Jockey Junior Alvarado is all smiles as he holds the Man o' War Cup after Sovereignty won the 156th running of the Travers at the Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Jockey Junior ...

What do you say to the horse that just won you your first Kentucky Derby? As he was being led back to the grandstand side after winning the biggest race of his life, jockey Junior Alvarado leaned in ...

Sovereignty's reign as the King of Saratoga Race Course is over, at least for now, as the 3-year-old superstar headed west Wednesday in pursuit of the final jewel in his historic racing season. On ...

The jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory in the 2025 Kentucky Derby has been fined a whopping $62,000 after it was ruled he had whipped his horse too many times during the race. Junior Alvarado was ...

Junior Alvarado’s “Year of Firsts” almost didn’t get off the ground – because he was lying on it. It was the last race at Gulfstream Park on March 23, less than one week before Alvarado would ride ...

FILE - Jockey Junior Alvarado reacts aboard Sovereignty (2), as he crosses the finish line aboard Sovereignty (2) ahead of Journalism (7), with jockey Umberto Rispoli up, to win the 157th running of ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jockey Junior Alvarado is considering appealing a fine and suspension for using his whip eight times on Sovereignty in winning the Kentucky Derby on May 3. Alvarado was fined ...

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 ...

Sovereignty powered through the final turn and out-dueled favorite Journalism in the final straight to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, giving the Godolphin stable a first victory in the U.S.