Alvarado Fined $62,000, Suspended for KY Derby Ride

In a failure issued on May 9, Jockey Junior Alvarado cost $ 62000 and suspended two days of racing for violating the rules of driving harvests Sovereignty A victory on May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1) in Churchill Downs. Kentucky Stewards determined that Alvarado hit Soberanecio eight times the duration of the derby, above the limit of six blows to the hind rooms of a horse allowed under the rules of the authority of integrity and safety of horse racing.

Alvarado’s fine is significant than most harvest rapes, due to the $ 5 million bag of Kentucky derby and the participation of the winner of the $ 3.1 million in the bag. According to Hisa’s rules, with 1-3 attacks on the limit, it is typically in a fine of $ 250 or 10% of the jockey bag, which is greater, plus a suspension of one day. Alvarado’s Mount Fairy was $ 310,000 in the Derby.

But a second crime within a period of 180 days doubles sanctions. The administrators cited Alvarado for this when issuing their failure. Alvarado’s previous violation within the 180 -day period occurred on December 1 in Churchill Downs.

Its suspension will be executed on May 29-30.

The sanctions were not unexpected. Talking to Bloodhorse after a press conference after the race after the Derby, Alvarado acknowledged to go through the limit after reviewing the conference races, but said he did not realize that he was providing his trip.

“I couldn’t track that,” Alvarado told Bloodhorse Saturday. “It’s such a big career, there is so much that you have in your mind.”

Rallying through the center of the track, sovereignty fought with favorite Journalism Moving from that rival in the eighth final of a mile to score by 1 1/2 lengths. Alvarado hit Sovereigtty for the last time to an sixteenth of a mile of the end.

“I was galloping for 10 (lengths). When the additional whip occurred, it was right next to the favorite and needed to do what I needed to do at that time,” Alvarado said. “After (seeing a repetition), I saw that I went, but I didn’t have time to think about that (at the time). I just wanted to win the biggest race in the United States.”

Umberto Rispoli, journalism of Abboard, seemed to have used the harvest in journalism six times, the limit of Hisa, with its final use of the harvest also with approximately a sixteenth of a reminent mile.

If the butlers had determined that Alvarado hit Sovereigtty 10 times, Hisa’s rules would have requested the disqualification of Savereigtys of the Derby and even more rigid sanctions for Alvarado.

Savereigtty, a 3 -year -old son of In the mischief Races for the owner/breeder Godolphin and the coach of the Fame Bill Mott Hall.

Today’s crops are children in horses that in previous times. They have poppers that produce a noisy sound but that are less likely to produce hunches.

Since the rules of the HISA riding harvest were implemented in July 2022, a movement made in the interest of the optics and welfare of the horses, the riders have become more aware of the restrictions imposed on the use of the harvest, and the violations have gradually done so. The butlers have continued to enforce the regulations at each career and track level under the supervision of Hisa.

Alvarado has been sanctioned nine times by crop violations according to Hisa’s online records.

A riding harvest in relation to the race bag is a discouragement for violations in races of great importance and value. They still occur, with an example the past fall when Drayden Van Dyke was sanctioned for his trip Soul or an angel In the Cup of Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) breeders in Sea.

Alvarado agent Mike Sellitto said the ruling is under appeal. Hisa’s internal award panel will appoint three members of a pool or awarding to listen to the appeal.