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[1]
* 2023 : Russell Baze
* 2022 : Slade Callaghan[2]
* 2021 : Eurico Rosa da Silva[3]
* 2020 : no award given
* 2019 : Frank Barroby[4]
* 2018 : Emma-Jayne Wilson
* 2017 : Gary Boulanger[5]
* 2016 : Gary Stahlbaum[6]
* 2015 : Quincy Welch[7]
* 2014 : Patrick Husbands[8]
* 2013 : Mickey Walls
* 2012 : Steven Bahen
* 2011 : Emile Ramsammy
* 2010 : Stewart Elliott

* 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

* 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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1. ^ "Avelino Gomez Memorial Award". Jockeys Canada. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
2. ^ "Callaghan to Receive Avelino Gomez Memorial Award". 19 July 2022.
3. ^ Toronto Star Accomplished rider Rosa da Silva named 2021 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award recipient Archived August 6, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ "Frank Barroby named 2019 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award". 27 May 2019.
5. ^ "Woodbine News Archives".
6. ^ "Woodbine News Archives".
7. ^ "Quincy Welch to Receive 2015 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award". 20 May 2015.
8. ^ "Husbands Honored with 2014 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award". 5 June 2014.

## External links

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* The 2008 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award at Fort Erie Racetrack[permanent dead link‍]
* The 2009 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award at The Bloodhorse.com