(born July 30, 1966, in
Tōhoku, Aomori) is a Japanese
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...
jockey
A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used to describe the individual ...
. 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.
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
is a horse racing course located in Fukushima, Fukushima
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Japan
* Fukushima Prefecture, Japanese prefecture
** Fukushima, Fukushima, capital city of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
***Fukushima University, national university in ...
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
*
Tenno Sho (Autumn) The is a horse race held twice a year in Japan, once in the spring and once in the autumn. "Tenno" means " Emperor of Japan". The races are both International Grade I races. Prior to the 2007 races, both Tenno Sho races were Japanese domestic Gr ...
- (2) - ''Yamanin Zephyr (1993)'', ''Offside Trap (1998)''
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Takarazuka Kinen - (1) - ''Nakayama Festa (2010)''
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Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup - (1) - ''Rainbow Dalia (2012)''
*
Yasuda Kinen - (2) - ''Yamanin Zephyr (1993)'', ''
Just A Way
Just A Way (Japanese ジャスタウェイ, foaled 8 March 2009) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. After showing useful, but unexceptional form in his early career he emerged as a major talent with a win in the 2013 Autumn edition of the Te ...
(2014)''
*
Takamatsunomiya Kinen - (2) - ''
King Halo
King Halo（, April 28, 1995 - March 19, 2019）was a Japanese thoroughbred race horse.
King Halo won the GI 2000 Takamatsunomiya Kinen, as well as the GII 1999 Nakayama Kinen and the GIII 1997 Tokyo Sports Hai Sansai Stakes and 1999 Tokyo Sh ...
(2000)'', ''Oreha Matteruze (2006)''
*
NHK Mile Cup - (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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