Junior Alvarado

Junior Alvarado
Born	(1986-05-20) May 20, 1986 Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Career wins	1,452 (as at 9/25/18)
Major racing wins
Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes (2009) Arlington-Washington Futurity Stakes (2010) Beverly D. Stakes (2010) Broadway Stakes (2011, 2015, 2018) Damon Runyon Stakes (2011, 2020) Hollie Hughes Handicap (2011, 2013, 2016) Pucker Up Stakes (2011) Turnback The Alarm Handicap (2011) Falls City Handicap (2011) Athenia Stakes (2012) Fred "Cappy" Capossela Stakes (2012) Honorable Miss Handicap (2012) Prioress Stakes (2012) Vagrancy Handicap (2012, 2013) Victory Ride Stakes (2012) Beaugay Stakes (2013) Cigar Mile Handicap (2013) Distaff Handicap (2013) Forego Stakes (2013) Fort Marcy Stakes (2013) Mervin Handicap Muniz Jr. Handicap (2013) Suburban Handicap (2013, 2015) Westchester Stakes (2013) Iowa Oaks (2014) Whitney Stakes (2014) Honey Fox Stakes (2015, 2016) Jessamine Stakes (2015) Kent Stakes (2015) Madison Stakes (2015) Nashua Stakes (2015) New York Stakes (2015) Remsen Stakes (2015) Saratoga Special Stakes (2015) Top Flight Handicap (2015) Del Mar Oaks (2016) Fall Highweight Handicap (2016) Fountain of Youth Stakes (2016) Holy Bull Stakes (2016) Just a Game Stakes (2016) Pin Oak Valley View Stakes (2016) Ballston Spa Stakes (2016) Canadian Stakes (2017) Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (2017) Adirondack Stakes (2018) Gotham Stakes (2018) Damon Runyon Stakes (2020) Belmont Derby (2020)
Racing awards
Arlington Park Champion Jockey (2009)
Significant horses
Cody's Wish, Just FYI, Flat Out, Mohaymen, Moreno, Lubash

Junior Rafael Alvarado (born May 20, 1986) is a jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred racing who rode his first winner on December 30, 2005, at La Rinconada Hippodrome near Caracas, Venezuela before moving to ride in the United States in 2007 where he got his first winner on February 17 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida.

Background

His father, Rafael Alvarado, was also a jockey in Venezuela. He had intended to record his son's birthname as Rafael Alvarado Jr. but it was mistakenly registered as Junior Rafael Alvarado.

Triple Crown finishes

Junior Alvarado rode Mohaymen to a fourth-place finish in the 2016 Kentucky Derby and Enticed to a twelfth-place finish in the 2018 edition. In the 2012 Preakness Stakes he ran fourth aboard Zetterholm.