Junior Alvarado has filed an appeal of the fine and suspension he received for his ride on Sovereignty in the 2025 Kentucky ...

Jockey Junior Alvarado has filed an appeal of the fine and suspension levied for excessive crop usage during his victorious ride in the Kentucky Derby on May 3 at Churchill Downs. The Horseracing ...

Junior Alvarado, who rode Sovereignty to victory at the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, has been fined and suspended for the overuse of his whip during the race.Alvarado was found to have used ...

About five weeks ago, Junior Alvarado was heartbroken. The 38-year-old jockey from Barquisimeto, Venezuela, fractured his shoulder blade in a spill at Gulfstream Park days before the Florida Derby.

On March 23, Junior Alvarado was riding a horse named Term in the 10th race at Florida’s Gulfstream Park when things went horribly awry. As the race was running, Term suffered a heart attack.