Sovereignty not only won the Derby but did what 2019 winner Country House could not for trainer Bill Mott — he crossed first.

Preakness Stakes officials confirmed on Tuesday that Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not compete in the second leg of the Triple Crown. "We received a call today from trainer Bill Mott that Sovereignty will not be competing in the Preakness,

There will be no Triple Crown winner in horse racing this year. Sovereignty, the three-year-old thoroughbred who won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, will not race in the Preakness Stakes – the second leg of the three races that make up the Triple Crown.