Who is the jockey Sovereignty to win Kentucky Derby was fined and suspended during the race for too many horse riding crops.
The jockey's junior Alvarado was fined $62,000 and suspended two upcoming races at Churchill Downs for violating the rules of the Jockey Integrity and Safety Bureau, a national organization that regulates the sport.
In a Friday ruling, the Kentucky butler committee that oversees horse racing in Kentucky determined that Alvarado defeated eight times with his riding crops, “that’s more than the HISA rules allow, HISA rules,” HISA spokesman Mandy Minger Minger Minger News told CBS News in a statement Saturday.
According to HISA rules, crops can only be used up to six times in a competition.
The fine for this violation is 10% of the jockey's $3.1 million wallet. Alvarado won a $310,000 victory, which means he will receive a $31,000 fine.
However, this marks the second time in the past 180 days, Alvarado violated the rule while playing in Kentucky, which led to the butler doubled the fine under the "escalating fine structure", resulting in a $62,000 figure and will serve for two days at the end of May.
Hisa said that all jockeys’ crop fines will be used for jockeys’ mental health plans.
Sovereignty belongs to Godolphin - the name of the racing horse stable of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and trained by William Mott. Sovereignty entered the 151st Kentucky Derby with 5-1 odds, but beat favorite news with an exciting ending in muddy, sloppy conditions.
it Announced earlier this week This sovereignty will not run in Preakness Stakes on May 17, ending his triple-champion chance, a feat that has not been achieved since Justify did in 2018.
However, Mott told reporters that sovereignty is still expected to be played on June 7 (the last game of the Triple Crown) in Belmont’s bet.
Sovereignty finished second in the Florida Derby in March and won the source of youth bets earlier that month and street style in October last year.