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Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame 2027 Induction Class Competitors

ROBBY ALBARADO — The late Lafayette native retired from active riding in 2021 after 32 years in the saddle, which started in 1990 at Evangeline Downs. Won 5,222 races in his career and was tied for 30th all-time (as of 7-15-2026) with LSHOF member Mark Guidry and just 87 behind LSHOF inductee Calvin Borel from 34,114 mounts. He added 4,950 seconds and 4,696 thirds for a 44% in-the-money percentage. His mounts earned more than $221 million in his career, which ranks 19th all-time and second only

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR ~ OCTOBER 2026

FALL/WINTER, SORTA’? Hello, and welcome to our version of these seasons, ha!!! Sure you had a great time getting here … We’re excited to see what our normally pseudo winter brings. According to the trusty almanac, though, we’re in for quite a wild winter ride this time. But, as we know, time will tell. By now, everybody seems to have settled into the back-to-school routine, and your kids have, too. It’s just a matter of time until we will be bustling around in the two busiest “holiday”