WITH MORE DETAILS ON THE RULING. KENT. WELL, VICKI AND RICK, BLOOD-HORSE REPORTING THAT SOVEREIGNTY맥스카지노�S JOCKEY, JUNIOR ALVARADO, HAS BEEN FINED $62,000 AND SUSPENDED FOR TWO RACING DAYS. THIS IS BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE CROP USE. DURING HIS WINNING RIDE ON DERBY DAY. THE RULES OF THE HORSE RACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY AUTHORITY ALLOW JOCKEYS TO USE THEIR CROP UP TO SIX TIMES DURING A RACE. TODAY, THE KENTUCKY STEWARDS RULED ALVARADO USED HIS EIGHT TIMES IF HE HAD STRUCK SOVEREIGNTY TEN TIMES, THE ORGANIZATION WOULD HAVE CALLED FOR SOVEREIGNTY맥스카지노�S DISQUALIFICATIONS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AND HARSHER PENALTIES FOR THE JOCKEY. ALVARADO맥스카지노�S HEFTY FINE IS LARGER THAN MOST VIOLATIONS. THAT맥스카지노�S BECAUSE IT WAS DOUBLED, AS IT WAS HIS SECOND OFFENSE WITHIN A 180 DAY PERIOD. OBVIOUSLY, THE LARGER PURSE FOR THIS RACE, THE JOCKEYS FIRST OFFENSE AT CHURCHILL DOWNS, WAS BACK IN DECEMBER. ALVARADO WILL SERVE HIS SUSPENSION AT THE END OF THE MONTH, FROM MAY 20TH 9TH TO MAY 30TH.