Junior Alvarado, the jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, has been issued a suspension and ordered to pay a hefty fine for excessive use of his riding crop during the race.

In his first-ever Run for the Roses appearance over the weekend, jockey Junior Alvarado rode the stunning #18 horse, Sovereignty, who won the race. However, the jockey is now bein