Alvarado whipped the bay colt eight times during the race, above the maximum six allowed by the Horseracing Integrity and ...

Jockey Junior Alvarado to appeal fine, suspension for using riding crop too many times in Kentucky Derby ride on Sovereignty, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (NBCNC) – The jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the Kentucky Derby last week has been fined. According to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, Junior Alvarado was ...

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

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

There will be no Triple Crown winner in horse racing this year. Sovereignty, the three-year-old thoroughbred who won the ...

Sovereignty not only won the Derby but did what 2019 winner Country House could not for trainer Bill Mott — he crossed first.

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 US ...

Horse racing will not have a Triple Crown winner this year.

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

Sovereignty will skip the second leg of the Triple Crown. He's the first Kentucky Derby winner to skip the Preakness Stakes ...

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