Returning to the track of his greatest victory, Mystik Dan with his regular rider, Brian Hernandez, Jr. in the irons, took on ...

The jockey who won the Kentucky Derby has been fined and suspended for using the riding crop too much during the race. Jockey Junior Alvarado struck Sovereignty, the three-year-old colt that won the ...

The jockey of the Kentucky Derby-winning horse Sovereignty has been fined $62,000 for using his riding crop too many times. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority states jockeys can only ...

Junior Alvarado has filed an appeal of the fine and suspension he received for his ride on Sovereignty in the 2025 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

The Williston Park ice cream shop, co-owned by Randy Sarf, will be sponsoring jockeys Junior Alvarado and Umberto Rispoli in ...

The group of jockeys assembled to ride in this year's Belmont Stakes (G1) June 7 at Saratoga Race Course is a mix of ...

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.

Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan finally got back to the winner's circle with a victory in Saturday's Blame Stakes, while ...

It was one of the Kentucky Derby's greatest rides, as Sonny Leon rallied Rich Strike to victory in 2022 at 80-1. Leon will ...

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Willie Martinez splits his year riding thoroughbred horses at Presque Isle Downs and Tampa Bay Downs. What keeps him racing ...

The jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the Kentucky Derby last week has been fined over $60,000 for striking the horse with his riding crop too many times during the race, according to the ...