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It was Junior Alvarado Day, in recognition of the Garden City Park jockey who won this year’s Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes on his colt Sovereignty, due ...
Alvarado wasn’t sure he’d get to ride Sovereignty for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott in the Kentucky Derby. On March 23, he was aboard Term in the 10th race at Gulfstream Park.
Alvarado wasn’t sure he’d get to ride Sovereignty for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott in the Kentucky Derby. On March 23, he was aboard Term in the 10th race at Gulfstream Park.
D. Wayne Lukas won six straight Triple Crown races, including the 1994 Preakness Stakes and 1996 Kentucky Derby. He helped ...
His Kentucky Derby joy was tempered by a two-day suspension and $62,000 fine by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority for allegedly whipping Sovereignty eight times (the limit is six).
Alvarez is the fourth Venezuelan jockey to win the Kentucky Derby, but three of those came within the past four years. The 38-year-old has a wife and three kids, and is mainly based out of New York.
Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty wins the 2025 Belmont Stakes for trainer Bill Mott, jockey Junior Alvarado and owner Godolphin over rivals Journalism, Baeza.
There are other loaned artifacts on display, including the Kentucky Derby winner's halter and silks worn by jockey Junior Alvarado. A horseshoe and halter from Kentucky Oaks 151 winner Good Cheer ...
Junior Alvarado is a 39-year-old jockey from Venezuela who has horse racing in his family's blood. His father, Rafael Alvarado, was a famous jockey in Venezuela who never made the jump to America.
Sovereignty, ridden by Junior Alvarado, wins the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., on Saturday. Kentucky Derby-winning Sovereignty beat ...