Gustavo Avila

Gustavo Avila

Horseracing personalities infobox


name = Gustavo Avila
|caption =
occupation = Jockey
birthplace = Caracas, Venezuela
birth date = June 14, 1938
death date =
career wins = Not found
race = Stymie Handicap (1972)

American Classics wins:
Kentucky Derby (1971)
Preakness Stakes (1971)
awards =
honours =
horses = Canonero II
updated = June 11, 2007

Gustavo Avila (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.

References

* [http://www.meridiano.com.ve/sitehipismo/index/jinetes.htm Profile of Gustavo Avila] (Spanish language)
* [http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2006/derby_history/derby_charts/years/1971.html Statistics and video of Gustavo Avila's 1971 Kentucky Derby at the official Churchill Downs website]


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