2023 Kentucky Derby Winner and Hall of Fame Jockey

Javier Castellano visited us at Anna House!

BCCA is proud to welcome Javier as the newest member of our Board of Directors

and we wish him the best of luck in the upcoming Preakness Stakes!

Our students were so excited to meet him that they gave him

a surprise performance of the Anna House song.

Javier sat down with our K-prep students to read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.

Our doctors-in-training put on their white coats to give Javier

a complete checkup to ensure his readiness for the Preakness Stakes

and he in return presented them with their very own pair of goggles!

Javier Castellano is one of only two jockeys to win four consecutive Eclipse Awards.

He set the single-year record for purse earnings and has won 12 Breeders’ Cup races, three Triple Crown events, and a record six editions of the Travers Stakes. Castellano’s remarkable story and run of dominance in American racing during his career is unparalleled.

He has risen to heights few have ever achieved in the saddle and has done it while remaining humble and being one of the sport’s best ambassadors.  

Excerpt from The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame