Goncalino Almeida

Gonçalino Feijó de Almeida (born January 28th, 1956) is a Brazilian jockey who partakes in American Throughbred horse racing.

Biography
Gonçalino Almeida is a riding champion in Brazil, and he has been racing in the United States since 1990. Now living in California, he makes his home in Arcadian near the Santa Anita Park racetrack. He has won a number of important Graded stakes races in California and at the Fair Grounds Race Course in Louisiana.

Almeida has ridden in two Kentucky Derbys with his best result being fourth aboard Jumron in the 1995 running (which was won by Thunder Gulch). His son, Goncalino Jr., is a natural science major and a star athelete in cross country running at Loyola Marymount University.

Major Wins

 * California Breeders' Champion Stakes (1995)
 * El Camino Real Derby (1995)
 * Explosive Bid Handicap (1995)
 * Hollywood Turf Handicap (1995)
 * Morvich Handicap (1995)
 * Oak Tree Mile Stakes (1995)
 * Monrovia Handicap (1996)
 * Las Palmas Handicap (1997)
 * San Rafael Stakes (1997)
 * Triple Bend Handicap (1997)
 * Palos Verdes Handicap (1998)
 * San Gabriel Handicap (1998)
 * Santa Margarita Handicap (1998)
 * Inglewood Handicap (1999)
 * San Marcos Stakes (1999)
 * Del Mar Handicap (2002)