{"id":860882,"date":"2025-07-07T23:13:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T04:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/07\/nbc-sportscaster-mike-tirico-leaves-kentucky-derby-with-scary-allergic-reaction-as-sovereignty-wins-race\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T23:13:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T04:13:43","slug":"nbc-sportscaster-mike-tirico-leaves-kentucky-derby-with-scary-allergic-reaction-as-sovereignty-wins-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/07\/nbc-sportscaster-mike-tirico-leaves-kentucky-derby-with-scary-allergic-reaction-as-sovereignty-wins-race\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC sportscaster Mike Tirico leaves Kentucky Derby with scary allergic reaction as Sovereignty wins race"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It was a memorable day at Churchill Downs for a variety of reasons.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It started with NBC Sports host Mike Tirico bowing out of the coverage of the grand race after suffering an allergic reaction due to a nut allergy.<\/p>\n

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Tirico has become the voice of NBC<\/span>Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tirico took to X to post a message letting everyone know why he was all of a sudden absent from the broadcast’s coverage of the 151st Kentucky Derby<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Hate being a scratch after making the starting gate @KentuckyDerby,” Tirico wrote.<\/p>\n

“Just a significant reaction to my nut allergy. If you have one you know how it can knock you down.<\/p>\n

“Profound thanks to Churchill Downs for their care. And to our amazing NBC Sports horse racing family.<\/p>\n

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“Especially Randy, Jerry & Ahmed Fareed. So lucky to have Syracuse fam step in and do such a great job.”<\/p>\n

The coverage of the event went off without a hitch for the most part, as NBC was able to work around Tirico’s sudden absence as best as they could.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, on the wet and muddy track, it was Sovereignty who was able to hold off the 3-1 favorite Journalism down the stretch to win the 151st Kentucky Derby.<\/p>\n

The three-year-old colt was showered with garlands of roses, as trainer Bill Mott, jockey Junior Alvarado and the Godolphin team celebrated amongst the muddy track.<\/p>\n

Sovereignty entered the race with 9-1 odds.<\/p>\n

“This one got there the right way,” Mott said after the race.<\/p>\n

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Alvarado was covered in mud after finishing the race<\/span>Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sovereignty hit the winner’s circle after the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby<\/span>Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“I mean, he’s done well, he’s a great horse, he comes from a great organization.<\/p>\n

“I can’t say enough about the horse and the organization that started him out and made this happen.”<\/p>\n

The Churchill Downs crowd was in a frenzy as the race came down to Sovereignty and Journalism in the final stretch.<\/p>\n

It was a day to remember at the track.<\/p>\n

What started with a scary nut allergy for Tirico, ended with a Sovereignty triumph.<\/p>\n

And with that, the 151st Kentucky Derby comes to an end.<\/p>\n

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