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

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

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

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

Junior Alvarado, who rode Sovereignty to victory at the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, has been fined and suspended for the overuse of his whip during the race. Alvarado was found to have used ...

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 ...

The jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory in the 151st Kentucky Derby has been fined and suspended for striking the ...

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HISA ruled Junior Alvarado used his crop eight times - two over the limit - during his Kentucky Derby ride on Sovereignty Alvarado's fine and suspension was doubled because it was his second ...

Jockey Junior Alvarado celebrated his first Kentucky Derby win with Sovereignty, who triumphed in the 151st race at Churchill ...

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