Junior Alvarado, the jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, has been issued a suspension and ordered to pay a hefty fine for excessive… ...

The jockey of the Kentucky Derby-winning horse Sovereignty has been fined $62,000 for using his riding crop too many times. Alvarado is now saying goodbye to 20 percent of his total $310,000 prize ...

The Kentucky Derby win was Alvarado's first in six starts. He and Sovereignty began the race deep in the pack, but surged from the outside in the second half and beat out favorite Journalism in a ...

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty wins the 2025 Belmont Stakes for trainer Bill Mott, jockey Junior Alvarado and owner Godolphin over rivals Journalism, Baeza.

The jockey who rode the winning horse in the 2025 Kentucky Derby has been fined by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority for striking his horse with a crop more times than the rules allow.

The jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the Kentucky Derby last week has been fined over $60,000 for striking the horse with his riding crop too many times during the race, according to the ...

Junior Alvarado, the jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, has been issued a suspension and ordered to pay a hefty fine for excessive… ...