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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

2025 : J.P. Souter {{cite web |title=J.P. Souter named 2025 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award recipient |url= https://woodbine.com/woodbine-news/j-p-souter-named-2025-avelino-gomez-memorial-award-recipient/|website= Woodbine News |access-date=15 January 2026}}
2024 : Gunnar Lindberg
2023 : Russell Baze
2022 : Slade Callaghan
2021 : Eurico Rosa da Silva
2020 : no award given
2019 : Frank Barroby
2018 : Emma-Jayne Wilson
2017 : Gary Boulanger
2016 : Gary Stahlbaum
2015 : Quincy Welch
2014 : Patrick Husbands
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

References

"Avelino Gomez Memorial Award".
(19 July 2022). "Callaghan to Receive Avelino Gomez Memorial Award".
[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. link. (August 6, 2021)
(27 May 2019). "Frank Barroby named 2019 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award".
"Woodbine News Archives".
"Woodbine News Archives".
(20 May 2015). "Quincy Welch to Receive 2015 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award".
(5 June 2014). "Husbands Honored with 2014 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award".

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