The race marked a kind of replay of the Kentucky Derby. Sovereignty finished in first, Journalism ended up in second again and Baeza was third — the same 1-2-3 as the Derby.

Sovereignty surges ahead of Journalism to win the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes in a similar repeat of how the race unfolded in the Kentucky Derby.

The battle for the 2025 Belmont Stakes came down to the same two horses who dueled in the stretch run of the Kentucky Derby last month. And the same outcome occurred. Sovereignty - trained by Bill Mott and ridden by Junior Alvarado - cruised past Journalism to win the 157th running of the Grade 1,