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

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

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.

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 ...

Not This Time colt, fourth in the 'Run for the Roses', joins four other Derby alumni in the 1 1/16-mile contest next Sunday ...

Junior Alvarado, the jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the 2025 Kentucky Derby, was fined $62,000 on Friday after the Horse Integrity and Safety Authority ruled he had whipped his horse ...

It also serves as the stage for a much-anticipated rematch between Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness winner Journalistm.

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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 horse that wins the Kentucky Derby is credited with the win, but a horse can't take any money home for itself — can it? In many ways, horse racing is a team sport. Between a jockey ...