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JAVIER CASTELLANO

JAVIER CASTELLANO
Birthdate - Oct. 23, 1977
Birthplace - Maracaibo, Venezuela
Height - 5 feet, 1 inch
Weight - 114 pounds
Family - Wife Abby; daughters Kayla Marie, Sienna Grace, son Brady
Website - jockeyjaviercastellano.com

2016 RECORD

1,418 - 300, 236, 222 

$26,826,241

2016 NYRA RECORD

801 - 162, 134,136

$14,364,079

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

* Won fourth straight Eclipse Award in 2016 as Outstanding Jockey

* 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

* 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

* 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

NEW YORK STAKES WINS

Acorn: Contested (2012); Gabby’s Golden Gal (2009)

Adirondack: Nonna Mela (2016)

Alabama: Embellish the Lace (2015); Princess of Sylmar (2013); Pine Island (2006)

Albany: Escapefromreality (2013)

Alfred G. Vanderbilt: Rock Fall (2015)

Allied Forces: Conquest Enforcer (2016)

Ashley T. Cole: Kharafa (2015, 2013)

Astoria: I Still Miss You (2017)

Athenia: Roca Rojo (2016)

Ballerina: Hilda’s Passion (2011)

Ballston Spa: Dacita (2015); Salve Germania (2009)

Bay Shore: Coup de Grace (2014); Capt. Candyman Can (2009)

Beaugay: Dedication (2004)

Bed o’ Roses: Dame Dorothy (2015)

Beldame: Princess of Sylmar (2013); Sightseek (2004); Exogenous (2001)

Belmont Oaks: New Money Honey (2017)

Bernard Baruch: Get Stormy (2010)

Bertram F. Bongard: Up Like Thunder (2004)

Birdstone: Turco Bravo (2016); Micromanage (2014)

Bold Ruler: Canadian Frontier (2004)

Bouwerie: Lovely Syn (2013)

Bowling Green: Flintshire (2016); Red Rifle (2015); Hyper (2013)

Brooklyn: War Story (2017); Wanderin Boy (2006)

Busher: Princess of Sylmar (2013); Bema (2002)

Carter: Silver Wagon (2007)

Cat Cay: Princess of Sylmar (2014)

Champagne: Daredevil (2014); Union Rags (2011)

Chelsey Flower: Create a Dream (2016)

Cicada: Proper Gamble (2002)

Cigar Mile: Sharp Azteca (2017); Connect (2016)

Coaching Club American Oaks: Stopchargingmaria (2014); Princess of Sylmar (2013); Music Note (2008)

Comely: Wedding Toast (2013); Broadway’s Alibi (2012)

Commentator: Empire Dreams (2015)

Correction: Cluster of Stars (2013)

De La Rose: Miss Keller (2010)

Demoiselle: Stopchargingmaria (2013)

Diana: Winter Memories (2012); Zagora (2011)

Distaff: Smokey Glacken (2006)

Discovery: Tommy Macho (2015); Zakocity (2004)

East View: Seeyouinmydreams (2001)

Elusive Quality: Hard Spun (2014)

Empire Classic: Twisted Tom (2017); Spite the Devil (2004-5) 

English Channel: Offering Plan (2015)

Evan Shipman: Royal Posse (2015)

Fall Highweight: Caixa Eletronica (2012); True Direction (2002)

Fashion: Chocolate Brown (2004)

Flash: Beacon Shine (2005)

Flat Out: Turco Bravo (2016)

Flower Bowl Inv.: Ave (2010)

Forego: Mass Media (2005)

Fourstardave: Get Stormy (2010); Remarkable News (2006)

Fred Capossela: Spin Zone (2002)

Frizette: Nickname (2015)

Futurity: Theory (2016); Park Avenue Ball (2004)

Gallant Bloom: Cluster of Stars (2013); Pomeroy’s Pistol (2011); Great Intentions (2006)

Garden City: Winter Memories (2011); Backseat Rhythm (2008)

Gazelle: My Miss Sophia (2014); Music Note (2008); Pine Island (2006); Exogenous (2001)

Gio Ponti: Catapult (2016)

Glens Falls: Hit It Rich (2012)

Gotham: Saratoga County (2004)

Hall of Fame: Interactif (2010); Wesley (2008)

Hill Prince: Outperformance (2006); Rey de Cafe (2005)

Honorable Miss: Stormy Kiss (2006)

Hopeful: Ralis (2015)

Hudson: General Maximus (2010)

Interborough: Distorted Passion (2010)

Intercontinental: Zindaya (2016)

Iroquois: Quezon (2016); Risky Rachel (2011); Cluster of Stars (2013)

Jamaica: Nobiz Like Shobiz (2007); Watchmon (2005)

Jaipur: Right One (2011); First Defence (2008); Ecclesiastic (2007); Multiple Choice (2004)

Jim Dandy: Stay Thirsty (2011); Bernardini (2006)

Jockey Club Gold Cup: Bernardini (2006)

John Hettinger: Fourstar Crook (2016-17)

John Morrissey: Chowders First (2005)

John’s Call: Rousing Victory (2005); Hyper (2013)

Just a Game: Antonoe (2017); Coffee Clique (2014); C. S. Silk (2011)

Kelso: Anchor Down (2016); Jersey Town (2012); Tam Lin (2008): Trippi’s Storm (2007)

