Jesus Lopez Castanon (born Jesús López Castañón, March 4, 1973 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican jockey in American thoroughbred racing who won the 2011 Preakness Stakes.[1] The son of a horse trainer, two brothers were also jockeys in Mexico. Father of four children. He is married to former jockey Rolanda Simpson. Castanon got his first win at Agua Caliente Racetrack in 1989 [2] and later that year in the United States, won the Torrey Pines Stakes at Del Mar Racetrack in California. Since then he has competed at racetracks across the United States as well as in Canada, winning more than 2,000 races.
| Jesus Castanon | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | March 4, 1973 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Career wins | 2,042 (ongoing) |
| Major racing wins | |
| Torrey Pines Stakes (1989) Hoist Her Flag Stakes (1995) Garden State Stakes (1999) Obeah Stakes (1999) Dominion Day Stakes (2002) Hillsborough Stakes (2003) Mecke Handicap (2003) Red Bank Stakes (2004) Chris Thomas Turf Classic (2004) Turfway Park Fall Championship Stakes (2005) Colonel E.R. Bradley Handicap (2007) River City Handicap (2008) Ack Ack Handicap (2009) Cardinal Handicap (2009) Rushaway Stakes (2009) Isaac Murphy Handicap (2010) Opening Verse Stakes (2010) Palm Beach Stakes (2010) Churchill Downs Stakes (2012) Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (2013) Cornhusker Handicap (2014) West Virginia Governor's Stakes (2014)
U.S. Triple Crown wins: | |
| Significant horses | |
| Paddy O'Prado, Shackleford | |
2011 U.S. Triple Crown
editOn May 7, 2011, Jesus Castanon rode Shackleford to a fourth-place finish in the Kentucky Derby,[3] the first leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series. Two weeks later on May 21, aboard Shackleford he won the second leg of Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes.[4]
Year end charts
edit| Chart (2005–present) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2005 | 59 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2007 | 100 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2008 | 74 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2009 | 64 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2010 | 84 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2011 | 49 |
References
edit- ^ [1] Mexicano Jesús Castañón gana el Preakness Stakes 22 May 2011 – BALTIMORE -- Montado por el mexicano Jesús López Castañón, Shackleford
- ^ "Jesus Castanon's biography at the Jockeys' Guild". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
- ^ Courier-Journal, May 8, 2011
- ^ ESPN – May 22, 2011