Akihide Tsumura (津村明秀) is an active Japanese jockey of thoroughbred race horses. In 2024, he won his first Grade 1 race…
Akihide Tsumura (津村明秀) is an active Japanese jockey of thoroughbred race horses. In 2024, he won his first Grade 1 race with Ten Happy Rose at the Victoria Mile. On October 5, 2025, he won the Mainichi Ōkan with Lebensstil, marking his first GII victory.
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Hiroyasu Tanaka (田中博康) is a retired Japanese jockey and current racehorse trainer.
Yuga Kawada (Japanese: 川田将雅, born October 15, 1985) is a Japanese jockey affiliated with the Japan Racing Association.…
Yuga Kawada (Japanese: 川田将雅, born October 15, 1985) is a Japanese jockey affiliated with the Japan Racing Association. Born to a family of horse racing, he was the leading jockey of JRA races of 2022. Since July 2016, Kawada, together with Yuichi Fukunaga, has a management contract with Horipro.
Manabu Ikezoe (Japanese: 池添 学一, born September 2, 1980) is a Japanese horse trainer affiliated with the Ritto Training…
Manabu Ikezoe (Japanese: 池添 学一, born September 2, 1980) is a Japanese horse trainer affiliated with the Ritto Training Center of the Japan Racing Association, and the younger brother of jockey Kenichi Ikezoe.
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Yuichi Fukunaga (福永 祐一, Fukunaga Yūichi; born 9 December 1976) is a Japanese horse trainer and former jockey who has…
Yuichi Fukunaga (福永 祐一, Fukunaga Yūichi; born 9 December 1976) is a Japanese horse trainer and former jockey who has won 29 Grade 1 races in Japan and abroad. He is affiliated with the Japan Racing Association (JRA) in Rittō. His father is former jockey Yoichi Fukunaga who was said to be a "genius" during his active career, and his uncle is Takashi Kitamura, also a former jockey. His wife is former Fuji TV announcer Midori Matsuo. Since July 2016, he has a management contract with Horipro together with Yuga Kawada, the entertainment production with which his wife is also affiliated. On 8 December 2022, following his trainer license being issued by the JRA, Fukunaga announced that he would retire as a jockey at the end of February next year and make a transition in to becoming a horse trainer. Two months later, Fukunaga rode his final races in Japan at the February Stakes on 19 February, and finished his racing career at the Riyadh Dirt Sprint on 25 February, 2023, where he rode Remake which finished 3rd behind Elite Power. Retirement ceremonies of Fukunaga were held at Tokyo Racecourse on 19 February and on the Hanshin Racecourse on 4 March. Fukunaga officially opened his stable on 6 March 2024. Upon opening his stable, he received a number of horses from outgoing trainers, including Danon Scorpion and Dualist from Takayuki Yasuda. Later that year, Fukunaga won his first group race as a trainer, when he won the CBC Sho with Drop of Light. 12 October 2026 was a particularly successful day for Fukunaga. On that day he won both of the main races of the two JRA race meetings held that day, the October Stakes at Tokyo Racecourse with Ask Sexy More, and the Swan Stakes at Kyoto Racecourse with Diamond Knot. On top of this, he would finish the day off with his first JpnI victory of his trainer career when he won the Mile Championship Nambu Hai with Meisho Hachiro.
Takeshi Okumura (奥村武) is Japanese racehorse trainer.
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Yasunari Iwata (岩田 康誠, Iwata Yasunari) (born March 12, 1974; from Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture) is a Japanese jockey who…
Yasunari Iwata (岩田 康誠, Iwata Yasunari) (born March 12, 1974; from Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture) is a Japanese jockey who rode the winner of the 2006 Melbourne Cup, Delta Blues. It was Iwata's first race outside Japan. He debuted in the Hyōgo Keiba, one of the racing organizations in National Association of Racing (NAR). He has started riding in selected events in Japan Racing Association (JRA) since 2002. In 2005, Iwata won the 19th World Super Jockey Series Archived 2007-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Despite not having passed the written test in the past, he was allowed to transfer to JRA in the following year due to "Ankatsu's Rule". He was awarded JRA most winning-jockey in 2011 and 2012, in races won and money earned. His son, Mirai, is also a jockey.
Susumu Fujita (藤田 晋; born May 16, 1973) is a Japanese businessman, entrepreneur and racehorse owner. He founded…
Susumu Fujita (藤田 晋; born May 16, 1973) is a Japanese businessman, entrepreneur and racehorse owner. He founded CyberAgent in 1998 and served as its president until December 2025, when he became representative director and chairman. He is also president of AbemaTV, Inc. and president and chief executive officer of Zelvia, Inc., the operating company of FC Machida Zelvia.
🎓 Aoyama Gakuin University🏫 Takefu High School📅 Born May 16🎂 Born 1973💼 Company President・Entrepreneur💼 Horse Racing
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Tetsuya Kimura (木村哲也) is an active Japanese trainer of Thoroughbred race horses.
Tsuyoshi Shinjo (新庄 剛志, Shinjō Tsuyoshi; January 28, 1972), also known during the 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball…
Tsuyoshi Shinjo (新庄 剛志, Shinjō Tsuyoshi; January 28, 1972), also known during the 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball season as BIGBOSS (ビッグボス, Biggubosu), is a former Japanese professional baseball outfielder and the current manager for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Shinjo began his playing career with the Hanshin Tigers, and moved to the United States to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets. He is the second Japanese-born position player to play an MLB game, as well as the first in the National League. In 2002, he joined the San Francisco Giants and was the first Japanese-born player to appear in the World Series. He had a second stint with the Mets in 2003, and returned to Japan to play for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, with whom he won the Japan Series in his final season.
Yutaka Take (武 豊, Take Yutaka) (born March 15, 1969, in Kyoto, Kyoto) is a Japanese jockey. Take made his riding debut…
Yutaka Take (武 豊, Take Yutaka) (born March 15, 1969, in Kyoto, Kyoto) is a Japanese jockey. Take made his riding debut in 1987 and currently holds seven all-time records in Japan. He has won at least one Grade 1 race for 23 straight years until 2010, and a graded stakes race for 40 consecutive years. Take has 114 wins to his credit in eight countries, including Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States. His international victories include Group 1 wins in the Prix d'Ispahan (France) and Hong Kong Cup (Hong Kong), the July Cup (England) and Dubai Duty Free Stakes (UAE). Take has won one of Japan's premier horse races, the Japan Cup, a record five times. He is both the youngest and oldest jockey to win a G1 in JRA history, at 19 years and 7 months old to win the 1988 Kikuka Sho, and 57 years and 2 months old to win the 2026 Takarazuka Kinen.
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Norihiro Yokoyama (Japanese: 横山典弘; Born February 23, 1968) is a Japanese jockey. As of August 2026, he is the…
Norihiro Yokoyama (Japanese: 横山典弘; Born February 23, 1968) is a Japanese jockey. As of August 2026, he is the second-oldest jockey in Japan to win a Grade I race, after Yutaka Take.
Shinji Aoto (青戸 慎司, Aoto Shinji; born 7 May 1967 in Wakayama) is a retired Japanese sprinter turned bobsledder who…
Shinji Aoto (青戸 慎司, Aoto Shinji; born 7 May 1967 in Wakayama) is a retired Japanese sprinter turned bobsledder who represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1998 Winter Olympics. He is the first and only Japanese male athlete to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games (As of 2020). During his athletics career he also competed at two World Indoor Championships, in 1989 and 1993. He was the former national record holder in the 100 metres and the first Japanese to run under 10.3 seconds. He is currently the deputy director of track and field club at Chukyo University.
🎓 Chukyo University🏫 Wakayama Technical High School📅 Born May 7🎂 Born 1967📍 From Wakayama(city), Wakayama Prefecture💼 Track and Field💼 Horse Racing
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Mikio Matsunaga (松永幹夫) is a Japanese former jockey and horse trainer. On June 20, 2021, his horse Gran Approuso came in…
Mikio Matsunaga (松永幹夫) is a Japanese former jockey and horse trainer. On June 20, 2021, his horse Gran Approuso came in first in the fifth race at Sapporo Racecourse, achieving his 400th JRA win.
Yasuo Tomomichi (友道康夫; born August 11, 1963) is a Japanese horse trainer of the Japan Racing Association.
Masahiro Miki (Japanese: 三木正浩; born 26 July 1955) is a Japanese billionaire businessman, and the founder and largest…
Masahiro Miki (Japanese: 三木正浩; born 26 July 1955) is a Japanese billionaire businessman, and the founder and largest shareholder of Tokyo-based shoemaker ABC-Mart. Miki is of Korean descent. In 1985, Miki founded shoe and apparel company Kokusai Boeki Shoji. The company was renamed ABC-Mart in 1990 and went public in 2002. Miki acted as chairman of the company from 2004 to 2007. As of November 2025, Miki has an estimated net worth of $3.9 billion. In addition to his business, Miki is also a successful racehorse owner, who owns several notable horses including Justin Milano (2024 Satsuki Shō) and Justin Palace (2024 Spring Tenno Sho).
Kazuo Fujisawa (藤澤 和雄, Fujisawa Kazuo) (born September 22, 1951, in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan) is a retired trainer of…
Kazuo Fujisawa (藤澤 和雄, Fujisawa Kazuo) (born September 22, 1951, in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan) is a retired trainer of Thoroughbred race horses. He had been a licensed trainer in Japan since 1987 and from 1993 until his retirement in 2022 has won the training title eleven times. Three of the horses he trained were voted Japanese Horse of the Year on four occasions: Taiki Shuttle (1998), Symboli Kris S (2002, 2003) and Zenno Rob Roy (2004). Fujisawa was also the trainer of Casino Drive, who won the 2008 Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park in New York. Fujisawa retired from horse training on February 28, 2022 as he had reached the age of retirement, with his stable winning the 1,570th race on the day of his retirement. The horses that belonged to the Fujisawa stable at the time were transferred to Masayoshi Ebina's newly created stable.
Kaoru Kobayashi (小林 薫, Kobayashi Kaoru; born on September 4, 1951) is a Japanese actor born in Kyoto. He won best actor…
Kaoru Kobayashi (小林 薫, Kobayashi Kaoru; born on September 4, 1951) is a Japanese actor born in Kyoto. He won best actor at the 30th Yokohama Film Festival and best-supporting actor at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for Sorobanzuku.
Dai Muneishi (Japanese: 宗石 大; born January 1, 1951) is a Japanese jockey and trainer at the Kochi Racecourse. He was…
Dai Muneishi (Japanese: 宗石 大; born January 1, 1951) is a Japanese jockey and trainer at the Kochi Racecourse. He was known as trainer of the thoroughbred Haru Urara. His first race was with Burringbar at Kochi. He achieved his first win with Gambare Shacho. His overall record according to Sky Racing World website: 61 wins, 273 places, among 3,495 total starts, not getting a single grade during his career.
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Toshio Ogawa (小川 敏夫, Ogawa Toshio; born 18 March 1948) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party…
Toshio Ogawa (小川 敏夫, Ogawa Toshio; born 18 March 1948) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). Ogawa is a former Minister of Justice. A native of Nerima, Tokyo, and a graduate of Rikkyo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after working as a prosecutor.
Makoto Kaneko (金子真人, Kaneko Makoto; born March 15, 1945 in Tokyo) is the founder, President, CEO and Representative…
Makoto Kaneko (金子真人, Kaneko Makoto; born March 15, 1945 in Tokyo) is the founder, President, CEO and Representative Director of Zuken Inc., a public listed multinational corporation in the Tokyo Stock Exchange. He also owns the exclusive King Kamehameha Golf Club in Hawaii. Makoto Kaneko is better known as a prominent horse owner in Japan. He was the owner of Deep Impact, one of the most famous racehorses in Japanese history. Kaneko has also become the first racehorse owner to win all of the 8 major races of Japan as well as the Japan Cup.
Hajime Satomi (里見 治, Satomi Hajime; born January 16, 1942) is a Japanese businessman. Satomi is known as the founder of…
Hajime Satomi (里見 治, Satomi Hajime; born January 16, 1942) is a Japanese businessman. Satomi is known as the founder of Sammy Corporation, which merged with the Japan-based video game and arcade game producer Sega to form the holding company Sega Sammy Holdings. He is among the 50 richest people in Japan, and is a top-ranked owner of Thoroughbred horses, such as Satono Diamond.
Nobuo Kaiho (海保 宣生, Kaiho Nobuo; 21 December 1941 – 19 April 2015) was a Japanese basketball player. He competed in the…
Nobuo Kaiho (海保 宣生, Kaiho Nobuo; 21 December 1941 – 19 April 2015) was a Japanese basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Yoshio Matsumoto (January 6, 1938 – August 29, 2025) was a Japanese businessman and racehorse owner.
Saburō Kitajima (北島 三郎, Kitajima Saburō; born October 4, 1936) is a Japanese enka singer, lyricist, actor and composer.
Fusao Sekiguchi (関口房朗) (born December 20, 1935, in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan) is a businessman and Thoroughbred horse…
Fusao Sekiguchi (関口房朗) (born December 20, 1935, in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan) is a businessman and Thoroughbred horse racing enthusiast. He was the founder and CEO of Meitec in Nagoya before also founding Venture Safe Net, Inc (VSN, Inc) of Tokyo. The owner of a number of racehorses, the most notable of which was 2000 Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus whom he sold for a reported US$64 million to Ireland's Coolmore Stud. Other successful thoroughbred horses Sekiguchi has owned include Tokyo Yushun winner Fusaichi Concorde and Fusaichi Pandora, winner of the 2006 Q.E.II Cup and dam of Almond Eye.
🏫 尼崎市立尼崎産業高等学校📅 Born December 20🎂 Born 1935📍 From Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture💼 Company President・Entrepreneur💼 Horse Racing
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Toshiyasu Ishige (石下 年安, Ishige Toshiyasu; 16 January 1932 – 27 December 2000) was a Japanese sport shooter who…
Toshiyasu Ishige (石下 年安, Ishige Toshiyasu; 16 January 1932 – 27 December 2000) was a Japanese sport shooter who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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Shiro Hashizume (橋爪四郎, Hashizume Shirō; September 20, 1928 – March 9, 2023) was a Japanese Olympic freestyle swimmer.…
Shiro Hashizume (橋爪四郎, Hashizume Shirō; September 20, 1928 – March 9, 2023) was a Japanese Olympic freestyle swimmer. He won the silver medal in the men's 1500m freestyle at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. He broke the world record in the same event on August 16, 1949, clocking 18:35.7. That time was bettered the same day, however, by compatriot Hironoshin Furuhashi at the American Swimming Championships in Los Angeles, California.
🎓 Nihon University📅 Born September 20🎂 Born 1928📍 From Wakayama(city), Wakayama Prefecture💼 Competitive Swimming・Swimming💼 Horse Racing
Hironoshin Furuhashi (古橋 廣之進, Furuhashi Hironoshin; 16 September 1928 – 2 August 2009) was a Japanese Olympic freestyle…
Hironoshin Furuhashi (古橋 廣之進, Furuhashi Hironoshin; 16 September 1928 – 2 August 2009) was a Japanese Olympic freestyle swimmer. In 1948, he set world records in the 400 and 1,500 meter freestyles at the Japan national championships. Furuhashi and Japan were not allowed to compete at the 1948 Summer Olympics because of Japan's role in World War II. Because of his achievement at the 1949 U.S. National Championships of Aquatics, in which he set new world records of freestyle swimming in all distance categories, Furuhashi was referred to by the US media as "the flying fish of Fujiyama". Furuhashi competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, but did not perform well because of the lingering effects of dysentery which he had contracted during a swimming tour of South America in 1950. In total, Furuhashi set 33 world records during his swimming career. After retiring from competitive swimming, he served as president of the Japanese Olympic Committee for five terms until retiring in 1999. On August 2, 2009, he was found dead in his sleep at his hotel room in Rome, where he was staying for the 2009 World Aquatics Championships.
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Hanji Aoki (青木 半治, Aoki Hanji; 16 July 1915 – 30 May 2010) was a Japanese sports official. He hailed from Chiba…
Hanji Aoki (青木 半治, Aoki Hanji; 16 July 1915 – 30 May 2010) was a Japanese sports official. He hailed from Chiba Prefecture. He was an active shot putter in his younger days, and became Japanese champion in 1938. He was president of the Japanese Olympic Committee from 1969 to 1973 and the Japan Association of Athletics Federations from 1975 to 1999, and vice president of the International Association of Athletics Federations from 1991 to 1999. At stepping down he was titled as honorary life vice president. He was decorated with the Olympic Order in silver in 1985, the Order of the Sacred Treasure in 1986 and the IAAF Golden Order of Merit in 2007. Since 1988 he was an honorary citizen of Tokyo. He died from heart failure in 2010.
Asanosuke Matsui (born 18 June 1900, date of death unknown) was a Japanese equestrian. He competed in two events at the…
Asanosuke Matsui (born 18 June 1900, date of death unknown) was a Japanese equestrian. He competed in two events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
🏫 Waseda High School📅 Born June 18🎂 Born 1900📍 From Tokyo💼 Military Officer💼 Horse Racing💼 Horse Trainer
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Zensaku Motegi (茂木善作, Motegi Zensaku; 10 February 1893 – December 1974) was a Japanese long-distance runner. His name…
Zensaku Motegi (茂木善作, Motegi Zensaku; 10 February 1893 – December 1974) was a Japanese long-distance runner. His name was also rendered Zensaku Mogi. He competed in the 10,000 metres and the marathon at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
🎓 University of Tsukuba📅 Born December 10🎂 Born 1893📍 From Sakata, Yamagata💼 Track and Field💼 Horse Racing💼 Teacher
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Nanako Fujita (Japanese: 藤田菜七子, romanized: Fujita Nanako; born 9 August 1997) is a retired Japanese jockey. When she…
Nanako Fujita (Japanese: 藤田菜七子, romanized: Fujita Nanako; born 9 August 1997) is a retired Japanese jockey. When she earned her jockey license in 2016, she became the first woman to receive a jockey license in Japan in 16 years. Fujita enjoyed a rising career, quickly becoming the country's most successful female jockey. In 2024, she stunned her fan base after retiring from racing suddenly over a controversy regarding phone use.
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Yukio Okabe (Japanese: 岡部 幸雄, Okabe Yukio, born October 31, 1948) is a Japanese former jockey and horse racing…
Yukio Okabe (Japanese: 岡部 幸雄, Okabe Yukio, born October 31, 1948) is a Japanese former jockey and horse racing commentator. He was a member of the Japan Racing Association (JRA) from 1967 to 2005. From January 1995 to July 2007, he held the record for the most wins as a jockey in the JRA, with the eventual total of 2,943 wins.