Everyone Made the Same Joke After Journalism's Kentucky Derby Loss
On Saturday, May 3 the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby saw a tight race between Sovereignty and 3-1 favorite Journalism, with the former squeaking out the second win for trainer Bill Mott.
He won his first Derby in 2019 in similar wet conditions when Country House was eventually named the winner despite Maximum Security crossing the finish line first before later being disqualified.
"This one got there the right way," the Hall of Fame trainer said. "I mean, he's done well, he's a great horse, he comes from a great organization and I can't say enough about the horse and the organization that started him out and made this happen."
Following a rocky start, Journalism jumped out to the lead down the back stretch before Sovereignty came storming past to take the win.
SOVEREIGNTY RULES THE 151st KENTUCKY DERBY! ???? #KyDerby pic.twitter.com/WfLBrG4Zv4
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) May 3, 2025
Immediately after the result, thousands of people - mostly journalists - rushed to social media to joke about sovereignty defeating journalism once again...or how journalism fails to pay.
"you don't get into journalism to make money," one person noted.
"Sovereignty defeats Journalism. Tale as old as time," joked another.
"Sovereignty defeating Journalism hits a little too close to home these days," offered a third.
"It appears my parents were right: Journalism doesn’t pay," joked another.
"A dark day for Journalism," another added.
Baeza, who got into the race on May 1 after another horse was scratched, took third. Final Gambit was fourth, and Owen Almighty finished fifth.