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Heberto Castillo Jr. |
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Occupation |
Jockey |
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Born | (1969-07-21) July 21, 1969 (age 54)
Panama City,
Panama |
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Career wins | 2,113 (ongoing) |
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Desert Vixen Stakes (1987)
Miami Mile Handicap (1989)
Carry Back Stakes (1990, 1994)
Fred W. Hooper Handicap (1990)
Memorial Day Handicap (1990)
Pan American Stakes (1990)
Bahamas Stakes (1991, 1992)
Frank Gomez Memorial Stakes (1991)
Everglades Stakes (1992)
Donn Handicap (1993, 1994)
Pennsylvania Governor's Cup Handicap (1993)
Affectionately Handicap (1996, 2000)
Black Helen Handicap (1998)
Hialeah Turf Cup Handicap (1988)
Distaff Handicap (1999)
First Flight Handicap (1999, 2003)
Matron Stakes (1999)
Red Bank Stakes (1999)
Ladies Handicap (1999, 2000)
Metropolitan Handicap (2000)
Excelsior Handicap (2000)
Glens Falls Handicap (2000)
Maryland Million Distaff Handicap (2000)
Withers Stakes (2000)
Hollie Hughes Handicap (2002)
Top Flight Handicap (2003)
Safely Kept Stakes (2003)
Fred "Cappy" Capossela Stakes (2004)
Endeavour Stakes (2005) |
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Leading rider Calder Race Course (1990) |
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Pistols and Roses,
Yagli |
Heberto Castillo Jr. (born July 21, 1969 in
Panama City,
Panama) is a retired
jockey in American
Thoroughbred horse racing. He was born into a family involved in the sport. His father was a jockey and his mother Gloria was a
horse trainer in Florida.
[1] His sister, Rita, married jockey
José Santos in 1997.
[2]
In 1986, Castillo rode in his first race at
Fair Grounds Race Course in
New Orleans,
Louisiana and four years later won the riding title at
Florida's
Calder Race Course. Among his major career wins were two
Donn Handicaps in 1993 and 1994,
[3]
[4] the 1998
Hialeah Turf Cup Handicap,
[5] and the 2000
Metropolitan Handicap.
[6]
Castillo retired in 2006.[
citation needed]
References
External links
Year-end charts
Chart (2000–2001)
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Peak position
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National Earnings List for Jockeys 2000
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49
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National Earnings List for Jockeys 2001
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96
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