Mike Venezia Memorial Award Voting Set to Open
The New York Racing Association April 25 announced that online voting to select the 2018 Mike Venezia Memorial Award will open April 27.
Keyword: Javier Castellano
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Rated R Superstar Last to First in Ben Ali
Radar Racing's Rated R Superstar, a 5-year-old gelding, roared past favored Chip Leader to win the April 13 Ben Ali Stakes (G3) at Keeneland. The son of Kodiak Kowboy covered the nine furlongs in 1:49.31.
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Rushing Fall All Class in Appalachian Victory
In her first start since she captured the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) in November, Rushing Fall showed who she was in the $200,000 Appalachian Stakes presented by Japan Racing Association (G2T) when she drew clear to win by a length.
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Saez Posts Another Seven-Win Day at Gulfstream
Jockey Luis Saez, already having clinched his second straight Championship Meet riding title, equaled Hall of Famer Javier Castellano's single-season meet mark of 132 victories with a record-tying seven-win afternoon March 29 at Gulfstream Park.
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Ivy Bell Overcomes to Win Inside Information
A stumble at the start and heavy traffic late did nothing to deter Ivy Bell March 17 at Gulfstream Park, as the Archarcharch mare overcame with a late-closing victory in the $200,000 Inside Information Stakes (G2).
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Bolt d'Oro Defeats McKinzie Via DQ in San Felipe
McKinzie and Bolt d'Oro dueled to the wire in a thrilling edition of the $400,000 San Felipe Stakes (G2), but soon after the inquiry sign went up and McKinzie was disqualified from first for interference.
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Bolt d'Oro Works Toward San Felipe With Castellano
With Javier Castellano aboard, Bolt d'Oro worked six furlongs out of the gate Feb. 26 at Santa Anita Park in 1:12 flat. The colt galloped out to seven furlongs in 1:25 flat and a mile in 1:39 4/5, according to Santa Anita clockers.
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Javier and Abel Castellano Team for Brotherly Success
Superstar jockey has won more prestigious races than the $12,500 claiming race for 3-year-old maiden fillies, but he has never had the opportunity to celebrate a victory of a horse trained by his brother, Abel Castellano Jr.
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Castellano to Replace Nakatani Aboard Bolt d'Oro
Javier Castellano will replace jockey Corey Nakatani aboard Triple Crown hopeful Bolt d'Oro in his 3-year-old debut in the March 10 San Felipe Stakes (G2), owner and trainer Mick Ruis said Jan. 28.
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Instilled Regard Much the Best in Lecomte Stakes
Instilled Regard provided his conditioner his first ever win at the venue and signaled his presence on the Road to the Kentucky Derby when he drew clear for a 3 3/4-length win in the Lecomte Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds Race Course.
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Mask Makes it Look Easy in Mucho Macho Man
The first take-notice effort from a classic prospect came six days into the calendar year as Mask made his challengers pay for letting him have things his own way during a 6 1/4-length win in the $100,000 Mucho Macho Man Stakes Jan. 6.
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Ortiz Brothers Top Key Riding Categories in 2017
The 2017 season marked a year of firsts for New York-based rider Jose Ortiz, and his brother Irad Ortiz Jr., also delivered a strong season.
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'Cowboy' Possible for Pegasus After Harlan's Holiday
After Fear the Cowboy rallied for a 2 1/4-length victory in Saturday's test, trainer Efren Loza Jr. said the multiple graded stakes winner could be available to a Pegasus World Cup (G1) stakeholder looking for a contender to run in the Jan. 27 event.
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Finalists Announced for 2018 George Woolf Award
Jockeys Alex Birzer, Javier Castellano, Jose Ferrer, Rodney Prescott and Joe Talamo are the finalists for the prestigious trophy that has been presented annually by Santa Anita Park since 1950.
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Dual Jockey Fee Rule to Apply to Forever Unbridled
California racing policy requires two jockeys to be paid—including any money for a top placing in the race—when the timing of a jockey change does not allow enough time for the replaced rider to find an alternate mount.
