Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott drew a crowd Sunday morning at Barn 19 at as he and Godolphin’s director of bloodstock Michael Banahan reviewed the previous day’s proceedings at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. And major proceedings they were.

Mott, who first won the Derby with long shot Country House under unusual circumstances via disqualification in 2019, had the best horse in the field on Saturday.

Sovereignty, who was trained by Bill Mott and ridden by Junior Alvarado, won the 2025 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.