Jockey Junior Alvarado is considering appealing a fine and suspension for using his whip eight times on Sovereignty in ...

Horse racing industry leaders hope to educate the public on jockeys' crop use as Kentucky Derby controversy over Junior Alvarado discipline lingers.

Jockey Junior Alvarado was fined $62,000 and suspended 2 days for using his riding crop too many times during his Kentucky ...

A week ago today, May 3, 2025, jockey Junior Alvarado led Sovereignty to victory in the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby ...

About five weeks ago, Junior Alvarado was heartbroken. The 38-year-old jockey from Barquisimeto, Venezuela, fractured his ...

A hard fall in March left jockey Junior Alvarado with an injured shoulder, but the Venezuelan put it behind him with the ride ...

Five weeks after fracturing his shoulder, Alvarado and a hard-charging Sovereignty run down favored Journalism to win the 151st Kentucky Derby ...

Sovereignty jockey Junior Alvarado nearly missed the Kentucky Derby with an injury. He returned just in time to win it.

Jockey Junior Alvarado has been fined and suspended for whipping Sovereignty too many times during his Kentucky Derby-winning ...

The horse Sovereignty won the Kentucky Derby on May 3, 2025, despite a tough competition from the favorite Journalism. The ...

Venezuelan jockey Junior Alvarado won his first career Kentucky Derby on the back of Sovereignty on May 3 at Churchill Downs.

About five weeks ago, Junior Alvarado was heartbroken. The 38-year-old jockey from Barquisimeto, Venezuela, fractured his shoulder blade in a spill at Gulfstream Park days before the Florida Derby.