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Tag: Javier Castellano

SPEED IN BELMONT OPENER

All the urban horsemen who made the trip upstate are back in Gotham–for real, this is Belmont at Aqueduct, the way it will be for

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JAVIER TARGETS KY DOWNS

By Tim Wilkin — The 2023 resume for jockey Javier Castellano would be a career for just about anyone else who rides horses for a

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TRAVERS STAKES QUOTES

Edited Combined Sources — Javier Castellano, winning jockey aboard Arcangelo (No. 2): “I never give up. I always work hard for moments like this. I’ve

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ARCANGELO’S “FORWARD”

Edited NYRA Staff Release — Blue Rose Farm’s Arcangelo worked five-eighths in 1:01.23 Wednesday over the Saratoga Race Course main track in preparation for the Grade 1,

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GOING GULFSTREAM – MAR 2

We’ll divert from our usual pattern analyzing the best race(s) on the card and concentrate on an escapee from out Horse to Watch list. Solomons

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GOING GULFSTREAM – FEB 16

The finale at Gulfstream Park Thursday presents an opportunity for true value if the early line of 8-1 posted on Stanley House are available at

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GOING GULFSTREAM – FEB 15

The feature to begin the racing week in Hallandale is an optional claimer for fillies and mares sprinting on the grass. We’re taking a filly

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GOING GULFSTREAM – FEB 9

Can’t blame those handicappers who might look askance at Beantown Baby (7-2) making her return off a 192-day layoff. But there are reasons why they

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WHITE ABARRIO ON GO

Edited Gulfstream Staff Notes – C2 Racing Stable LLC and La Milagrosa Stable LLC’s White Abarrio breezed five furlongs in 59.24 seconds at Gulfstream Park Friday

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A SIX-PACK FOR FRANCO

Edited NYRA Staff Release – Jockey Manny Franco equaled a New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) record, winning aboard 6-of-7 mounts on Friday’s nine-race card

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