Yoshitomi Shibata
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | July 30, 1966 |
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
| 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 is a three-time champion jockey of Kantō, riding to 2,000 victories in his career.
He comes from a racing family; most notably his uncle Masato Shibata, 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, on 17 December 2011.[2][3]
On November 5, 2022, Shibata became the oldest JRA jockey to win a race after he won 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]
