Javier Castellano

Javier Castellano
Castellano in 2010
Occupation	Jockey
Born	(1977-10-23) October 23, 1977 (age 39) Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
Career wins	4226+ ongoing (as of 10/20/2015)
Major racing wins
Graded Stakes wins Donn Handicap (2015) Miami Mile Handicap (1999, 2009) Smile Sprint Handicap (2000) Beldame Stakes (2001, 2004) Clark Handicap (2003) Woodward Stakes (2004, 2015, 2016) Wood Memorial Stakes (2005) Flash Stakes (2005) Hill Prince Stakes (2005, 2006) Jim Dandy Stakes (2006) Jockey Club Gold Cup (2006) Withers Stakes (2006, 2013) Travers Stakes (2006, 2010) Long Branch Stakes (2007) Kelso Breeders' Cup Handicap (2007, 2008) Shirley Jones Handicap (2008) Highlander Stakes (2008) Man o' War Stakes (2008) Garden City Handicap (2008) Commonwealth Turf Stakes (2009) Remsen Stakes (2013) Gazelle Handicap (2001, 2006) Secretariat Stakes (2003) Vosburgh Stakes (2003) Lane's End Breeders' Futurity (2003) Bertram F. Bongard Stakes (2004) Beaugay Handicap (2004) Discovery Handicap (2004) Sport Page Breeders' Cup Handicap (2004) Jamaica Handicap (2005) Coolmore Lexington Stakes (2005) Forward Gal Stakes (2005) Ben Ali Stakes (2006) Gallant Bloom Handicap (2006) Vagrancy Handicap (2007) Sabin Stakes (2007, 2008) Endeavour Stakes (2012) Bowling Green Handicap (2013) American Classics / Breeders' Cup: Preakness Stakes (2006) Kentucky Oaks (2016) Breeders' Cup Classic (2004) Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (2015) Breeders' Cup Distaff (2015) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (2013) Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (2012, 2014) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (2016) International races: Dubai Golden Shaheen (2005) Connaught Cup Stakes (2006) Woodbine Oaks (2008) Canadian International Stakes (2008)
Racing awards
Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Significant horses
Ghostzapper, Bernardini, Red Rocks, Stay Thirsty, Bellamy Road, Honor Code

American Classics / Breeders' Cup:

International races:

Javier Castellano (born October 23, 1977 in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.

Castellano began his riding career in 1996 at Santa Rita and La Rinconada racecourses in Venezuela. In June 1997 he moved to the United States where he rode at race tracks in southern Florida until 2001 when he moved to race on the New York State racing circuit. He had his first major wins in 2004, on Frank Stronach's colt Ghostzapper and won several major races including the 2004 Breeders' Cup Classic, earning 2004 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.

Castellano received the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 each time based on having the highest purse winnings of any jockey in North America. In 2013, he finished the year with purse earnings of over $26.2 million, surpassing the single-season record previously held by Ramon Dominguez in 2012. He passed 4,000 North American wins in February, 2015, and by the end of the year had broken his own single-season winnings and earnings record.