King’s Bishop: The Big Beast (2014); Capt. Candyman Can (2009)

Kings Point: Lord Of the Thunder (2003)

Kingston: Offering Plan (2017); Kharafa (2014); Compliance Officer (2012); Dave (2006); Irish Colonial (2003)

Knickerbocker: Fishy Advice (2007)

Ladies: Borrowing Base (2008)

Lake George: Proctor’s Ledge (2017)

Lake Placid: Proctor’s Ledge (2017); Backseat Rhythm (2008)

Lawrence Realization: Kicken Kris (2003)

Long Island: Hit It Rich (2011); Criticism (2008-09)

Manhattan: Flintshire (2016); Real Solution (2014)

Man o’ War: Twilight Eclipse (2015); Red Rocks (2008)

Metropolitan Handicap: Honor Code (2015); Ghostzapper (2005)

Miss Grillo: New Money Honey (2016); Watsdachances (2012)

Mohawk: Banrock (2009); Win with Beck (2005)

Montauk: Judy Soda (2006); Lovely Amanda (2001)

Mother Goose: Music Note (2008)

Mount Vernon: Fourstar Crook (2017); Sabellina (2006)

Nashua: Violence (2012)

Nassau County: Flashing (2009); Nonsuch Bay (2002)

NYSS: Sportswriter (Cab Calloway, 2015); Comandante (Thunder Rumble, 2013); Frosty Bay (Cupecoy’s Joy, 2013; Statue of Liberty, 2013) Sportswriter (NYSS, 2012); Sportswriter (Thunder Rumble, 2012); General Maximus (Times Sq., 2010); Brookhaven’s Money (Spectacular Bid, 2008); Tishmeister (Statue of Liberty, 2007); Stunt Man (Thunder Rumble, 2007)

Next Move: With Ability (2002)

Paradise Creek: Big Handsome (2017)

Pebbles: Partisan Politics (2015); Fortunate Damsel (2004); Glia (2002)

Perfect Sting: Daring Kathy (2015)

Personal Ensign: Cavorting (2016); Ask the Moon (2011); Miss Shop (2007)

Peter Pan: Timeline (2017); Madefromlucky (2015)

P. G. Johnson: Partisan Politics (2014); Granny Mc’s Kitten (2013); Watsdachances (2012); Fancy Point (2010)

Pilgrim: Imperia (2014); Bobby’s Kitten (2013); Eskendereya (2009)

Poker Stakes: Jack Milton (2014)

Prioress: Her Smile (2011)

Queens County: Rodman (2009)

Quick Call: Blind Ambition (2017); Ready for Rye (2015); Beau Choix (2010)

Rare Treat: Pompeii (2001)

Remsen: Honor Code (2013)

Riskaverse: Dayatthespa (2012)

River Memories: Guapaza (2016)

Rockville Centre: Runaway Lute (2016)

Ruffian: Cavorting (2016); Ask the Moon (2011)

Sanford: Bitumen (2016)

Saranac: Prince Arch (2004); Blazing Fury (2001)

Saratoga Dew: Jules N Rome (2016)

Saratoga Special: Gunnevera (2016); I Spent It (2014); Union Rags (2011)

Schuylerville: So Many Ways (2012)

Sheepshead Bay: Criticism (2009); Sauvage (2005)

Shine Again:  Carina Mia (2017)

Shuvee: Stopchargingmaria (2015); Awesome Maria (2011); Wild Spirit (2003)

Skidmore: Flameaway (2017)


Sky Beauty: Toasting (2014)


Spinaway: Sweet Loretta (2016); So Many Ways (2012)


Stymie: Ground Storm (2004, 2002)


Sword Dancer Invitational: Flintshire (2016); Telling (2009)


Temperance Hill Invitational: Hill: Madefromlucky (2017); Ever Rider (2014)

Tempted: Stopchargingmaria (2013); Better Now (2005)

Tom Fool: Ghostzapper (2004)

Travers: Keen Ice (2015); V.E. Day (2014); Stay Thirsty (2011); Afleet Express (2010); Bernardini (2006)

Troy: Green Mask (2017); Spring to the Sky (2014)

True North: Rock Fall (2015); Caixa Eletronica (2012)

Union Avenue: Risky Rachel (2012): Silvercup Baby (2009)

Vagrancy: Hilda’s Passion (2011); Indian Flare (2007)

Vosburgh: Ghostzapper (2003)

Waya: Estrechada (2017); Guapaza (2016)

West Point: Straight Story (2010); Golden Commander (2004)

Westchester: Gygistar (2005)

Whirlaway: Regal Shivers (2001)

With Anticipation: Made You Look (2016); Bashart (2013)

Withers: Revolutionary (2013); Bernardini (2006)

Wonder Again: New Money Honey (2017)


Wood Memorial: Gemologist (2012); Bellamy Road (2005)

Woodward: Shaman Ghost (2016); Ghostzapper (2004)

Yaddo: Fourstar Crook (2016); Dayatthespa (2013-14); Latitude Forty (2008) 

BREEDERS’ CUP WINS

Classic: Ghostzapper (2004)

Filly & Mare Turf: Dayatthespa (2014); Zagora (2012)

Juvenile Fillies: Rushing Fall (2017); Ria Antonia (2013)

Juvenile Fillies Turf: New Money Honey (2016)

TRIPLE CROWN WINS

Preakness: Cloud Computing (2017); Bernardini (2006)


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