| Gustavo Ávila | |
|---|---|
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| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | 14 June 1938 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Career wins | Not found |
| Major racing wins | |
| Royal Palm Handicap (1959) Clásico del Caribe (1966) Stymie Handicap (1972) American Classics wins: | |
| 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
- Profile of Gustavo Avila (Spanish language)
- Statistics and video of Gustavo Avila's 1971 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs
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