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 ...

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

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 ...

The Kentucky Derby winner gets $3.1 million, and the jockey usually receives a $310,000 payout, making the fine an estimated $31,000. "I wasn't galloping by 10 (lengths).

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 ...

As a result, HISA announced on Saturday that Alvarado had been fined $62,000 – 20% of his $310,000 share of the winnings – and suspended for two Kentucky racing days on May 29 and 30.

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… ...

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… ...