Avelino Gomez

Avelino Gomez
	Statue of Gomez at Woodbine Racetrack, 2012
Personal information
Born	1928; Havana, Cuba
Died	21 June 1980 (aged 51–52); Etobicoke, Ontario,; Canada
Occupation	Jockey
Horse racing career
Sport	Horse racing
Career wins	4,081
Major racing wins
	Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (1951); Plate Trial Stakes; (1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964-1967); Autumn Cup Handicap; (1955, 1959, 1966, 1967); Victoria Stakes; (1956, 1960, 1966, 1967); Connaught Cup Stakes (1957, 1960, 1966); Cup and Saucer Stakes (1959, 1964, 1966); Colin Stakes (1960, 1966, 1976); Summer Stakes; (1960, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1972); Dominion Day Stakes (1961, 1966); Roamer Handicap (1962); Round Table Handicap (1962); Stars and Stripes Handicap (1962); Coronation Futurity Stakes; (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1972); Grey Stakes; (1965, 1966, 1967); Shady Well Stakes; (1966, 1972, 1976, 1978); E. P. Taylor Stakes (1967, 1973); Frizette Stakes (1969) Canadian Triple Crown series:; Queen's Plate (1957, 1960, 1966, 1969); Prince of Wales Stakes (1959, 1964); Breeders' Stakes (1959, 1966, 1967)
Racing awards
	Leading jockey at Woodbine Racetrack; (1956, 1957, 1960, 1966, 1967); North American Champion Jockey by wins (1966); Sovereign Award for Outstanding Jockey (1977); Sovereign Award of Merit (1978)
Honours
	Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1977); United States Racing Hall of Fame (1982); Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1990); Life-size statue at Woodbine Racetrack; Avelino Gomez Memorial Award
Significant horses
	Nearctic, New Providence, Lyford Cay, Victoria Park, Affectionately, Ridan, Ice Water, Dancer's Image; Titled Hero, Cool Reception
	Updated on March 2, 2007

Avelino Gomez (1928 – June 21, 1980) was a Cuban-born Hall of Fame jockey in American and Canadian thoroughbred horse racing.