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Robby Albarado Remembered | Albany News
Robby Albarado, the legendary retired jockey with over 5,200 wins and a career worth more than $221 million, passed away at 52 in his sleep in Saratoga Springs. Still riding horses as an exercise rider in the mornings after retiring in 2021, he’d recently undergone a heart procedure — a stent placement followed by another cardiac event — and was staying with trainer Ken McPeek. McPeek found him Tuesday morning, late for coffee, and called him “one of the best men on a horse” they’d ever known. Albarado’s family history of heart disease tragically contributed to his sudden death. Though some…
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