Javier Castellano

Javier Castellano
Occupation	Jockey
Born	October 23, 1977 Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
Career wins	ongoing
Major racing wins, honours and awards
Major racing wins
Miami Mile Handicap (1999, 2009) Smile Sprint Handicap (2000) Beldame Stakes (2001, 2004) Clark Handicap (2003) Woodward Stakes (2004) Wood Memorial Stakes (2005) Flash Stakes (2005) Hill Prince Stakes (2005, 2006) Jim Dandy Stakes (2006) Jockey Club Gold Cup (2006) Withers Stakes (2006) Travers Stakes (2006) 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) American Classics / Breeders' Cup wins: Preakness Stakes (2006) Breeders' Cup Classic (2004) International race wins: Dubai Golden Shaheen (2005) Connaught Cup Stakes (2006) Woodbine Oaks (2008) Canadian International Stakes (2008)
Significant horses
Ghostzapper, Bernardini, Red Rocks

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 his native Venezuela in 1996 and in June 1997 moved to the United States where rode at race tracks in southern Florida until 2001 when he moved to race on the New York State racing circuit.

In 2004, Javier Castellano got his big break when he was the rider for Frank Stronach's colt Ghostzapper on whom he won several major races including the 2004 Breeders' Cup Classic. Ghostzapper was voted the 2004 Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year and named the World's Top Ranked Horse. In 2006, Castellano rode Bernardini for Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Darley Racing. Among his wins with Bernardini was the Preakness Stakes, and the Jockey Club Gold Cup.

Javier Castellano currently lives with his wife, Abby, and 2 daughters in Garden City, New York.

Selected wins

• Beldame Stakes (2001 & 2004)
• Gazelle Handicap (2001 & 2006)
• Clark Handicap (2003)
• Secretariat Stakes (2003)
• Vosburgh Stakes (2003)
• Lane's End Breeders' Futurity (2003)
• Bertram F. Bongard Stakes (2004)
• Beaugay Handicap (2004)
• Breeders' Cup Classic (2004)
• Discovery Handicap (2004)
• Woodward Stakes (2004)
• Sport Page Breeders' Cup Handicap (2004)
• Dubai Golden Shaheen (2005)
• Jamaica Handicap (2005)
• Coolmore Lexington Stakes (2005)
• Wood Memorial Stakes (2005)
• Forward Gal Stakes (2005)
• Jockey Club Gold Cup (2006)
• Withers Stakes (2006)
• Preakness Stakes (2006)
• Travers Stakes (2006)
• Jim Dandy Stakes (2006)
• Ben Ali Stakes (2006)
• Gallant Bloom Handicap (2006)
• Vagrancy Handicap (2007)
• Sabin Stakes (2007, 2008)
• Kelso Breeders' Cup Handicap (2007,2008)
• Canadian International Stakes (2008)
• Travers Stakes (2010) riding Afleet Express

References

• Javier Castellano's profile at the NTRA

Year-end charts

Chart (2000–present)	Peak position
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2000	32
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2001	28
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2002	16
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	10
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2008	10
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2009	17