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

Jockey Junior Alvarado reacts after winning the Kentucky Derby on May 3, 2025. USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Alvarado says an appeal is pending and that although he presented the whip eight ...

Jockey Junior Alvarado reacts after winning the Kentucky Derby on May 3, 2025. USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Alvarado says an appeal is pending and that although he presented the whip eight ...

Alvarado wasn’t sure he’d get to ride Sovereignty for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott in the Kentucky Derby. On March 23, he was aboard Term in the 10th race at Gulfstream Park.

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, ...

Jockey Junior Alvarado celebrates after riding Sovereignty to victory in the 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 3 in Louisville, Ky.. Credit: AP/Brynn Anderson ...

Jockey Junior Alvarado at the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Getty Images) Junior Alvarado was fined and suspended following his victory at the 2025 ...

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty wins the 2025 Belmont Stakes for trainer Bill Mott, jockey Junior Alvarado and owner Godolphin over rivals Journalism, Baeza.

There are other loaned artifacts on display, including the Kentucky Derby winner's halter and silks worn by jockey Junior Alvarado. A horseshoe and halter from Kentucky Oaks 151 winner Good Cheer ...