The former top jock, who rode with Gomez and considered him a mentor, will be honoured in a ceremony at Woodbine on June 29.
Avelino Gomez Memorial Award
The veteran jockey, whose career spans 35 years, is the 2022 recipient of the award named for one of the sport’s most successful riders.
The winner of over 4,000 races from 1956-1989, Sovereign and Avelino Gomez Memorial Award recipient ‘Hustlin’ Hugo' was 85.
Hall of Fame horseman Frank Barroby was honoured at the presentation of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award at Woodbine on Saturday afternoon.
Frank Barroby has been chosen as the 2019 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award for his contributions to the sport of horse racing in Canada.
Jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson of Brampton, ON, has been named the 2018 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award, to be presented on Woodbine Oaks day.
Gary Boulanger, one of thoroughbred racing’s most respected and resilient riders, has been named the 2017 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award.
Champion jockey Gary Stahlbaum, who won 1,759 career races, has been named the 2016 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award. His riding résumé features a Sovereign Award (1980) as Canada’s top rider, nearly 120 lifetime stakes triumphs, including 16 graded, and close to $20 million in purse earnings. The Gomez recognition certainly stands out […]
Quincy Welch was named the 2015 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award. With 1,855 wins to his name through May 18, including a career-best 173 triumphs in 2004, Welch has maintained his status as one of Canada’s most consistent and capable riders. “After I found out that I was given this honour, I went […]
Patrick Husbands, who guided Hall of Fame hero Wando to a memorable Triple Crown score in 2003, has been named the 2014 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award. With more than 2700 wins to his name and a staggering seven Sovereign Awards as the nation’s outstanding rider, Husbands has been a fixture at the […]
Mickey Walls, one of Canada’s greatest riding exports, was today named the 2013 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award. The coveted Gomez Award is given to the person, Canadian-born, Canadian-raised or regular rider in the country for more than five years, who has made significant contributions to the sport. Born June 1, 1974 in […]
Emile Ramsammy, who has been one of North American racing’s most consistent, resilient and successful jockeys, was today named the 2011 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award. Born December 11, 1962, Ramsammy first made a name for himself in his native Trinidad, hailed as one of the best jockeys the Caribbean has ever produced. […]