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NY Racetrack Chaplaincy, PDJF to Honor Cordero
The NY Racetrack Chaplaincy and The Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund will honor Hall Of Fame Jockey Angel Cordero Jr October 29 at the Long Island Italian restaurant Passione
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Twisted Tom Clinches Empire Classic
Twisted Tom, a sophomore gelding by Creative Cause, proved much the best against his elders with a three-length victory in the Empire Classic after running down the pacesetting Control Group.
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Rushing Fall Emerges With Jessamine Win
Rushing Fall launched herself from the clouds to take the JPMorgan Chase Jessamine Stakes (G3T) at Keeneland by 3 1/4 lengths, stamping herself among the favorites for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T).
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Madefromlucky Grinds Out Temperence Hill Win
It was hard to peg Cheyenne Stables and Mac Nichol's Madefromlucky for a winner until the final moments of the $200,000 Temperence Hill Invitational at Belmont Park.
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Highway Star On Track for Gallant Bloom
Chester and Mary Broman's Highway Star, beaten a head last time in the Ballerina (G1) at Saratoga, cuts back to 6 1/2 furlongs for the Sept. 24 Gallant Bloom Handicap (G2).
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Proctor's Ledge Springs to Lake Placid Victory
Thriving on the Spa's lawn, Proctor's Ledge circled her rivals and unleashed a solid turn of foot to win the $300,000 Lake Placid Stakes (G2T) by three-quarters of a length Aug. 19.
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Estrechada, Castellano Capture Waya Stakes
Only twice in his career has California-based Mike Puype put one of his charges on his plane to the Spa and both times, they have returned with graded stakes success.
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2017 Racing Hall of Fame
The 2017 Racing Hall of Fame Inductions
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2017 Hall of Fame Entrants Pure Class
Fellow 2017 inductees Javier Castellano, Garrett Gomez, Victor Espinoza, and equine star Goldikova took their place in the Hall of Fame with Pillars of the Turf John Gaines, Ogden "Dinny" Phipps, and Col. Matt Winn.
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2017 Hall of Fame Profiles: Javier Castellano
Jockey has won four straight Eclipse Awards.
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Wekeela Wins Matchmaker over Miss Temple City
A ground-saving trip on the inside by Javier Castellano enabled Wekeela to open up down the Monmouth Park stretch and best multiple grade 1 winner Miss Temple City in the $100,000 WinStar Matchmaker Stakes (G3T) July 30.
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Proctor's Ledge Makes Splash in Lake George
After earning a pair of graded stakes placings earlier this season, Proctor's Ledge didn't let another opportunity pass her by July 21 at Saratoga Race Course.
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Starship Jubilee, Rainha Da Bateria Win Dance Smartly
In a thrilling finish of the $175,000 Dance Smartly Stakes (G2T), Starship Jubilee and Rainha Da Bateria flew down the stretch past favorite Suffused and hit the wire at the same time, resulting in a dead heat July 2.
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Green Mask Powers to Highlander Score
Finishing a close second in last year's event, Green Mask was determined to be the winner this time as he powered down the Woodbine stretch to victory in the $250,000 Highlander Stakes (G2T) July 2.
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Imperial Hint Sends Message in Smile Sprint Stakes
Imperial Hint, unraced since mid-February, made an emphatic return Saturday when he rocketed up the rail coming off the final turn en route to a 4 3/4-length victory in the Smile Sprint Stakes (G3).
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Timeline Stays Undefeated With Pegasus Win
Woodford Racing's Timeline kept his undefeated streak alive when he coasted to an easy victory in the $100,000 Betfair.com Pegasus Stakes (G3) June 18 at Monmouth Park.
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Road-Tested Big Score Aims for Lucrative Penn Mile
Owner George Krikorian is thrilled to have a talented homebred in Big Score, who also has shown an ability to handle travel—not a bad combination as a lucrative spring and summer season of turf races for 3-year-olds heats up.
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Preakness Stakes 142
Cloud Computing with Javier Castellano wins the 142nd running of the Grade I Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on May 20, 2017.
