Junior Alvarado
May 20, 1986
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
5 feet, 6 inches
113lbs
FIRST WINNER
- Dec. 30, 2005, on Esteivana at La Rinconada, Venezuela
- First U.S. winner: Feb. 17, 2007, on Satira at Gulfstream Park
INTRODUCTION TO RACING
- Father was a jockey in Venezuela
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- While his name was intended to be Rafael Alvarado, Jr., after his father, the name was mistakenly registered as Junior Rafael Alvarado
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Won his first Breeders' Cup race in 2022 on Cody's Wish in the Dirt Mile
- Guided Moreno to victory in the 2014 Grade 1 Whitney
- Piloted Emma’s Encore to a fast-closing nose victory in the 2012 Grade 1 Prioress
- Won his first Grade 1 in Arlington Park’s Beverly D. Stakes in 2010 aboard Éclair de Lune
8,290
1,300
1,174
1,121
$98,342,804
| Starts | 1sts | 2nds | 3rds | Earnings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 328 | 46 | 46 | 46 | $5,801,192 |
| 2023 | 386 | 51 | 54 | 60 | $6,121,141 |
| 2022 | 250 | 31 | 27 | 31 | $3,921,959 |
| 2021 | 397 | 39 | 61 | 53 | $5,027,435 |
| 2020 | 631 | 98 | 93 | 86 | $6,987,876 |
| 2019 | 852 | 161 | 115 | 126 | $11,604,677 |
| 2018 | 827 | 159 | 117 | 130 | $9,580,382 |
| 2017 | 361 | 46 | 48 | 41 | $3,115,121 |
| 2016 | 769 | 100 | 114 | 95 | $7,651,148 |
| 2015 | 912 | 138 | 119 | 134 | $9,997,754 |
| 2014 | 551 | 78 | 90 | 68 | $6,316,495 |
| 2013 | 1057 | 188 | 137 | 127 | $12,342,618 |
| 2012 | 958 | 163 | 153 | 123 | $9,832,551 |