Junior and Kelly Alvarado

🏇🏼Profesional Jockey..3 beautiful kids 💙💜💚 and 2 dogs 🐾🐾 2023 Pegasus World Cup winner 🏆 2022 Breeder’s Cup Dirt Mile winner 🏆 2000+ races and counting

[Megan Dero Halter @MegHalterEsq]

Matt adds another jockey to his book! Thanks for stopping for a picture with Matt Junior! @JuniorandKellyA

[Samantha Decker (she/her) 📷 @sdeckerphoto]

Congratulations to the connections of Alan Turing, winner of the Commentator Stakes today at Saratoga on New York Showcase Day! The four year old gelding is owned by Gallagher's Stud, trained by Pat Quick, and was ridden to victory by @JuniorandKellyA. This was the first running of the Commentator since Tator's passing last year, so it was very meaningful for the @OldFriendsCC farm fam to be able to see it one last time at the Spa before it returns to its regular home of Belmont Park.

Shot for the @saratogaspecial

[NYRA (🗽) @TheNYRA]

New York vs. Everybody 🗽 LET’S GO @nyknicks!

[NYRA (🗽) @TheNYRA]

ALAN TURING cracked the code!

He earns his first stakes win at 11-1 in the Commentator Stakes under @JuniorandKellyA for trainer Patrick Quick.

[Carson Blevins @roguewolf007]

who needs a belmont at 'toga when you've got a G3 Matt Winn at home??

this is not the intended remote shot, but it gave me a good idea for sunday 💡

i thought @JuniorandKellyA in the black silks next to the spire looked awesome, so i shared it here in the infamous 'Peanut Gallery' 😊🏇📷

[Carson Blevins @roguewolf007]

Fort Washington ran so big in his repeat Dinner Party Stakes win, i shaved his wittle nose off with my camera lens at the finish

[Bradley Weisbord @BradWeisbord]

Awesome bit @andie_biancone. We are going to miss @FanDuel_Racing. We need this content, it’s crucial for GROWTH. Hopefully the industry can figure out where to direct the daily player and not continue to fragment them. Fanduel = great content /most tracks

[TDN @theTDN]

Preakness Day Recap 🌻 Saturday at Laurel Park

Winner of the 2025 GI Arlington Million Stakes, FORT WASHINGTON (War Front) returned to the winner's circle following his triumph - for the second year in a row - in the GIII Dinner Party Stakes.

[Fasig-Tipton @FasigTiptonCo]

#FasigGrad FORT WASHINGTON repeats in the Dinner Party S. (G3) at @LaurelPark! He is a graduate of the July Selected Horses of Racing Age sale. Congrats to the connections:

O: @MagicCapStables
T: Shug McGaughey
J: @JuniorandKellyA

@TaylorMadeSales

[Phipps Stable Fan @PhippsStableFan]

🏆𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗪𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗧𝗢𝗡 repeats in the Dinner Party S. (G3T) at @LaurelPark.

G1W 7/h by War Front (@ClaiborneFarm) is from the Phipps family of Big Hurry.

Congrats! Jos. Allen @WhiteBirchFarm_ @MagicCapStables @ClaudeMcGaughey @JuniorandKellyA

[Equibase @Equibase]

FORT WASHINGTON goes back-to-back in the G3 Dinner Party Stakes for trainer Shug McGaughey with @JuniorandKellyA aboard in the first win of his 7yo campaign!

The son of War Front now has 5 career graded stakes wins and surpassed $1.5M in earnings.

Congratulations to all connections!

📸Eclipse Sportswire

[America'sBestRacing @ABRLive]

He conquered the @KentuckyDerby last year with Sovereignty… now @JuniorandKellyA is after the Florida Derby aboard Chief Wallabee.

Junior has been riding for trainer Bill Mott for over 13 years. Will he have what it takes to add another big win to his resume?

📹 Catch new daily episodes of “UNBRIDLED: Chasing the Kentucky Derby” on our TikTok and YouTube channels.

[FanDuel Racing @FanDuel_Racing]

"He's been doing everything like we expect."

Jockey @JuniorandKellyA spoke with @andie_biancone about his ride in the 2026 @KentuckyDerby - CHIEF WALLABEE!

[Junior and Kelly Alvarado @JuniorandKellyA]

Best moments ever 💙

[America'sBestRacing @ABRLive]

They never expected this.

@JuniorandKellyA takes us through the life-changing moments — like winning the @KentuckyDerby — that neither of them saw coming.

📹 Catch new daily episodes of “UNBRIDLED: Chasing the Kentucky Derby” on our TikTok and YouTube channels.

[America'sBestRacing @ABRLive]

They never expected this.

@JuniorandKellyA takes us through the life-changing moments — like winning the @KentuckyDerby — that neither of them saw coming.

📹 Catch new daily episodes of “UNBRIDLED: Chasing the Kentucky Derby” on our TikTok and YouTube channels.

[Junior and Kelly Alvarado @JuniorandKellyA]

The G.O.A.T 🐐 of the Agent 🙌

[Churchill Downs @ChurchillDowns]

There are so many people behind-the-scenes of the Derby. Meet Michael Sellitto, jockey agent.

[Churchill Downs @ChurchillDowns]

There are so many people behind-the-scenes of the Derby. Meet Michael Sellitto, jockey agent.

[Junior and Kelly Alvarado @JuniorandKellyA]

🤗🤗

[America'sBestRacing @ABRLive]

Racing runs in the blood.

Trainer @Riley_Mott grew up on the backside with his Hall of Fame father Bill Mott — two-time @KentuckyDerby winner.

Now Riley's kids are trackside too… and his son already has a favorite jockey. (Hint: it's Junior Alvarado.)

📹 Catch new daily episodes of “UNBRIDLED: Chasing the Kentucky Derby” on our TikTok and YouTube channels.

[America'sBestRacing @ABRLive]

Racing runs in the blood.

Trainer @Riley_Mott grew up on the backside with his Hall of Fame father Bill Mott — two-time @KentuckyDerby winner.

Now Riley's kids are trackside too… and his son already has a favorite jockey. (Hint: it's Junior Alvarado.)

📹 Catch new daily episodes of “UNBRIDLED: Chasing the Kentucky Derby” on our TikTok and YouTube channels.

[Junior and Kelly Alvarado @JuniorandKellyA]

😊🙏🏼🙏🏼

[America'sBestRacing @ABRLive]

Reigning Kentucky Derby champion @JuniorandKellyA knows better than anyone that resilience is part of the job.

📹 Catch new daily episodes of “UNBRIDLED: Chasing the Kentucky Derby” on our TikTok and YouTube channels.