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

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

Junior Alvarado used his riding crop on Sovereignty "more than the permitted amount" during the race last week, according to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority.

Junior Alvarado was given a $62,000 fine and suspended for two upcoming racing days for striking Sovereignty eight times with ...

Junior Alvarado secured his first Triple Crown win on the First Saturday in May, but he’s going to have to pay for his ...

Kentucky Derby jockey Junior Alvarado is fined $62,000 and suspended for rule violations. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Junior Alvarado, ...

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

Jockey Junior Alvarado earned his first Kentucky Derby win riding Sovereignty at the 151st race at Churchill Downs. The ...

Junior Alvarado won the 2025 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs aboard Sovereignty. What to know about Sovereignty jockey ...

Junior Alvarado was ordered the suspension and fine for striking Sovereignty too many times with a riding crop during their ...

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.