Castellano Breaks Own Jockey Earnings Mark
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Javier Castellano aboard Breeders' Cup Distaff winner Stopchargingmaria
Javier Castellano, who has secured the past two Eclipse Awards as outstanding rider, eclipsed his own single-season earnings mark Sunday, Nov. 15, ending the day with purse earnings of $26,237,639.
According to figures tracked by Equibase, Castellano passed his 2013 earnings mark of $26,219,907 when he guided Saythreehailmary's to a second-place finish in the eighth race at Aqueduct Racetrack Sunday.
Castellano, who finished atop the Saratoga Race Course meet by earnings, already has won 17 grade I races this season including the Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I) and Whitney Stakes (gr. I) on Honor Code , the Travers Stakes (gr. I) on Keen Ice, the Las Vegas Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) on Liam's Map , and the Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff on Stopchargingmaria.