After riding Sovereignty in each of his four career starts, Alvarado was forced to watch him race from the hospital. "If it's meant to be, it's meant to be," Alvarado thought to himself.

A hard fall in March left jockey Junior Alvarado with an injured shoulder, but the Venezuelan put it behind him with the ride of a lifetime in the Kentucky Derby.

"Number one, my regular rider, Junior Alvarado." To have had him pilot Sovereignty to victory, Mott felt, made it even sweeter. Another member of that team is ownership group Godolphin, LLC.

The jockey riding Sovereignty, Junior Alvarado, shared his thoughts after the big victory. Alvarado is the Venezuelan son of a jockey. Sovereignty "is a 3-year-old colt and has raced from 2024 to ...

As for Long Island: "That's my home. I made Long Island my home. We've been raising our kids on Long Island. We cheer for ...

THE 151st Kentucky Derby has been won by Sovereignty! Pre-race favourite, Journalism, had to settle for second after a thrilling finale to the Run for the Roses. Sovereignty jockey Junior Alvarado ...

Jockey Junior Alvarado celebrates atop of Sovereignty #18 after winning the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturdya, May 3, 2025. (Alex Slitz / Getty Images ...

Less than two months before the Kentucky Derby, jockey Junior Alvarado was praying ... a legitimate shot this year with his horse Sovereignty. Alvarado wasn’t sure if he would ever get an ...

Junior Alvarado was granted a stay of suspension on Tuesday while the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) begins the process for hearing his newly-lodged appeal for allegedly using 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 ...