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

Jockey Junior Alvarado is considering appealing a fine and suspension for using his whip eight times on Sovereignty in ...

Trainer Shug McGaughey's son of War Front proved best under the Kentucky Derby-winning jockey while scoring a second straight ...

El jockey venezolano Junior Alvarado está considerando apelar una multa y suspensión por usar su fusta ocho veces sobre ...

Jockey Junior Alvarado has been fined and suspended for whipping Sovereignty too many times during his Kentucky Derby-winning ...

The stewards' ruling details that Alvarado struck Sovereignty eight times with his crop, twice above the HISA limit of six ...

Kentucky Derby jockey Junior Alvarado is fined $62,000 and suspended for rule violations. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Junior Alvarado, ...

Jockey Junior Alvarado has been suspended for two days and fined $62,000 following his ride aboard Sovereignty in the 2025 ...

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 ...

Junior Alvarado's win aboard Sovereignty in the 151st Kentucky Derby (G1) marked his first win in a Triple Crown race. The ...

Bouncing back from injury that forced him to miss Florida Derby aboard Sovereignty, Alvarado scored his first victory in a ...