Abel Castellano Jr. (born June 6, 1983, in
Maracaibo
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Venezuela) is a
jockey
A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used to describe the individual ...
in
Thoroughbred horse racing who rode his first winner on September 22, 1999, at Santa Rita Race Course in his native Venezuela. The following year he began riding in the United States at
Gulfstream Park in 2000.
Delaware Park
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 The Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey is an American thoroughbred horse racing honor for jockeys first awarded in 1971. Part of the Eclipse Awards program, it is awarded annually.
In 1995, Russell Baze was honored with the Eclipse Special Award ...
in the row (2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016).
References
1983 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Maracaibo
Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Venezuelan jockeys
American jockeys
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