Robby Albarado

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Jockey Robby Albarado was arrested Friday morning and charged with assault in an apparent domestic violence case. He was immediately taken off his mounts for the day, including Hard Not to Like in the Kentucky Oaks, the fillies-only version of the Kentucky Derby. It hasn't been decided if he will ride on Derby day. He does not have a mount in the Kentucky Derby. According to a complaint filed by a woman who claimed to have lived with Albarado for the last year, she and Albarado wrestled over a telephone.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Jockey Robby Albarado was arrested Friday morning and charged with assault in an apparent domestic violence case. He was immediately taken off his mounts for the day, including Hard Not to Like in the Kentucky Oaks, the fillies-only version of the Kentucky Derby. It hasn't been decided if he will ride on Derby day. He does not have a mount in the Kentucky Derby. According to a complaint filed by a woman who claimed to have lived with Albarado for the last year, she and Albarado wrestled over a telephone.

Robby Albarado, who suffered head injuries when he was thrown from his mount in a spill at Churchill Downs on Wednesday, was in good condition after surgery Friday. Albarado underwent surgery at Caritas Medical Center to have titanium mesh applied to an indentation fracture in his skull, the track said in a statement. The procedure is designed to speed the healing process and guard against a similar injury in the future.

Reporting from Louisville, Ky. Trainer Graham Motion and jockey Johnny Velazquez had miserable luck this week at Churchill Downs in the lead-up to the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby. At the start of the week, Motion lost what everyone believed was his best horse, Toby's Corner, to a leg injury. By midweek, Robby Albarado, the jockey for Motion's second-best horse, Animal Kingdom, suffered a broken nose that put his status for the Derby in doubt. By the end of the week, Velazquez lost what looked like his best shot at an elusive Derby victory when Uncle Mo, a horse most were calling the most talented 3-year-old in the country, had to be scratched because of a mysterious intestinal illness.

In what was probably the fastest six-furlong workout ever run before a Kentucky Derby, Old Trieste shocked clockers Sunday with a 1:09 time, missing the track record by two-fifths of a second. Horses are not supposed to work that fast, but Mike Puype, Old Trieste's trainer, didn't seem to think the lickety-split workout will hurt his colt's chances in Saturday's Derby. Robby Albarado, who will ride Old Trieste in the Derby, was in the saddle for the work.

Reporting from Louisville, Ky. Trainer Graham Motion and jockey Johnny Velazquez had miserable luck this week at Churchill Downs in the lead-up to the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby. At the start of the week, Motion lost what everyone believed was his best horse, Toby's Corner, to a leg injury. By midweek, Robby Albarado, the jockey for Motion's second-best horse, Animal Kingdom, suffered a broken nose that put his status for the Derby in doubt. By the end of the week, Velazquez lost what looked like his best shot at an elusive Derby victory when Uncle Mo, a horse most were calling the most talented 3-year-old in the country, had to be scratched because of a mysterious intestinal illness.

NEW YORK -- Curlin became the first horse in North America to top $10 million in career earnings, winning the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup on Saturday at sloppy Belmont Park by three-quarters of a length over Wanderin Boy. The $450,000 winner's purse pushed Curlin's career bankroll to $10,246,800. Cigar held the old mark of $9,999,815, which stood for 12 years. "I'm sure this record will be broken someday, but it will take a hell of a horse to do it," jockey Robby Albarado said.

Jockey Robby Albarado remained hospitalized Saturday with multiple injuries after his mount fell during a race at Keeneland. Albarado was in serious condition at the University of Kentucky Medical Center with a broken left wrist, broken ribs on the left side, a broken pelvis, a partially collapsed lung and a concussion. "He's still in a lot of pain," jockey Marlon St. Julien said from Albarado's hospital room Saturday. "We don't know yet when he'll be able to leave.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Colonel John edged Mambo In Seattle in a photo finish Saturday to win the $1-million Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. Ridden by Garrett Gomez, Colonel John ran 1 1/4 miles in 2:03.20 and earned $600,000 for WinStar Farm. The Eoin Harty-trained horse paid $10.40, $5.40 and $4.30. Colonel John had not won a race since his victory in the Santa Anita Derby in April and finished sixth in the Kentucky Derby. Mambo In Seattle, ridden by Robby Albarado, paid $6.30 and $5.10.

A couple of 3-year-olds who have designs on bigger races will meet in today's fourth, a $56,000 optional claimer at one mile, at Santa Anita. Dwango, a son of Royal Academy, is the 8-5 favorite in the race while Spellbinder, a Tale of the Cat colt, is the 2-1 second choice. The horses earned their maiden victories at the direct expense of Wimbledon, supposedly the best of trainer Bob Baffert's 3-year-olds.

Robby Albarado, who suffered head injuries when he was thrown from his mount in a spill at Churchill Downs on Wednesday, was in good condition after surgery Friday. Albarado underwent surgery at Caritas Medical Center to have titanium mesh applied to an indentation fracture in his skull, the track said in a statement. The procedure is designed to speed the healing process and guard against a similar injury in the future.

In what was probably the fastest six-furlong workout ever run before a Kentucky Derby, Old Trieste shocked clockers Sunday with a 1:09 time, missing the track record by two-fifths of a second. Horses are not supposed to work that fast, but Mike Puype, Old Trieste's trainer, didn't seem to think the lickety-split workout will hurt his colt's chances in Saturday's Derby. Robby Albarado, who will ride Old Trieste in the Derby, was in the saddle for the work.

If trainer Bob Baffert was looking for an omen for Saturday's Belmont Stakes, he found one at Churchill Downs on Monday when his 2-year-old filly, Chilukki, beat six colts to win the $171,750 Kentucky Breeders' Cup Stakes. Baffert will be trying to beat males with another filly, Silverbulletday, in the Belmont.

Three of the top five riders at Hollywood Park will be in Texas tonight to compete in Lone Star Park's seventh All-Star Jockey Championship. Patrick Valenzuela, who leads the Hollywood Park meet with 52 victories, Alex Solis, who is third with 36, and Mike Smith, who is fifth with 26, are scheduled to compete with nine others in the four-race series to help benefit the Disabled Jockeys' Endowment. The other jockeys are Russell Baze, Ryan Fogelsonger, Edgar Prado, Eddie Martin Jr.