(born July 30, 1966, in
Tōhoku, Aomori
is a town located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 16,625 in 7251 households, and a population density of 51 persons per km² in 7,269 households. The total area of the town is .
Geography
Tōhoku is locat ...
) is a Japanese
Horse racing jockey. He was a three-time champion jockey of
Kantō, riding 2000 victories in his career.
He comes from a racing family; most notably his uncle , who was a prolific jockey who won over 4,000 races during his career. He rode his first winner in 1985, on ''Izumi-Sanei'' at
Nakayama. He was Japanese champion apprentice in 1985. He won his first grade race in 1988, riding ''Soushin-Houju'' in the
Nakayama Himba Stakes
The Nakayama Himba Stakes ( Japanese 中山牝馬ステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares aged four and over, run in March over a distance of 1800 metres on turf at Nakayama Racecourse.
The Nakayama Himba Stake ...
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He earned his 2000th career victory at Nakayama while riding ''Nakayama Knight'', on 17 December 2011.
On November 5, 2022, Shibata became the oldest JRA jockey to win a race after he winning a race at the
Fukushima Race Course while riding ''Billecart'', a record he would break 2 weeks later at the Fukushima Min'yu Cup with ''Verdad Imeru''. That same year Shibata was awarded the
Medal with Yellow Ribbon, becoming the first active JRA jockey to win a Medal.
Major wins
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Tenno Sho (Autumn) - (2) - ''Yamanin Zephyr (1993)'', ''Offside Trap (1998)''
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Takarazuka Kinen
The Takarazuka Kinen (宝塚記念) is a Grade I flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds where they run over a distance of 2,200 metres (approximately miles) at Hanshin Racecourse (阪神競馬場) in late June. It is ...
- (1) - ''Nakayama Festa (2010)''
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Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup
The Queen Elizabeth II Cup (''Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup'' until 2012) is an Graded stakes race, International Grade 1 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbred Filly, fillies and mar ...
- (1) - ''Rainbow Dalia (2012)''
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Yasuda Kinen
The Yasuda Kinen (English: Yasuda Memorial, Japanese and Chinese language: 安田記念) is a Japanese International Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at the Tokyo Racecourse in Tokyo. Raced annually each June, the Yasuda Kinen is run at a di ...
- (2) - ''Yamanin Zephyr (1993)'', ''
Just A Way(2014)''
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Takamatsunomiya Kinen
The is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres (approximately 6 furlongs) at Chukyo Racecourse in late March.
The forerunner of this race was the . It was started ...
- (2) - ''
King Halo (2000)'', ''Oreha Matteruze (2006)''
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NHK Mile Cup
The NHK Mile Cup () is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies, run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately one mile) on the turf at Tokyo Racecourse in May.
The NHK Mile Cup is sponsored b ...
- (1) - ''Taiki Fortune (1996)''
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Japan Dirt Derby - (1) - ''Cafe Olympus (2004)''
* Japan Breeding farm's Cup Sprint - (1) - ''South Vigorous (2003)''
References
External links
Career statistics - Yahoo! Japan
1966 births
Living people
Japanese jockeys
Sportspeople from Aomori Prefecture
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