Gunnar Lindberg named 2024 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award recipient
TORONTO, May 22, 2024 – Gunnar Lindberg, who recorded 997 career riding wins, nearly 70 of them stakes, has been named the…
Avelino Gomez Memorial Award
Russell Baze named 2023 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award recipient
TORONTO, July 19, 2023 – Russell Baze, who recorded 12,842 career wins, 270 of them stakes, has been named the 2023 recipient…
Slade Callaghan named 2022 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award recipient
TORONTO, July 19, 2022 – Slade Callaghan, who has recorded nearly 850 career wins, including 31 stakes, has been named the 2022…
Rosa da Silva named 2021 Gomez Memorial Award recipient
TORONTO, August 1, 2021 – Eurico Rosa da Silva, one of Canadian Thoroughbred racing’s most accomplished riders and popular personalities, has been…
Barroby honoured as recipient of the 2019 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award
TORONTO, June 8, 2019 – Hall of Fame horseman Frank Barroby was honoured at the annual Woodbine Oaks day presentation of the…
Frank Barroby named 2019 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award
By: Beverley Smith for Woodbine.com TORONTO, May 27, 2019 – Frank Barroby is a lifer at the horse racing game. Countless honours…
In Pictures: Highlights from Woodbine Oaks Day
TORONTO, June 11, 2018 – Woodbine's award-winning track photographer Michael Burns and social media coordinator Adrienne Shaw captured highlights from this weekend's...
Wilson presented 2018 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award
TORONTO, June 9, 2018 – Jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson received the 2018 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award during a special presentation held on the…
Emma-Jayne Wilson to receive 2018 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award
TORONTO, May 28, 2018 – Emma-Jayne Wilson, who continues to make her mark on the racetrack and in the community, has been…
