Career
During 1998 and 1999, he suffered two skull fractures, 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"s big break came in 2003 when he rode to victory in the Jockey Club Gold Cup aboard United States. Horse of the Year Mineshaft.
He has ridden in nine Kentucky Derbys with his best result being a second on Golden Soul in 2013.
Albarado also rode Golden Soul in the Belmont Stakes, Haskell Invitational Stakes, and Travers Stakes. He was the regular jockey for Curlin, who was the favorite and finished third in the 2007 Kentucky Derby.
In 2005, he was inducted into the Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame.