No jockey in the nation — perhaps no athlete, for that matter — has seen more ups and downs this spring than Long Island-based Junior Alvarado.

Junior Alvarado won the 2025 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs aboard Sovereignty. What to know about Sovereignty jockey Junior Alvarado's journey: ...

Sovereignty worked out this past Saturday at Saratoga's Oklahoma training track. Trainer Bill Mott is pointing him to the Jim ...

Sovereignty outlasted the field in the 151th running of the Kentucky Derby, edging out favorite Journalism down the home stretch. Sovereignty's win is historic for many people involved, including ...

Jockey Junior Alvarado celebrates atop of Sovereignty after winning the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday.

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

Junior Alvarado triumphs in Kentucky Derby with Sovereignty despite recent injury, securing his first Derby win and overcoming race-day challenges.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Jockey Junior Alvarado has been fined and suspended for whipping Sovereignty too many times during his Kentucky Derby-winning ride last Saturday at Churchill Downs. The ...

Junior Alvarado, right, celebrates after ridding Sovereignty to victory in the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo ...

Junior Alvarado, 38 years old from Barquisimeto, Venezuela, rode Sovereignty to victory in the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs.