Heberto Castillo Jr.

Template:Short description Template:DMCA Script error: No such module "Template wrapper". 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.^[3]

Castillo retired in 2006.^{[citation needed]}

Year-end charts

Chart (2000–2001)	Peak position
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2000	49
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2001	96

^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Christine, Bill (March 13, 1992). "Thoroughbred Racing: Scream Machine Rates As Longshot, But His Jockey Is Quite A Favorite". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dulay, Cindy Pierson. "Jose Santos". About.com. New York Times. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Durso, Joseph (May 30, 2000). "Horse Racing; Yankee Victor Puts Up a Star With Easy Victory in Met Mile". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lazzarino, Chris (February 6, 1994). "Donn comes/up 'Roses' again". South Florida Sun Sentinel. p. C1. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Crittenden, John (April 19, 1998). "Yagli wins Hialeah Turf Cup in Castillo's farewell ride". The Palm Beach Post. p. C19. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.