Jump to content

Gustavo Ávila

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gustavo Ávila
OccupationJockey
Born (1938-06-14) 14 June 1938 (age 86)
Caracas, Venezuela
Career winsNot found
Major racing wins
Royal Palm Handicap (1959)
Clásico del Caribe (1966)
Stymie Handicap (1972)

American Classics wins:
Kentucky Derby (1971)
Preakness Stakes (1971)

Significant horses
Canonero II, Klick, Petare, Victoreado,

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 two of the 1971 U.S. Triple Crown series, 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

[edit]