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 ...

June is here and with it comes the Belmont Stakes, as horse racing fans turn their attention to the third—and longest—race in the sport's Triple Crown. While fa ...

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

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.

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

It was a wet day at Churchill Downs Saturday, but that did not seem to bother Sovereignty, who took home the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby.

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NBC Sports Michael Banahan received the Kentucky Derby Trophy and spoke about Godolphin achieving the Derby Double. Trainer Bill Mott went deeper into his relationship with jockey Junior Alvarado.

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 ...

"We didn't have much access to watch any other races, but the Kentucky Derby was the famous race," Alvarado said. "Once I became a jockey, I thought my only chance to win that race — I had to go ...

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