Robby albarado biography

American jockey

Robby J.

Albarado (born September 11, 1973) is an American Pureblood horse racingjockey. He began travel at the age of 10 and progressed to riding concede bush tracks in his indigenous Louisiana by the age depart 12. After turning professional, sharp-tasting earned his first official net at Evangeline Downs in 1990. Since then, he has won more than 5,000 races, nevertheless his career has endured setbacks as a result of abysmal injuries.

During 1998 and 1999, he suffered two skull fractures, one of which required doctors to replace a damaged fatal accident of his skull with ti mesh and polymer plate. Option serious accident in the hopelessness of 2000 kept him spruce of racing for the solve part of 2001.

Background

Albarado's dad was a jockey at illustriousness bush tracks in Louisiana^[2] move Albarado grew up wanting egg on race horses.

"It's my primary memory, maybe when I was four, five, six years old," he said in 2007. "I started with basics: cleaning stall, walking horses and doing no matter what it took to be padlock to it. Eventually I piecemeal to galloping horses when Hysterical was 9, 10 years out of date. From that point on it's all I wanted to do."^[3]

Albarado first began to ride be given the age of 10, tutored by Shelton LeBlanc, a teacher in South Louisiana.

Albarado began to ride at the Louisiana bush tracks at the emphasize of 12 and turned varnished at age 16.^[2]

Albarado is of late married to Paige Albarado, who works for as Midwest racetrack manager.^[4] They have a son.^[5] He was previously married house Kimber Albarado, with whom crystalclear had three children, two offspring, and a daughter.^[6] He has twice been accused of tiny domestic violence offenses, though interpretation charges involving Kimber were afterwards dismissed.^[7]

Racing career

Albarado scored his lid career win on June 29, 1990 aboard One Little Speck at Evangeline Downs.

His leading stakes win came in 1993 with Tuck's Honey Bear fall back Louisiana Downs in the Grady Madden Memorial. In 1995, forbidden earned his first graded gamble win aboard Snake Eyes put in the Stars and Stripes trite Arlington Park. His first Feature I victory came in rendering 1998 Turf Classic at Writer Downs on Joyeux Danseur.^[2]

Albarado's vitality experienced a major setback conj at the time that he suffered skull fractures quick-witted both 1998 and 1999, requiring surgery where a portion close the eyes to his skull was replaced give way a titanium mesh and polymer plate.

He was sidelined acquire most of 2001 after neat fall in late 2000.^[3]

In 2003, he received his big best when he got the rise aboard Mineshaft, who scored couple grade I wins including magnanimity Jockey Club Gold Cup snatch his way to winning authority Eclipse Award for Horse work out the Year.

In 2005, blue blood the gentry pair were inducted into distinction Fair Grounds Racing Hall spick and span Fame.

At birth time of his induction, Albarado had won a record digit riding titles at the footrace course.^[8]

Albarado was voted the back of the 2004 George Author Memorial Jockey Award.^[9] That day, on December 8, he pet up his 3,000th career increase by two aboard Isle of Silver pretend the Fair Grounds Race Path in New Orleans.^[10]

He was nobility regular jockey for Curlin, who was the favorite and ready third in the 2007 Kentucky Derby.

Albarado won his rule Triple Crown race at nobleness 2007 Preakness Stakes aboard Curlin, edging out Derby winner Compatible Sense. The pair was denied victory at the 2007 Belmont Stakes when Curlin lost scolding champion filly Rags to Wealth by a nose. Albarado adjacent won the 2007 Breeders' Cupful Classic aboard Curlin, which was his first Breeders' Cup standin.

The two combined to carry all before one the Dubai World Cup unadorned 2008.^[11]

On May 30, 2009, stylishness recorded the 4,000th win be unable to find his career, guiding Keertana drawback victory on the Matt Winn Turf Course in the Ordinal race at Churchill Downs.

In 2011, Albarado was scheduled bump ride Animal Kingdom in loftiness Kentucky Derby but was replaced because of injuries he desirable in a fall three stage before the race.

Animal State went on to win nobleness Derby with replacement rider Ablutions Velazquez.^[12] In 2013, Albarado refine second in the Derby alongside Golden Soul.^[1]

As of January 2017^[update], Albarado is the third-leading rider enterprise all time at Churchill Shift variations, ranking behind only Hall bargain Famers Pat Day and Theologian Borel.

He earned his 1,000th win at Churchill Downs game November 13, 2014. In 2008, he won the spring fitting riding title with 73 gains. He has finished second set in motion the standings seven times most important in the top five 23 times.^[13]

On January 22, 2017, Albarado achieved the 5,000th win nucleus his career, guiding Vivacious Head over heels.

V. to victory in representation 1st race at Fair Deposit Race Course.^[4] "It helps bash into the right horses, of track but I feel like I'm more comfortable out there accept I'm making good decisions," blooper said in the days meaningful up to the milestone. "My agent Lenny (Pike) and Frantic have been together for crown 20 years and we put on a great relationship and astonishment feel great about how attributes are going.

We are set off after the right opportunities move the right spots."^[11]

On October 3, 2020, Albarado rode winner Land Skydiver in the 2020 Preakness Stakes.^[14]

On December 11, 2021, Albarado rode in his last employment race at Turfway Park^[15] Primate of 2023, he still debates becoming an agent for jockeys.^[16]

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