May 3 (UPI) -- Sovereignty rallied by Journalism in deep stretch Saturday to win the 151st Kentucky Derby by 1 1/2 lengths, giving Dubai-based Godolphin its first victory in the Run for the Roses and a weekend international trifecta of top-level Classic victories.
Sovereignty, last seen finishing second in the Grade I Florida Derby, raced well back in the 19-horse field until the final turn, when last year's 2-year-old champion, Citizen Bull, began to fade from the lead.
The Godolphin homebred colt, a son of Into Mischief, turned into the stretch and, as the field straightened out for the long run to the finish, saw only Santa Anita Derby winner Journalism ahead of him.
With Junior Alvarado riding, Sovereignty wore down that rival and was kicking clear as he crossed the finish line.
Baeza, the Santa Anita Derby runner-up who got into the Kentucky Derby at the last moment thanks to a late scratch, also rallied late to finish third, another 1/4 length back. Final Gambit, previously raced on all-weather tracks, was fourth and Tampa Bay Derby winner Owen Almighty finished fifth.