandstands for the first time.

Sovereignty, ridden by jockey Junior Alvarado, crosses the finish line to win the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby.

Jockey Junior Alvarado celebrates atop of Sovereignty after winning the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby.

Sovereignty wins the 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

Sovereignty crosses the finish line to win the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby.

Jockey Junior Alvarado celebrated after riding Sovereignty to victory in the 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

Jockey Junior Alvarado celebrates after riding Sovereignty to victory in the 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

The field for the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby makes it past the grandstands for the first time.

Junior Alvardo atop Sovereignty wins the Kentucky Derby followed by Umberto Rispoli atop Journalism and Flavien Prat atop Baeza during the Kentucky Derby 2025 race at Churchill Downs.

The horses race pass the second turn during the 151th Kentucky Derby race at Churchill Downs.

Junior Alvardo atop Sovereignty wins the Kentucky Derby followed by Umberto Rispoli atop Journalism and Flavien Prat atop Baeza during the Kentucky Derby 2025 race at Churchill Downs.

Sovereignty, ridden by jockey Junior Alvarado, crosses the finish line to win the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

Members of the Boston Red Sox watch the Kentucky Derby during a rain delay in the seventh inning of their game against the Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park in Boston.

Horse round turn one during the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

Junior Alvardo atop Sovereignty tosses rose petals into the air while celebrating winning the Kentucky Derby 2025 at Churchill Downs.

Jockey Junior Alvarado, right, kisses the trophy as he celebrates with his wife Kelly Alvarado in the winner's circle after he rode Sovereignty to victory during the Kentucky Derby.

Carson Grisham of Dallas, Texas in a Grandstand entrance at the 2025 Kentucky Derby May 3, 2025 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. She said she's been coming to the Kentucky Derby as a kid and her mom maker her hat every year, including this giant red rose with draping string.

Darlaina Bell and Logan Sanzeri from Los Angeles yells in excitement during a race Saturday, May 3, 2025, ahead of the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby.

People walk passed water build up in the infield during the Kentucky Derby 2025.

Millionaires Row at Churchill Downs during the 151th running of The Kentucky Derby. Saturday, May 3, 2025

Racing fans watch a race from the infield Saturday, May 3, 2025, ahead of the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville.

Horses broke from the starting gate in the 3rd race of the day at the 2025 Kentucky Derby.

A view of the crowd in the infield during the Kentucky Derby 2025.

Davey and Jessica Krause from Kansas City take a photo in front of the spires.

Javier Castellano aboard Macho Music celebrates his victory of the 101st running of The Pat Day Mile.

The pack turns the final turn during the Kentucky Derby 2025.

Mark and Mindy Jackson of Alabama look on during the Kentucky Derby 2025.

People look as the field heads down the final strait away in the second race during the Kentucky Derby 2025.

Tony Offutt stands in the infield during the Kentucky Derby 2025.

Colt McCaffery smokes a cigar during the Kentucky Derby 2025 at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday, May 3, 2025.

Sommer Proctor, left, and her mother Melissa Mark of DeLand, Florida, got to their seats early for their first Derby at the 2025 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. May 3, 2025

A fan flips through the program before the third race during the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

Beau Feuchter from Peoria, Ill., places a bet at a wagering window Saturday, May 3, 2025, ahead of the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville.

Lee Camberea from Bloomington, Ind., walks to get a drink Saturday, May 3, 2025, ahead of the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville.

Jake Birnberg, left, adjusts Noah Chaisn’s, right, bow tie during a bachelor party in the Starting Gate Lounge at Churchill Downs, on Kentucky Derby Day. May 3, 2025

The garland of roses, presented to the Kentucky Derby winning horse, is carried into Churchill Downs by U.S. Navy personnel. Day. May 3, 2025

Giocoso, with jockey Ben Curtis uncrosses the line to win the 49th running of the Distaff Turf Mile, Saturday, May 3, 2025 in Louisville Ky.