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

Sovereignty crossed the line first out of a 19-horse field at Churchill Downs to win the 151st edition of the Kentucky Derby.

As first reported by Sean Collins of BloodHorse May 3, Junior Alvarado is facing a fine for excessive use of the whip in the GI Kentucky Derby, which he won aboard Sovereignty (Into Mischief). Under ...

Junior Alvarado, who rode Sovereignty to victory at the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, has been fined and suspended for ...

Jockey Junior Alvarado was fined $62,000 and suspended 2 days for using his riding crop too many times during his Kentucky ...

Journalism heads Pimlico Classic, massive whip fine for Junior Alvarado, rancour in Paris and entries for the Arc – all this and more features in our weekly digest of recent international racing news ...

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

Jockey Junior Alvarado earned his first Kentucky Derby win riding Sovereignty at the 151st race at Churchill Downs. The ...

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

Sovereignty jockey Junior Alvarado nearly missed the Kentucky Derby with an injury. He returned just in time to win it.

The horse Sovereignty won the Kentucky Derby on May 3, 2025, despite a tough competition from the favorite Journalism. The ...

Five weeks after fracturing his shoulder, Alvarado and a hard-charging Sovereignty run down favored Journalism to win the ...