Jockey Junior Alvarado has been fined $62,000 and suspended two days as the result of excessive crop use during his winning ride on Sovereignty in the Kentucky Derby on May 3 at Churchill Downs.

Junior Alvarado is a 39-year-old jockey from Venezuela who has horse racing in his family's blood. ... Alvarado hadn't won the Kentucky Derby until Saturday's race, ...

It was Junior Alvarado Day, in recognition of the Garden City Park jockey who won this year’s Kentucky Derby and Preakness ...

The longstanding Williston Park diner, owned by the Sarfs horse racing family, sponsored jockey Junior Alvarado on Sovereignty and jockey Umberto Rispoli on Journalism. Between the two, they brought ...

Sovereignty bested Journalism on Saturday in a Kentucky Derby rematch to win the 157th Belmont Stakes, and the second hosted ...

Kentucky Derby winner, Sovereignty, is set for a rematch with Preakness Stakes winner, Journalism, having finished first and ...

After several weeks of debate, the 2025 Kentucky Derby winner is back in horse racing ... “I don’t think it’s a big issue for him.” Jockey Junior Alvarado, who has been aboard Sovereignty for all ...

Kentucky Derby winner, won the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes in Saratoga Springs, New York, on Saturday.

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty and Preakness winner Journalism headline the field for Saturday's Belmont at Saratoga Race Course.

Here are post positions and morning-line odds for the 2025 Belmont Stakes set for Saturday, June 7, at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Junior Alvarado is a 39-year-old jockey from Venezuela who has horse racing in his family's blood. ... Alvarado hadn't won the Kentucky Derby until Saturday's race, ...