Junior Alvarado joins the June 2 episode of Monday to discuss Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Sovereignty and his budding rivalry ...

A hard fall in March left jockey Junior Alvarado with an injured shoulder, but the Venezuelan put it behind him with the ride of a lifetime in the Kentucky Derby.

After riding Sovereignty in each of his four career starts, Alvarado was forced to watch him race from the hospital. "If it's meant to be, it's meant to be," Alvarado thought to himself.

Sovereignty (2-1) wore the roses on the first Saturday in May, but Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott opted to skip the Preakness ...

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

As for Long Island: "That's my home. I made Long Island my home. We've been raising our kids on Long Island. We cheer for ...

Horse racing industry leaders hope to educate the public on jockeys' crop use as Kentucky Derby controversy over Junior ...

Less than two months before the Kentucky Derby, jockey Junior Alvarado was praying ... a legitimate shot this year with his horse Sovereignty. Alvarado wasn’t sure if he would ever get an ...

HISA ruled Junior Alvarado used his crop eight times - two over the limit - during his Kentucky Derby ride on Sovereignty Alvarado's fine and suspension was doubled because it was his second violation ...

Jockey Junior Alvarado was injured and couldn’t ride Sovereignty in his last prep race for the Kentucky Derby.Alvarado suffered a fractured shoulder in a spill on March 23 at Gulfstream Park and ...

"Number one, my regular rider, Junior Alvarado." To have had him pilot Sovereignty to victory, Mott felt, made it even sweeter. Another member of that team is ownership group Godolphin, LLC.

HISA ruled Junior Alvarado used his crop eight times - two over the limit - during his Kentucky Derby ride on Sovereignty Alvarado's fine and suspension was doubled because it was his second ...