LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - Jockey Junior Alvarado has been fined $62,000 and suspended two racing days for his winning-ride aboard Sovereignty in Kentucky Derby 151.

Kentucky Derby jockey Junior Alvarado is fined $62,000 and suspended for rule violations. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Junior Alvarado, Kentucky Derby winning jockey, was recently fined a total of $62,000 and suspended two racing days for riding rule violations.

The jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory in the 151st Kentucky Derby has been fined and suspended for striking the Derby-winning horse eight times during the race, two past the six-strike limit on a horse’s hindquarters.