Avelino Gomez Memorial Award
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.
Award winners
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- 2024 : Gunnar Lindberg{{cite web |title=Avelino Gomez Memorial Award |url=https://www.jockeyscanada.com/avelino-gomez-memorial-award/ |website=Jockeys Canada |access-date=14 October 2024}}
- 2023 : Russell Baze
- 2022 : Slade Callaghan{{Cite web|url=https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/callaghan-to-receive-avelino-gomez-memorial-award/|title = Callaghan to Receive Avelino Gomez Memorial Award|date = 19 July 2022}}
- 2021 : Eurico Rosa da Silva[https://www.thestar.com/sports/2021/08/01/accomplished-rider-rosa-da-silva-named-2021-avelino-gomez-memorial-award-recipient.html Toronto Star Accomplished rider Rosa da Silva named 2021 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award recipient] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806121744/https://www.thestar.com/sports/2021/08/01/accomplished-rider-rosa-da-silva-named-2021-avelino-gomez-memorial-award-recipient.html |date=August 6, 2021}}
- 2020 : no award given
- 2019 : Frank Barroby{{Cite web|url=https://woodbine.com/woodbine-news/frank-barroby-named-2019-recipient-of-the-avelino-gomez-memorial-award/|title = Frank Barroby named 2019 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award|date = 27 May 2019}}
- 2018 : Emma-Jayne Wilson
- 2017 : Gary Boulanger{{Cite web|url=http://www.woodbineentertainment.com/Woodbine/RaceTrackNewsPage.aspx?NewsId=d12f0a10-45d7-4fe8-b240-577f0ef8196b|title = Woodbine News Archives}}
- 2016 : Gary Stahlbaum{{Cite web|url=http://www.woodbineentertainment.com/woodbine/RaceTrackNewsPage.aspx?NewsId=4f298d43-7825-43b5-8ddf-ba50b5fd28f5|title = Woodbine News Archives}}
- 2015 : Quincy Welch{{Cite web|url=http://www.paulickreport.com/news/thoroughbred-racing/quincy-welch-to-receive-2015-avelino-gomez-memorial-award/|title = Quincy Welch to Receive 2015 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award|date = 20 May 2015}}
- 2014 : Patrick Husbands{{Cite web|url=http://www.paulickreport.com/news/thoroughbred-racing/husbands-honored-with-2014-avelino-gomez-memorial-award/|title = Husbands Honored with 2014 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award|date = 5 June 2014}}
- 2013 : Mickey Walls
- 2012 : Steven Bahen
- 2011 : Emile Ramsammy
- 2010 : Stewart Elliott
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- 2009 : Robert King
- 2008 : Jack Lauzon
- 2007 : George HoSang
- 2006 : John LeBlanc
- 2005 : Sam Krasner
- 2004 : Francine Villeneuve
- 2003 : Robert Landry
- 2002 : Richard Dos Ramos
- 2001 : Chris Loseth
- 2000 : James McKnight
- 1999 : David Clark
- 1998 : Irwin Driedger
- 1997 : Richard Grubb
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- 1996 : David A. Gall
- 1995 : Don Seymour
- 1994 : no award given
- 1993 : Larry Attard
- 1992 : Robin Platts
- 1991 : Hugo Dittfach
- 1990 : Lloyd Duffy
- 1989 : Jeffrey Fell
- 1988 : Chris Rogers
- 1987 : Don MacBeth
- 1986 : Sandy Hawley
- 1985 : Johnny Longden
- 1984 : Ron Turcotte
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References
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External links
- [http://www.forterieracing.ca/press_releases/archive/releases/May22-08.htm The 2008 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award at Fort Erie Racetrack]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/51014/robert-king-wins-canadas-avelino-gomez-award The 2009 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award at The Bloodhorse.com]