Following regulatory action in California and other jurisdictions, Kentucky stewards have begun fining and suspending jockeys for riding-crop violations in the state. Two jockeys riding last week at ...

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission's Rules Committee passed a motion Sept. 29 that will modify the riding crop regulation it passed in June to emphasize suspensions for jockeys committing offenses ...

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 ...

Click below to view more coverage from the Lexington Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com previewing the 149th Kentucky Derby to be held May 6 at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Whipping racehorses for ...

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 ...

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 ...

DEL MARDEL MAR — For the California Horse Racing Board meeting that will be held Thursday across the street from the Del Mar racetrack, the item about jockeys’ use of the riding crops is buried on the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The jockey who rode Sovereignty to the finish line at the 151st Kentucky Derby has been suspended and fined. Junior Alvarado was ordered a two-day suspension and must pay $62 ...