Matthew Pineda was only 3 years old when he lost his father, jockey Alvaro Pineda, to a starting gate accident. He has spent his life trying to connect with what his father loved. In 2020, his ...

That's what killed jockey Alvaro Pineda at Santa Anita in 1975. Some horses get fired up in the post parade and flip over. Getting a horse to "whoa" after a race has ended can lead to trouble, too.

Matthew Pineda was only 3 years old when he lost his father, jockey Alvaro Pineda, to a starting gate accident. He has spent his life trying to connect with what his father loved.

Gonzalez's death was the first during a thoroughbred race on a Southern California track since jockey Alvaro Pineda was killed in a starting gate accident at Santa Anita in 1975. Gonzalez had 181 ...

Pineda's Kismet Farms a Lost Dream Realized. Matthew Pineda was only 3 years old when he lost his father, jockey Alvaro Pineda, to a starting gate accident.

As Buchdahl recalls, it was the day’s ninth race and the winner was Osage River with jockey Alvaro Pineda aboard. Osage River was trained by Hall of Famer Bobby Frankel for owner Martin Ritt.

Matthew Pineda was only 3 years old when he lost his father, jockey Alvaro Pineda, to a starting gate accident. He has spent his life trying to connect with what his father loved.