Aqueduct
Alvarado to resume riding at Aqueduct on Saturday
Barbara D. Livingston Junior Alvarado has been sidelined almost four months with a broken ankle.
Jockey Junior Alvarado, sidelined since breaking his ankle on Dec. 22 in a gate mishap at Aqueduct, has been getting on horses for two weeks and plans to return to race-riding here on Saturday.
Alvarado, who ranked fifth on this circuit in wins in 2013 with 188, worked a couple of horses on Monday morning, including one for Gary Contessa.
“It’s been a long time, almost four months,” Alvarado said. “Hopefully, I’ll be 100 percent completely ready for Belmont.”
Alvarado said that during the first week of getting on horses, “The ankle didn’t bother me at all. What bothered me was the body; first time getting on horses in awhile and I was very sore the first three days. After that, it’s been very good.”