Matt Muzikar

Leading Jockey Gallardo Heads to New York

• By Doug McCoy
• Today, 1:51 PM
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region, Southwest Region

In a stunning move, jockey Antonio Gallardo, the country’s leader in races won, has changed his plans and will now move his tack not to California but to New York with a new agent.

Castellano Off Mounts, Plans to Return Friday

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• November 14, 2013
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Jockey Javier Castellano will be off his scheduled mounts Nov. 14 at Aqueduct Racetrack, a day after he was unseated following the conclusion of the ninth race.

Castellano Picks Normandy Invasion for Derby

• By Claire Novak
• April 11, 2013
• Thoroughbred Racing, Triple Crown, Northeast Region, Kentucky

Jockey Javier Castellano has committed to ride Fox Hill Farms' Wood Memorial (gr. I) runner-up Normandy Invasion in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).

Jockey Maragh Plans Feb. 28 Racing Return

• By Claire Novak
• February 22, 2013
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Jockey Rajiv Maragh is scheduled to return to the races Feb. 28, a little less than two months after sustaining a hairline fracture to the T3 vertebrae of his upper back in a Dec. 31 spill at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Jockey Maragh to Miss at Least Two Weeks

• January 1, 2013
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Rajiv Maragh, who was involved in a spill in the second race at Aqueduct Racetrack Dec. 31, will be sidelined at least two weeks with a hairline fracture of the T3 vertebrae in his upper back.

Castellano Sets Gulfstream Season Win Mark

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• March 17, 2012
• Thoroughbred Racing, Southeast Region

Jockey Javier Castellano broke the record for most wins during a Gulfstream meet March 17 when he won his 98th race of the season.

Javier Castellano Registers 3,000th Victory

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• February 24, 2012
• Thoroughbred Racing, Southeast Region

Jockey Javier Castellano rode the 3,000th winner of his career Feb. 24 at Gulfstream Park, guiding Virtuously to a late-closing victory in the sixth race.

From 'Rags' to Pletcher Riches

• By Jason Shandler
• February 14, 2012
• Triple Crown

What went into Javier Castellano's decision to drop Union Rags? read blog

Monzon Works for Belmont at Sagamore

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• May 31, 2011
• Triple Crown, Northeast Region

Monzon, who finished sixth in the May 14 Peter Pan Stakes (gr. II) at Belmont Park and is being pointed for the June 11 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), worked six furlongs in 1:16 May 31, according to Daily Racing Form.

Castellano Wins Five Straight at Saratoga

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• July 25, 2010
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Jockey Javier Castellano got off to a blazing start July 25 at Saratoga Race Course, sweeping the early Pick 4 en route to five consecutive wins on the card.

Jockey Coa Hires New Agent

• By Claire Novak
• April 11, 2009
• Thoroughbred Racing

Eibar Coa splits with agent Matt Muzikar, hires Drew Mollica to handle his book.

Eibar Coa Joins Elite Company in New York

• By Claire Novak
• December 29, 2006
• Thoroughbred Racing

Jockey Eibar Coa became the fourth jockey since 1940 to win 300 races on the New York circuit in one year when he rode Acclaimed Racing Stable's Significant Other, trained by Steven Krebs, to victory in the fourth race at Aqueduct on Friday.