Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty is no longer a part of the upcoming Preakness Stakes 2025 event, which is the second leg of the Triple Crown. Trainer Bill Mott called officials on Tuesday to inform them that the horse won't be able to compete in the race,

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty is not running in the Preakness Stakes and that means for a fifth time in the past seven years there is no chance of a Triple Crown champion going into the race.

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.