Jockey Junior Alvarado is all smiles as he holds the Man o' War Cup after Sovereignty won the 156th running of the Travers at the Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Jockey Junior ...

What do you say to the horse that just won you your first Kentucky Derby? As he was being led back to the grandstand side after winning the biggest race of his life, jockey Junior Alvarado leaned in ...

Junior Alvarado’s “Year of Firsts” almost didn’t get off the ground – because he was lying on it. It was the last race at Gulfstream Park on March 23, less than one week before Alvarado would ride ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes champion Sovereignty rallied after losing position heading into the final turn to win the $500,000 Jim Dandy by a length at Saratoga on ...

Sovereignty's reign as the King of Saratoga Race Course is over, at least for now, as the 3-year-old superstar headed west Wednesday in pursuit of the final jewel in his historic racing season. On ...

Even though it was “just a prep,” as jockey Junior Alvarado said after the race, Sovereignty was just too good for his four rivals in Saturday’s Grade 2, $500,000 Jim Dandy at Saratoga. The Kentucky ...

The jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the Kentucky Derby last week has been fined over $60,000 for striking the horse with his riding crop too many times during the race, according to the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jockey Junior Alvarado is considering appealing a fine and suspension for using his whip eight times on Sovereignty in winning the Kentucky Derby on May 3. Alvarado was fined ...

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. NBC Universal, Inc. The ...