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Preakness Stakes Press Conference
Comments from the connections of 2017 Preakness winner Cloud Computing, including trainer Chad Brown and jockey Javier Castellano.
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Timeline Continues Ascent With Peter Pan Victory
Woodford Racing's Timeline continued his ascent in the 3-year-old ranks May 13 at Belmont Park with a commanding victory in the $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes (G3).
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Benner Island Holds On in Eight Belles
Shortleaf Stable's Benner Island, a 3-year-old daughter of Speightstown, holds off the late surge of Union Strike to win the Eight Belles Stakes (G2) May 5 at Churchill Downs. She covers the trip in 1:24.28.
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Green Mask Makes the Grade in Turf Sprint
Narrowly denied a graded win last out, Sheikh Abdullah Saeed Almaddah's Green Mask flew by frontrunner Latent Revenge in the stretch to win the $150,000 Twin Spires Turf Sprint presented by TwinSpires.com (G3T)
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Goldikova, Espinoza Among Hall of Fame Inductees
Three-time Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T) winner Goldikova, multiple Eclipse Award-winning jockeys Javier Castellano and Garrett Gomez, and Triple Crown-winning rider Victor Espinoza have been elected to the Racing Hall of Fame.
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Imperative Repeats in Charles Town Classic
Three runners entered the $1.25 million Charles Town Classic (G2) April 22 for Loooch Racing and Imaginary Stables, and one got by with a little help from his friends.
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American Patriot Steals Maker's 46 Mile
Reserved at the start but flying at the end, WinStar Farm's American Patriot nipped hard-trying Heart to Heart in the final strides of the $300,000 Maker's 46 Mile (G1T) April 14 at Keeneland.
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Sweet Loretta Back to Form in Beaumont
St. Elias Stable's grade 1 winner Sweet Loretta got back to winning form when she took the $150,000 Adena Springs Beaumont Stakes (G3) by three lengths at Keeneland April 9.
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All Included, Summersault Make Grade on Gulfstream Turf
All Included and Summersault scored their first graded wins April 1 on the Gulfstream Park turf in the Appleton Stakes and the Orchid Stakes (both G3T), respectively.
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Malagacy Flaunts His Talent in Rebel Stakes
Malagacy gave his future Hall of Fame conditioner another legitimate sophomore to point toward the first Saturday in May when he captured the $900,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) by two lengths over Sonneteer at the Hot Springs oval March 18.
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Antonio Sano's Faith Justified With Gunnevera
Gunnevera did not exactly burst onto the scene when he dismantled nine other Fountain of Youth (G2) rivals March 4 at Gulfstream Park.
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Look Back: Ghostzapper Turned Heads in 2004 Debut
This week is a recap of the 2004 Tom Fool Handicap (G2), run that year on July 4 at Belmont Park and won by Ghostzapper. Following is a short recap written by Steve Haskin followed by the stakes shell filed by Dan Liebman.
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Espinoza, Goldikova Among Hall of Fame Finalists
Five jockeys, three trainers and three racehorses comprise the 11 finalists on the National Museum of Racing's 2017 Hall of Fame ballot, as selected by the Museum's Hall of Fame Nominating Committee.
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Wake Forest Returns to Winning Ways in Mac Diarmida
Wake Forest (GER) was given plenty of time to recover from his 2016 campaign by trainer Chad Brown, and the 7-year-old runner rewarded that patience March 4 with a narrow victory in the $200,000 Mac Diarmida Stakes (G2T) at Gulfstream Park.
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Favorable Outcome Flies Home in Swale
Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence's Favorable Outcome rallied from last to run down favorite Three Rules in the stretch to win the $200,000 Swale Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park Feb. 4.
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Castellano Scores Fourth Straight Eclipse as Top Jockey
It’s getting to be a habit—a very pleasant one—for Javier Castellano, who collected his fourth consecutive Eclipse Award as North America’s outstanding jockey.
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Sandiva Not Done Yet, Takes Marshua's River
Al Shaqab Racing's Sandiva picked up another graded stakes victory and a second win in the $150,000 Marshua's River (G3T) when she won this year's edition by a half-length in a possible cap to her racing career.
