Gustavo Ávila, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gustavo Ávila

Venezuelan jockey

Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1938

Place of Birth: Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela

Profession: jockey

Nationality: Colombia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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.