Hirofumi Shii
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 Shii in 2019 (February Stakes) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 四位洋文 |
| Born | November 30, 1972 Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
| Significant horses | |
| Ishino Sunday, Shinko Forest, Dance Partner, Agnes Digital, Vodka, Asakusa KIngs, Deep Sky, Red Desire, Kinshasa no Kiseki | |
Hirofumi Shii (四位洋文) is a former jockey and current Japanese racehorse trainer.[1]
Shii became a jockey in 1991 and won his first graded race in 1994 when he won the Yonsai Himba Tokubetsu with Golden Jack.
Shii won his first Grade I race with Ishino Sunday in 1996 when they won the Satsuki Shō.
Shii became a derby jockey when he won the Japanese Derby in 2007 with Vodka. The following year, Shii won the Derby again with Deep Sky.[2]
In 2019, the Japan Racing Association announced that Shii was to become one of eight individuals who were granted trainer licenses starting from 2020, effectively marking his retirement from jockey that year.[3] Shii officially retired on February 29, 2020.[1]
As a trainer, Shii would open his stable on March of 2021. That same month, Shii had his first winner as a trainer when Summer Beat won an allowance race at Kokura Racecourse.[4]
In 2023, Shii would have his first graded race win as a trainer, when Hagino Alegrias won both the Nagoya Daishoten (NAR) and the Sirius Stakes (JRA) that year.[5][6]
