Kentucky Derby and Belmont winner Sovereignty, sent off as the 1-2 favorite, beat Baeza by a length in the Jim Dandy. Hill ...

Junior Alvarado reacts after winning the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby aboard aboard Sovereignty at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday. It was Alvarado’s first Derby win.

Junior — his legal first name after his parents listed it as Junior Rafael Alvarado on his birth certificate — came to the U.S. in 2007 as a bug boy (apprentice jockey).

Jockey Junior Alvarado triumphs at the Kentucky Derby guiding Sovereignty past rivals, making a memorable comeback after a recent shoulder injury.

Saudi Cup winning jockey Junior Alvarado is relishing the chance to add a second major Middle Eastern title to his CV when he and Senor Buscador line up alongside some of the best in the world at ...

Perhaps Junior Alvarado had an inkling things were about to go his way. Because he insisted to his wife that she bring their three children to Louisville, Kentucky for the Derby.

Junior Alvarado reportedly is appealing fine for using riding crop too many times in Kentucky Derby, but HISA spokesperson says jockey hasn't filed. advertisement. Louisville Courier-Journal.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Temporarily sidelined by a hard fall, jockey Junior Alvarado put it behind him with the ride of a lifetime in the Kentucky Derby. Most satisfying was guiding Sovereignty ...

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.

Junior Alvarado holds the trophy as he celebrates after riding Sovereignty to victory in the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Louisville ...