Kentucky Derby payouts 2025: Complete betting results after Sovereignty's win

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Sovereignty won the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday, overtaking favorite Journalism late in the race to collect a payout of $3.1 million for the winner with a purse of $5 million for the second straight year.

Jockey Junior Alvarado rode Sovereignty to victory in the Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, to kick off the first race of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Horse Racing. Sovereignty won the race in 2:02.31.

Here is a full breakdown of all the winning payouts and what the top five horses took home for their owners:

(Winnings based on a $2 bet unless otherwise noted)

Sovereignty payout

Odds: 5/1

• Win: $17.96
• Place: $7.50
• Show: $5.58

Journalism payout

Odds: 3/1

• Place: $4.94
• Show: $3.70

Baeza payout

Odds: 13/1

• Show: $8.38

Kentucky Derby payouts on finishing combos

• Exacta ($2 bet): (Runners: 18/8) $48.32
• Trifecta ($1 bet): (18/8/21) $231.12
• Superfecta ($1 bet): (18/8/21/3) $1,682.27

Kentucky Derby payouts by wager type

• $0.50 Trifecta: (18/8/21) $115.56
• $1.00 Super High Five (18/8/21/3/20): $38,405.96
• $1.00 Double (10/18): $26.96
• $0.50 Pick 3 (2/10/18): $64.16
• $0.50 Pick 4 (7/8/16/17/18-2-5/10/11-4/10/18): $236.39
• $0.50 Pick 5: $1,504.44
• $0.20 Pick 6: $2,062.47

Kentucky Derby earnings for Top 5 finishers

• First: Sovereignty, $3.1 million
• Second: Journalism, $1 million
• Third: Baeza, $500,000
• Fourth: Final Gambit, $250,000
• Fifth: Owen Almighty, $150,000