The Avelino Gomez Memorial Award is a Canadian thoroughbred horse racing honour given annually to a jockey who is Canadian-born, Canadian-raised, or a regular in the country for more than five years, who has made significant contributions to the sport. The honour is named for the late Cuban-born Canadian and American Hall of Fame jockey Avelino Gomez who died in 1980 of complications from injuries sustained in a racing accident.
Avelino Gomez Memorial Award honourees receive a replica of the life-size statue of Gomez sculpted by Siggy Puchta that stands at Woodbine Racetrack.
In 2004, Francine Villeneuve became the first female recipient of the award.
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References edit
- ^ "Callaghan to Receive Avelino Gomez Memorial Award". 19 July 2022.
- ^ Toronto Star Accomplished rider Rosa da Silva named 2021 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award recipient Archived August 6, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Frank Barroby named 2019 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award". 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Woodbine News Archives".
- ^ "Woodbine News Archives".
- ^ "Quincy Welch to Receive 2015 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award". 20 May 2015.
- ^ "Husbands Honored with 2014 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award". 5 June 2014.