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  occupation Jockey
  birthplace Lafayette, Louisiana <br> United States
  birth Date September 11, 1973
  career Wins 3,000+ (ongoing)
  race Stars And Stripes Handicap (1995)<br> Arlington Oaks (1996)<br> Stonerside Beaumont Stakes (1997, 1999)<br> Lexington Stakes (1998, 2007)<br> Maker's Mark Mile Stakes (1998, 2003)<br> Spinster Stakes (1998)<br> Turf Classic Stakes (1998, 2005)<br> Mother Goose Stakes (1999, 2004)<br> Arlington Classic (2000)<br> Arlington Handicap (2000, 2001)<br> Dixie Stakes (2000)<br> Turfway Park Fall Championship (2000)<br> Derby Trial (2001)<br> Alcibiades Stakes (2002)<br> Washington Park Handicap (2002)<br> Ashland Stakes (2003)<br> Ben Ali Stakes (2003, 2004, 2005)<br> Holy Bull Stakes (2003)<br> Jockey Club Gold Cup (2003)<br> Pimlico Special (2003)<br> Suburban Handicap (2003)<br> Woodward Stakes (2003)<br> Gazelle Handicap (2004)<br> Pennsylvania Derby (2004)<br> Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes (2004)<br> Sword Dancer Handicap (2004)<br> Louisville Breeders' Cup Handicap (2005)<br> Mrs Revere Stakes (2005)<br> Phoenix Breeders' Cup Stakes (2005)<br> Ack Ack Handicap (2006)<br> Delta Jackpot Stakes (2006)<br> Razorback Breeders' Cup Handicap (2006)<br> Sugar Bowl Stakes (2006)<br> Arkansas Derby (2007)<br> Black Gold Stakes (2007)<br> Mervin Muniz Jr Memorial Handicap (2007)<br> Rebel Stakes (2007)<br> Risen Star Stakes (2007)<br>
  awards George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (2004)
  horses Quiet Resolve , King Cugat , Mineshaft <br> Classic Cat , Notional , Curlin
  updated April 18, 2007


Robby Albarado (born September 11 , 1973 in Lafayette, Louisiana ) is an American Thoroughbred Horse Racing Jockey . He began riding at the age of 12 at Bush Track s in his native Louisiana and after turning professional, earned his first win at Evangeline Downs in 1990. Since then he has gone on to win more than 3,000 races, but his career has endured setbacks as a result of serious injuries. During 1998 and 1999 he suffered two Skull Fracture s, one of which required doctors to replace a damaged portion of his skull with Titanium mesh and Polymer plate. Another serious accident in the fall of 2000 kept him out of racing for the better part of 2001.

Albarado rode to victory in the 2003 Jockey Club Gold Cup aboard U.S. Horse Of The Year , Mineshaft . He has ridden in eight Kentucky Derby s with his best results coming on third-place finishers Steppenwolfer in 2006 and Curlin in 2007. He also rode Steppenwolfer to a fourth-place finish in the Belmont Stakes .

He is the regular jockey for the 3-year-old colt Curlin who was the favorite and finished third in the 2007 Kentucky Derby .
Albarado won his first Triple Crown at the 2007 Preakness Stakes aboard Curlin , edging out Derby-winner Street Sense . Albarado was denied victory at the 2007 Belmont Stakes when Curlin lost to champion filly Rags To Riches by a nose.

Robby Albarado was voted the 2004 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award .


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