The 157th running of the Belmont Stakes belongs to Sovereignty! Sunday's final leg of the Triple Crown pitted Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty against Preakness Stakes champion Journalism in a 1 1/4 mile rematch of their early May showdown at Churchill Downs.

Sovereignty won the 2025 Belmont Stakes, capping off a terrific Triple Crown season. The three-year-old horse entered with the second-shortest odds and escaped with victory late, after it looked like the favorite, Journalism, would build on the momentum built at last month's Preakness.

Kentucky Derby winner, won the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes in Saratoga Springs, New York, on Saturday.