IT possibly comes as a surprise to some that the mighty Godolphin organisation had not won America’s most coveted race, the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby. On Saturday, they put that to right with Sovereignty (Into Mischief).

Gaining his third win in six starts, the Godolphin homebred Sovereignty had his maiden success at two on his third outing in the Grade 3 Street Sense Stakes. On his three-year-old bow this year, he impressed when taking the honours in the Grade 2 Coolmore Fountain of Youth Stakes, and came out second best to Tappan Street (Into Mischief) in the Grade 1 Florida Derby. He thus becomes the third Kentucky Derby winner in five years for Into Mischief (Harlan’s Holiday), following Authentic (2010) and the promoted Mandaloun the next year. He is also grandsire of last year’s winner Mystik Dan (Goldencents).