Javier Castellano

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Javier Castellano
Castellano in 2010
OccupationJockey
Born (1977-10-23) October 23, 1977 (age 46)
Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
Career wins5646 ongoing (as of 2023-05-05)
Major racing wins
Graded Stakes wins

American Classics / Breeders' Cup
:

International races:

Racing awards
Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Honors
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (2017)
Significant horses
Ghostzapper, Bernardini, Red Rocks, Stay Thirsty, Bellamy Road, Honor Code, Shaman Ghost, Cloud Computing, Mage

Javier Castellano (born October 23, 1977) is a Venezuelan

Thoroughbred horse racing
.

Castellano won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey four times in a row from 2013 to 2016.[1] In 2023 he won two legs of the American Triple Crown–the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes–aboard different horses.[2]

Career

Castellano began his riding career in 1996 at Santa Rita and

New York State
racing circuit.

He had his first major wins in 2004, on

Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year and other honors. In 2006, Castellano rode Bernardini for Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Darley Racing, winning the Preakness Stakes, the Travers Stakes, and the Jockey Club Gold Cup.[3]

Castellano received the

Ramon Dominguez in 2012.[4] He passed 4,000 North American wins in February 2015,[5] and by the end of the year had broken his own single-season winnings and earnings record.[6]

In 2023 Castellano won two legs of the Triple Crown on two separate horses, winning aboard Mage in the Kentucky Derby and Arcangelo in the Belmont Stakes. It was Castellano's first career victory in each race.[2]

Castellano was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2017.[7]

Personal life

Racing runs in Castellano's family. His father, who died in 2000, his uncle, and a brother all have been jockeys. He considers his father to be the biggest influence on his career.[8]

He and his wife, Abby have three children. His father-in-law is Terry Meyocks, national director of the

Abel Castellano, Jr. (born 1983) is also a jockey and rode his first winner on September 22, 1999, at Santa Rita Race Course in Venezuela.[9] In 2000 he began riding in the United States at Gulfstream Park.[10]

Year-end charts

Castellano with the Woodlawn Vase in 2017
Castellano in 2009 on Eskendereya
Castellano on Princess of Sylmar, 2014
Chart (2000–present) Rank
by earnings
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2000 31
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2001 28
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2002 15
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2003 15
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2004 6
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2005 6
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2006 11
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2007 9
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2008 10
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2009 16
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2010 6
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2011 3
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2012 2
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2013 1
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2014 1
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2015 1
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2016 1
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2017 2
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2018 3
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2019 3
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2020 9

References

  1. ^ a b Shulman, Lenny (21 January 2017). "Castellano Scores Fourth Straight Eclipse as Top Jockey". The Blood-Horse. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b Grening, David (10 June 2023). "Belmont: Arcangelo's upset makes Antonucci first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 10 June 2023. Arcangelo was ridden to victory Saturday by Javier Castellano. It was his first career win in the Belmont with his 15th mount. Five weeks ago, Castellano won his first Kentucky Derby in his 16th attempt, aboard Mage, who did not run in the Belmont after finishing third in the Preakness.
  3. ^ "Javier Castellano || Official Site". Jockeyjaviercastellano.com. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  4. ^ Novak, Claire (January 18, 2014). "Javier Castellano Earns First Eclipse Award". bloodhorse.com. The BloodHorse. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  5. ^ Castellano Reaches 4,000th-Win Milestone
  6. ^ "And Away We Go … Eclipse Awards Night at Gulfstream Park". 17 January 2016.
  7. ^ Frakes, Jason (26 April 2017). "Kentucky Derby 2017 | Castellano now enters Derby as Hall of Famer". Courier Journal. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  8. ^ [1] https://www.keeneland.com/jockey-bios/javier-castellano
  9. ^ Pimlico Race Course Archived 2013-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Delaware Park Archived 2013-06-29 at archive.today

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