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.

Junior Alvarado was given a $62,000 fine and suspended for two upcoming racing days for striking Sovereignty eight times with ...

Junior Alvarado, the jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, ...

Sovereignty's jockey Junior Alvarado believes that his $62,000 fine for excessive whipping in the 2025 Kentucky Derby is ...

Junior Alvarado, the jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the 2025 Kentucky Derby, was fined $62,000 on Friday after the ...

Junior Alvarado was ordered the suspension and fine for striking Sovereignty too many times with a riding crop during their ...

The jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the Kentucky Derby last week has been fined ... it said in a statement Saturday. A penalty was imposed against Alvarado on Friday for committing ...

(NEXSTAR/WDKY) – Junior Alvarado, the jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby earlier this ... announced the penalties on Friday after a hearing by ...

A penalty was imposed against ... Alvarado now has 30 days to pay the fine. The jockey and Sovereignty won the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby last Saturday at Churchill Downs.