Sovereignty remains the only horse to have defeated Preakness winner Journalism and brought his record to five wins from eight starts, with his sole defeat this year coming when second to Tappan Street in March's Florida Derby.

Despite losing position heading into the final turn, Godolphin’s dual Classic-winning homebred Sovereignty’s class proved superior over four challengers in Saturday’s

Journalism - the horse that emerged as Sovereignty's rival on the Triple Crown circuit this year - won last week's Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park. Journalism ran second to Sovereignty in the Derby and Belmont, and won the Preakness, in which Sovereignty didn't run.