THE 151st Kentucky Derby has been won by Sovereignty! Pre-race favourite, Journalism, had to settle for second after a thrilling finale to the Run for the Roses. Sovereignty jockey Junior Alvarado

The race of the day so far saw Mindframe win by a nose over Banishing and Nysos, who finished in a dead-heat for second place. That means Exactas, Trifectas, Superfectas and Super High-Fives paid out with the 2/10 in either Place or Show position.

The William I. Mott-trained thoroughbred battled through a muddy track to reach the finish line first ahead of noted contenders Journalism and Baeza.