Gustavo Ávila
| Gustavo Ávila | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born |
June 14, 1938 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Career wins | Not found |
| Major racing wins | |
|
Kentucky Derby (1971) Preakness Stakes (1971) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Canonero II, Victoreado, Klick | |
Gustavo Ávila (born June 14, 1938 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a retired jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. He is best known as the jockey who rode Canonero II to victory in the 1971 American Classic Races, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. Among his other accomplishments, Avila was the winner of the first Clásico del Caribe (1966) with Victoreado and was the leading rider at La Rinconada Hippodrome for five years.
References
- Profile of Gustavo Avila (Spanish language)
- Statistics and video of Gustavo Avila's 1971 Kentucky Derby at the official Churchill Downs website
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, March 23, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.