Facts: - updated: may 18 , 2007 - death date: may 3 , 1978 - birth date: july 29 , 1952 - name: roberto pineda - birth place: mexico - occupation: jockey Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of roberto pineda .
roberto pineda -lrb- july 29 , 1952 - may 3 , 1978 -rrb- was a mexican jockey who competed in thoroughbred horse racing in the united states .racing at pimlico race course in baltimore , maryland , on may 3 , 1978 roberto pineda was in an accident that took his life .jockey rudy turcotte 's horse went down which set off a chain reaction collision involving pineda and jockey james thornton who was injured .turcotte suffered a broken neck and other bone fractures that ultimately ruined his career , but roberto pineda died from his injuries .for the pineda family , this was the second such racing tragedy .roberto 's older brother , alvaro , a top jockey in california who had won the 1974 george woolf memorial jockey award , was also killed in a freak starting gate accident at santa anita park in 1975 .he is survived by his wife maxine pineda and two sons roberto pineda jr , alvaro cipriano pineda .roberto and his brother Alvaro are buried in forest lawn memorial park glendale los angeles county california in plot : garden of honor , lot 6820-1 .