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Javier Castellano

photo of Javier Castellano
Birthdate: October 23, 1977
Birthplace: Maracaibo, Venezuela
Height: 5 feet, 1 inch
Weight: 114 pounds

NEW YORK RIDING TITLES

  • 2016 Belmont fall, 48 (tie)
  • 2015 Belmont spring, 56 winners
  • 2014 Belmont spring, 51 (tie)
  • 2014 Saratoga, 58
  • 2013 New York, 239 
  • 2013 Belmont fall, 55
  • 2013 Saratoga, 66
  • 2013 Belmont spring, 72
  • 2011 Belmont fall, 42
  • 2007 Aqueduct fall, 19
  • 2004 Aqueduct spring, 37
  • 2002-03 Aqueduct inner track, 76

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Inducted into racing’s Hall of Fame in 2017 when he was just 39 years old
  • Won four straight Eclipse Awards for Outstanding Jockey from 2013-16
  • Set a record with his fifth Travers victory in 2015 aboard Keen Ice, upsetting Triple Crown champion American Pharoah; also won with V. E. Day (2014); Stay Thirsty (2011); Afleet Express (2010), and Bernardini (2006)
  • Had record $28.1 million in earnings in 2015 and has exceeded $20 million in earnings for six consecutive years
  • Won six races from seven mounts on Nov. 9, 2013 at Aqueduct
  • Rode Bernardini to win the 2006 Preakness, Travers and Jockey Club Gold Cup
  • Won his second Preakness in 2017 aboard Cloud Computing
  • Has had four five-win days at Saratoga: Sept. 2, 2013; July 25, 2010; Sept. 3, 2005; and Sept. 6, 2004

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • Moved to the United States in June, 1997

FIRST WINNER

  • Phone Man, July 31, 1997, Calder

NYRA Career Stats

Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings
9322 1757 1559 1313 $161,464,577.00

Recent Years

Year Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings
2023 101 8 12 8 $726,410.00
2019 961 197 165 130 $24,713,102
2018 748 143 147 92 $15,421,389
2017 751 119 144 108 $12,849,598
2016 809 163 134 135 $14,390,127
2015 861 174 146 135 $16,623,080
2014 787 168 140 122 $14,587,289
2013 1053 239 185 146 $17,107,244
2012 895 178 143 130 $12,171,200
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