Junior Alvarado, the jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, ...

Junior Alvarado has been fined and suspended for his Kentucky Derby ride on Sovereignty, with the jockey's punishment doubled ...

Junior Alvarado, who rode Sovereignty to victory at the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, has been fined and suspended for ...

Receipts from sale of 98 horses sold total $3,786,000, including horses of racing age, racing/broodmare prospects, broodmares and yearlings.

Before the rule was brought in, horses were whipped a remarkable number of times during the famous Kentucky Derby. In 2015, ...

The winning jockey of the 151st Kentucky Derby receives a massive fine after violating a major rule in the iconic race.

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

Sovereignty, the winner of the 2025 Kentucky Derby, will not race in the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore next week, meaning ...

Ifurhappynuknowit (lot 30) topped the auction when knocked down for $280,000 to Denali Stud. From the consignment of Knowles ...

Junior Alvarado, the jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the 2025 Kentucky Derby, was fined $62,000 on Friday after the ...

The jockey of the Kentucky Derby-winning horse Sovereignty has been fined $62,000 for using his riding crop too many times.

The reaction to the fining and suspension or jockey Junior Alvarado for exceeding the maximum striking limit in the Kentucky Derby illustrates a horse racing problem.