Jockey Drayden Van Dyke, initially fined $15,600 and suspended three days for exceeding the maximum number of riding crop strikes in guiding Soul of an Angel to victory in the $1 million Breeders' Cup ...

Junior Alvarado, the jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory in the Kentucky Derby on May 3, has sparked controversy after race stewards said he used his riding crop in excess of the allowable limit of ...

A late surge down the closing stretch won Sovereignty the 151st Kentucky Derby, as he outran the morning line favorite Journalism to the finish line. But the way that strong close happened came at a ...

The jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at last weekend's Kentucky Derby has been issued a fine and suspension for striking the 3-year-old colt with his riding crop an excessive amount during the ...

Jockey Junior Alvarado, who was issued a suspension and fine for excessive crop use during his Kentucky Derby ride of Sovereignty, has appealed his suspension. According to the Horseracing Integrity ...

The jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the Kentucky Derby last week has been fined over $60,000 for striking the horse with his riding crop too many times during the race, according to the ...

In a ruling issued May 9, jockey Junior Alvarado was fined $62,000 and suspended two racing days for violating riding crop rules in riding Sovereignty to victory in the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1) at ...