Yoshitomi Shibata

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Yoshitomi Shibata 柴田善臣

Occupation	Jockey
Born	(1966-07-30) July 30, 1966 (age 58) Tōhoku, Aomori
Nationality	Japanese
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Career wins	2,343 (JRA+NAR), as of Dec. 22, 2022

Yoshitomi Shibata (柴田善臣, Shibata Yoshitomi) (born July 30, 1966, in Tōhoku, Aomori) 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 Masato Shibata [ja], 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.^[1]

He earned his 2000th career victory at Nakayama while riding Nakayama Knight [ja], on 17 December 2011.^[2]^[3]

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.^[4] That same year Shibata was awarded the Medal with Yellow Ribbon, becoming the first active JRA jockey to win a Medal.^[5]^[6]

Major wins

Tenno Sho (Autumn) - (2) - Yamanin Zephyr (1993), Offside Trap (1998)
Takarazuka Kinen - (1) - Nakayama Festa (2010)
Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup - (1) - Rainbow Dalia (2012)
Yasuda Kinen - (2) - Yamanin Zephyr (1993), Just A Way(2014)
Takamatsunomiya Kinen - (2) - King Halo (2000), Oreha Matteruze (2006)
NHK Mile Cup - (1) - Taiki Fortune (1996)
Japan Dirt Derby - (1) - Cafe Olympus (2004)
Japan Breeding farm's Cup Sprint - (1) - South Vigorous (2003)

References

^ Jockey profiles - Yoshitomi Shibata netkeiba
^ "柴田善臣騎手ＪＲＡ通算２０００勝達成｜競馬実況web｜競馬｜ラジオNIKKEI". ラジオNIKKEI (in Japanese). 2011-12-17. Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
^ "ナカヤマナイトV、柴田善騎手2000勝達成/ディセンバーS | 競馬ニュース". netkeiba.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
^ "ベルダーイメル鼻差しのいだ柴田善騎手はJRA最年長勝利記録を更新／福島民友Ｃ｜極ウマ・プレミアム". p.nikkansports.com (in Japanese). 2022-11-21. Archived from the original on 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
^ "柴田善臣が黄綬褒章を受章中央競馬現役騎手で初「受章を励みに、早く復帰したい」/デイリースポーツ online". デイリースポーツ online (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
^ "柴田善臣騎手が56歳３カ月７日で勝利岡部幸雄元騎手を上回るJRA最年長記録を更新 - 競馬 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). 2022-11-05. Archived from the original on 2022-11-05. Retrieved 2022-12-22.

External links

Career statistics - Yahoo! Japan

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