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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References
  1. https://woodbine.com/woodbine-news/frank-barroby-named-2019-recipient-of-the-avelino-gomez-memorial-award/
  2. http://www.woodbineentertainment.com/Woodbine/RaceTrackNewsPage.aspx?NewsId=d12f0a10-45d7-4fe8-b240-577f0ef8196b
  3. http://www.woodbineentertainment.com/woodbine/RaceTrackNewsPage.aspx?NewsId=4f298d43-7825-43b5-8ddf-ba50b5fd28f5
  4. http://www.paulickreport.com/news/thoroughbred-racing/quincy-welch-to-receive-2015-avelino-gomez-memorial-award/
  5. http://www.paulickreport.com/news/thoroughbred-racing/husbands-honored-with-2014-avelino-gomez-memorial-award/
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