Abel Castellano Jr.

Abel Castellano Jr.
Abel Castellano Jr.
Occupation	Jockey
Born	June 6, 1983; Maracaibo, Venezuela
Career wins	1,685 (4/21/13) [1]
Major racing wins
	Miami Mile Handicap (2001) ; Geisha Handicap (2003, 2004, 2012) ; Allaire duPont Distaff Stakes (2004) ; All Brandy Stakes (2007) ; Blue Hen Stakes (2007) ; Private Terms Stakes (2008) ; Primonetta Stakes (2008, 2011, 2012, 2013) ; Maryland Million Distaff Handicap (2012) ; Shine Again Stakes (2012) ; Skipat Stakes (2012) ; What A Summer Stakes (2013) ; Conniver Stakes (2012, 2013)
Racing awards
	Leading jockey at Laurel Park (fall) (2003)
Significant horses
	Bold Affair, Silmaril

Abel Castellano Jr. (born June 6, 1983) is a Venezuelan jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who rode his first winner on September 22, 1999, at Santa Rita Race Course in his native Venezuela.[2] The following year he began riding in the United States at Gulfstream Park in 2000.[3] 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 biggest influence on his career as his brother Javier Castellano recipient of four Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey in the row (2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016).

References

Equibase.com
Pimlico Race Course Archived 2013-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
Delaware Park Archived 2013-06-29 at archive.today

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[1] Equibase.com

[2] Pimlico Race Course Archived 2013-04-01 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Delaware Park Archived 2013-06-29 at archive.today