Junior Alvarado was given a $62,000 fine and suspended for two upcoming racing days for striking Sovereignty eight times with his riding crop during the Kentucky Derby.

The reaction to the fining and suspension or jockey Junior Alvarado for exceeding the maximum striking limit in the Kentucky Derby illustrates a horse racing problem.

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

Junior Alvarado used his riding crop on Sovereignty “more than the permitted amount” during the race last week, according to ...

Jockey Junior Alvarado, fined $62,000 and suspended two days for violating riding crop rules in guiding Sovereignty to ...

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

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 ...