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

 * 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


 * 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
 * 2009 : Robert King
 * 2008 : Jack Lauzon


 * 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