About five weeks ago, Junior Alvarado was heartbroken. The 38-year-old jockey from Barquisimeto, Venezuela, fractured his ...

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 ...

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