Heliodoro Gustines

Heliodoro Gustines
Occupation	Jockey
Born	1940 Panama City, Panama
Career wins	Not found
Major racing wins
Queens County Handicap (1960, 1967) Man O' War Stakes (1961) New York Handicap (1961, 1970) Edgemere Handicap (1962) Coaching Club American Oaks (1963) United Nations Handicap (1964) Stuyvesant Handicap (1964, 1976) Woodbine Oaks Stakes (1965) Ladies Handicap (1967) Comely Stakes (1968) Tremont Stakes (1968) Dwyer Stakes (1968, 1973) Saranac Handicap (1968, 1973) Woodward Stakes (1968, 1974, 1975) Prince of Wales Stakes (1969) Monmouth Handicap (1970) Morris Handicap (1971) Cowdin Stakes (1973) E. P. Taylor Stakes (1974) Jockey Club Gold Cup (1974) Vosburgh Stakes (1974) Carter Handicap (1974, 1975) Brooklyn Handicap (1974, 1975, 1976) Metropolitan Handicap (1976) American Classic Race wins: Belmont Stakes (1968)
Significant horses
Stage Door Johnny, Lamb Chop, Forego

Heliodoro Gustines (born 1940 in Panama City, Panama) in is a retired Panamanian-born jockey and horse trainer. In 1967, TIME magazine called him "The best grass-course rider in the United States."

Although Gustines is best known as a jockey on many of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Forego, the most important win in his riding career came in an American Classic Triple Crown race on June 1, 1968 when he rode Stage Door Johnny to victory in 2:27 1/5 in the Belmont Stakes. The following year, aboard Sharp-Eyed Quillo, he won the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown, the Prince of Wales Stakes.

After retiring as a jockey, Heliodoro Gustines took up training.

Helidoro Gustines also has 2 children Robert Gustines and Lisa Forster. Robert is married to Diane and they have 3 girls Anna, Holly and Jessica. Lisa is married to Richie Forster and they have 3 children Eileen, Alyssa and Matthew both and a granddaughter Marisol Irahena who is living in New York.

References

• August 11, 1967 TIME magazine article
• Photo of Heliodoro Gustines on Forego