Godolphin sealed a super Saturday when Sovereignty won a gruelling renewal of the Kentucky Derby.
Run on a sloppy track at Churchill Downs, the 7/1 winner, ridden by Junior Alvarado, showed great tenacity to fend off favourite Journalism and win by a length-and-a-half.
The victory came a matter of hours after Ruling Court’s success in the Betfred 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.
Sovereignty was providing trainer Bill Mott with a second win in the race and he said: “"Fortunately, there was a lot of speed in the race.
"It set up well for us because they had an honest pace. When you have a good pace, the field strings out a little bit more, and it offers you an opportunity to drop in once they line up a little bit.
"It gives the outside horses a chance, and that's what happened."
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