2025 KENTUCKY DERBY PRIZE MONEY PAYOUT.

2025 Kentucky Derby prize money, payouts: What winner, top five horses earned for the first Triple Crown race
The 2025 Kentucky Derby was a thrilling run around the mile and a quarter track at Churchill Downs, as the rain and mud didn't stop the 19-horse field from producing a terrific race.

The frontrunners went out early as expected and pushed a fast pace before the favorites made their closing push as they came around the final turn and into the home stretch. It was Journalism, the favorite all week closing at 7/2, and Sovereignty, who closed at 7-1, that made the biggest move, as they charged past the field and into the lead. Ultimately, it was Sovereignty that pulled in front and was able to cross the finish line first, with Journalism a length behind and a fast-closing Baeza coming in third.

Sovereignty's win brings a big payday for owner group Godolphin, trainer Bill Mott and jockey Junior Alvarado, as they'll split the $3.1 million winnings (80% to the owners and 10% each to the trainer and jockey).