Belmont Stakes 2025 Results & Payouts After Sovereignty's Big Win originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Belmont Stakes 2025 results are in: Sovereignty followed up a Kentucky Derby win with another big victory. After a long layoff following the Kentucky Derby win, Sovereignty finished strong in Saturday's race to come in first place.

The 157th running of the Belmont Stakes unfolded on Saturday evening, marking the end of the 2025 Triple Crown race series. For the second time in three races, Sovereignty and jockey Junior Alvarado pushed past Journalism down the final stretch to claim the victory.

Ridden by Junior Alvarado, Sovereignty swept past favored Journalism in the stretch and powered to victory. Journalism held on for second, with Baeza getting up for third.