Jockey Junior Alvarado is all smiles as he holds the Man o' War Cup after Sovereignty won the 156th running of the Travers at the Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Jockey Junior ...

What do you say to the horse that just won you your first Kentucky Derby? As he was being led back to the grandstand side after winning the biggest race of his life, jockey Junior Alvarado leaned in ...

Sovereignty's reign as the King of Saratoga Race Course is over, at least for now, as the 3-year-old superstar headed west Wednesday in pursuit of the final jewel in his historic racing season. On ...

Sovereignty, who dominated 3-year-old racing this past year with wins in the Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes and Travers, will return to racing in 2026.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes champion Sovereignty rallied after losing position heading into the final turn to win the $500,000 Jim Dandy by a length at Saratoga on ...

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. Alvarado was fined ...

To celebrate a remarkable year of racing action on the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) circuit, the NYRA Press ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes champion Sovereignty rallied after losing position heading into the final turn to win the $500,000 Jim Dandy by a length at Saratoga on ...

Even though it was “just a prep,” as jockey Junior Alvarado said after the race, Sovereignty was just too good for his four rivals in Saturday’s Grade 2, $500,000 Jim Dandy at Saratoga. The Kentucky ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Sovereignty drew the No. 4 post and is the 2-5 morning-line favorite in a five-horse field for the 156th Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. As usual, the Kentucky ...