The 2025 edition of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve It was unforgettable because the sovereignty in an exhilarating finish about the preferred journalism with 1 1/2 length with Baeza in front of a lot of 147,406 left a rainy Saturday in Churchill Downs through another neck behind a neck.
Read the quotes after the race of the coaches and Jockeys who competed on the first jewel of the Triple Crown 2025 when they commented on their trips and how their horses were.
Junior Alvarado (jockey, sovereignty, winner)-“He broke well. Probably the third or fourth jump after the break, the horse next to me, so I had to look a bit.
Bill Mott (trainer, sovereignty, winner)-“I was lucky enough to do this with my family. We had a fair celebration. It's such a great feeling. I am so proud of the horse. I am so proud of everyone who had something to do with the horse to bring him to this point. Just a special feeling that it can happen to the team.
Umberto Rispoli (jockey, journalism, second)-“I had a nice trip. I had the trip I wanted and saved the ground into the first round. On the back I had a lot of horses in front of me who didn't seem to have a chance. Horses in front of me.
Michael McCarthy (trainer, journalism, second) – “He broke well, but at the eighth pole he was only out of a horse to the move from a horse. Umberto (Rispoli). He had to be worried.
Flavien Prat (Jockey, Baeza, third) – “From the outside I thought the pace would be a little stronger. I couldn't get myself inside. I didn't like the horse that I pursued in the first curve.
John Shirffs (coach, Baeza, third) – “I could only see the race on TV, so I really couldn't see it the way I wanted it. He.”
Luan Machado (Jockey, Final Gambit, fourth) – “He ran great. He ran against the best horses in the country. That was amazing. He took a while to survive the first part, but when we came to the back, he started over the track and went forward. It was incredible. It was incredible.
Brad Cox (coach, Final Gambit, fourth) – “I'm really proud of the effort. With this immense field it is really arduous to close from the last one, but that is his style. This gives us trust in the future.”
Javier Castellano (Jockey, Owen Almighty, fifth) – “I had a great journey. It was what I was looking for today. In the end he got a bit tired, but he ran such a great race. He did it really well and I'm really proud of the horse.”
Brian Lynch (coach, Almighty Owen, Fifth) – “It was a very exhilarating race. For a horse that was questionable to get the mile and a quarter, he did a lot.
Brian Hernandez Jr. (Jockey, Burnham Square, sixth) – “He actually ran a really, really good race. I had a tough trip into the second round because he had admired Daytona. He stopped quite bad and I had to be pretty tough.
Jose Ortiz (Jockey, Sandman, Seventh) – “He was on the road, even though he was on the sloppy route for the first time. I had the right horses like on the back and I saw junior (Alvarado, Alvarado, and sovereign
Manny Franco (Jockey, East Avenue, Eighth) – “I tried to be forward, but I had to wait a little. He also had a bit of struggle with the route.”
Ethan West (coach, Chunk of Gold, Ninth) – “I'm so proud of him. He had a good trip, but was only tired behind schedule.”
Joel Rosario (Jockey, Tiztastic, 10.) – “It is arduous to release the pace as we were.
Juan Vargas (jockey, coal battle, 11th) – “I had a good break. I really had to look in the first round. I was in a good position in the butt, but I had to check very badly with the 5/16 pole.”
Joao Moreira (Jockey, Luxor Cafe, 12.) – “He didn't have the best trips. He didn't jump so well and was not pressed at the beginning. Unfortunately, he did not perform as well as we hoped.”
Luis Saez (Jockey, Neoeqous, 13.) – “I was in a good place, was a bit excited. He was thrilled with great time, but it will be fine next time.”
Irad Ortiz Jr. (Jockey, Verlag, 14th) – “I thought he would go much better.
Martin Garcia (Jockey, Citizen Bull, 15th) – “This is the first time that he ran into the mud, and he didn't like it. He never felt comfortable and never fired.”
Julien Leparoux (jockey, render judgment, 17th) – “I had no apology. He broke sharply, traveled well and just didn't have it in the end.”
Joe Ramos (Jockey, Flying Mohawk, 18.) – “I'm not sure if it was the sloppy route, but he is a lawn horse.”
Christophe Lemaire (Jockey, admire Daytona, 19th) – “He didn't feel comfortable on the sloppy route. He started well, got a good position, but could not follow the pace on the back.
