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Acadiana community remembers veteran jockey Robby Albarado

Headline from KLFY Lafayette

OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) -- Acadiana has come together in remembering Robby Albarado, a veteran jockey who achieved more than 5,000 career wins, died Aug. 4 following complications from a heart procedure. Albarado was a two-time Preakness champion who established himself as a dominant figure in horse r…

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  1. WHAS Louisville

    Jockey Robby Albarado passes away (opens WHAS Louisville)

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    Albarado was one of the most successful jockeys in the history of Churchill Downs.

  2. KLFY Lafayette

    Legendary Acadiana jockey Robby Albarado dies following heart procedures (opens KLFY Lafayette)

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    KLFY Lafayette's feed description

    LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Robby Albarado, an Acadiana winning jockey who was the regular rider of two-time Horse of the Year Curlin has died in his sleep at 52. He won more than 5,000 races in a career that spanned more than three decades and won over $221,560,948 in earnings.

  3. Winchester Star

    Two-time Preakness-winning jockey Robby Albarado dies at 52 (opens Winchester Star)

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    Winchester Star's feed description

    Former jockey Robby Albarado, who won the Preakness twice, has died at age 52. A spokesperson for Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, said the track was informed of Albarado’s death by multiple friends and family members. Albarado was hospitalized in…

  4. KLFY Lafayette

    Acadiana community remembers veteran jockey Robby Albarado (opens KLFY Lafayette)

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    KLFY Lafayette's feed description

    OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) -- Acadiana has come together in remembering Robby Albarado, a veteran jockey who achieved more than 5,000 career wins, died Aug. 4 following complications from a heart procedure. Albarado was a two-time Preakness champion who established himself as a dominant figure in horse r…

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