About Goncalino Almeida
Born 1956. Goncalino Almeida is a Brazilian and American jockey.
Gonçalino Feijó de Almeida (born 28 January 1956)) is a Brazilian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. A riding champion in his native Brazil, he has been racing in the United States since 1990. Based in California, he makes his home in Arcadia, California near the Santa Anita Park racetrack.
Almeida has won a number of important Graded stakes races in California and at the Fair Grounds Race Course in Louisiana. He has ridden in two Kentucky Derbys with his best result a fourth aboard Jumron in the 1995 running won by Thunder Gulch.
His son Goncalino Jr. is a natural science major and star athlete in cross country running at Loyola Marymount University.
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Who is Goncalino Almeida?
Brazilian jockey
When was Goncalino Almeida born?
Goncalino Almeida was born on 28 January 1956 in Rio de Janeiro.
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Goncalino Almeida is a jockey.
What nationality is Goncalino Almeida?
Goncalino Almeida is Brazilian and American.
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