Alum takes center stage at Kentucky Derby
Marshall Farrer (MBA ’98) welcomed jockey Junior Alvarado to the Winner's Circle at Churchill Downs on May 3 following the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby. Alvarado rode 3-year-old colt Sovereignty to victory in the race.
Farrer is executive vice president and chief strategic growth officer for Brown‑Forman, the family-owned publicly-traded wine and spirits manufacturer whose brands include Jack Daniel’s, Old Forester and Woodford Reserve, which has served as Presenting Sponsor of the Derby since 2018. Farrer, a descendant of Brown-Forman founder George Garvin Brown, presented the winning team with a custom bottle of Woodford Reserve bourbon with Sovereignty's name engraved on the bottle.
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