Junior Alvarado, the jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory in the Kentucky Derby on May 3, has sparked controversy after race stewards said he used his riding crop in excess of the allowable limit of ...

Junior Alvarado, the jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory in the Kentucky Derby on May 3, has sparked controversy after race stewards said he used his riding crop in excess of the allowable ...

has been issued a suspension and ordered to pay a hefty fine for excessive use of his riding crop during the race. The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission announced the penalties on Friday ...

Alvarado was found to have used his riding crop eight times during the race at Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky. However, regulations set by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety ...

On Friday, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority issued a $62,000 fine to Alvarado for excessive use of his riding crop, as Alvarado went to the crop eight times during the race ...

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 ...

Sean Collins of Bloodhorse.com reported hours after the Kentucky Derby that Alvarado had used his riding crop on Sovereignty at least seven times during the race. HISA ruled Alvarado used it eight ...