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 ...

Sovereignty's jockey Junior Alvarado believes that his $62,000 for excessive whipping in the 2025 Kentucky Derby is "unfair" ...

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

Sovereignty, a three-year-old colt, beat favorite Journalism to win the 151st Kentucky Derby last weekend. He was bred by ...

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

The jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the Kentucky Derby last week has been fined ... it said in a statement Saturday. A penalty was imposed against Alvarado on Friday for committing ...

(NEXSTAR/WDKY) – Junior Alvarado, the jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby earlier this ... announced the penalties on Friday after a hearing by ...

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.

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