Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Hiroshi Kitamura

Hiroshi Kitamura

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Hiroshi Kitamura is a jockey with 648 career rides 31 winners. He rides at a 4.8% strike rate. He has placed 99 times. He has earned £21.5M in prize money. His strongest track is Tokyo (2w from 4r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

4.8%

Total Wins

31

Total Runs

648

Places

99

Place %

15.3%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

22 seasons
200620082010201120122013201420152016201720182020202220242026024685914.57
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-06-28Fukushima (JPN)Radio Nikkei Sho Stakes Handicap) (Turf)Rouge Voyage (JPN)10169ffGood To Firm
2026-06-21Hanshin (JPN)Shirasagi Stakes (Turf)Fandom (JPN)4188ffGood
2026-05-23Tokyo (JPN)Allowance Race (Dirt)Flame Star (JPN)5148ffMuddy
2026-05-09Tokyo (JPN)Epsom Cup (Turf)Octavianus (JPN)17179ffGood To Firm
2026-04-26Tokyo (JPN)Sankei Sports Sho Flora Stakes (Fillies) (Turf)Peisha Sis (JPN)81210ffGood To Firm
2025-12-14Nakayama (JPN)Capella Stakes (3yo+) (Dirt)Sunrise Amour (JPN)6166ffStandard
2025-11-09Tokyo (JPN)Copa Republica Argentina Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)Sastrugi (JPN)141812.5ffGood To Firm
2025-11-08Tokyo (JPN)Keio Hai Nisai Stakes (2yo) (Turf)Yu Pharoah (USA)6167ffGood To Firm
2025-06-01Tokyo (JPN)Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf)Fandom (JPN)141812ffGood To Firm
2025-06-01Tokyo (JPN)Meguro Kinen Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf)Aster Bugie (JPN)101812.5ffGood To Firm
2025-05-25Tokyo (JPN)Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Ai Sansan (JPN)121812ffGood To Firm
2025-05-10Tokyo (JPN)Epsom Cup (4yo+) (Turf)Strauss (JPN)13189ffGood
2025-04-27Tokyo (JPN)Sankei Sports Sho Flora Stakes (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Margot Regina (JPN)81810ffGood To Firm
2025-04-20Nakayama (JPN)Keiyo Stakes () (4yo+) (Dirt)Peptide Yamato (JPN)3166ffStandard
2025-03-29Hanshin (JPN)Mainichi Hai (3yo) (Turf)Fandom (JPN)199ffGood To Firm
2025-03-22Nakayama (JPN)Flower Cup (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Jardinier (JPN)11169ffGood To Firm
2025-03-08Nakayama (JPN)Laurel R C Sho Nakayama Himba Stakes (Handicap) (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Hip Hop Soul (JPN)14149ffGood To Firm
2025-03-01Nakayama (JPN)Ocean Stakes (4yo+) (Turf)Three Island (IRE)8156ffGood To Firm
2025-02-22Tokyo (JPN)Diamond Stakes Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf)Sastrugi (JPN)101617ffGood To Firm
2025-02-16Tokyo (JPN)Kyodo News Hai (Tokinominoru Kinen) (3yo) (Turf)Red Kingly (JPN)899ffGood To Firm

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Tokyo (JPN)——3%1%5%6%
Nakayama (JPN)—4%—0%3%11%
Niigata (JPN)0%—0%17%13%0%
Hanshin (JPN)—0%33%5%8%0%
Kyoto (JPN)———0%0%8%
Fukushima (JPN)————0%—
Chukyo (JPN)—0%0%0%0%0%
Sapporo (JPN)———0%0%—

Going Performance

Based on 650 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Firm
22W / 384R6%
Standard
3W / 82R4%
Good To Firm
4W / 78R5%
Good
2W / 53R4%
Yielding
0W / 20R0%
Soft
0W / 13R0%
Sloppy
0W / 10R0%
Muddy
0W / 7R0%
Fast
0W / 1R0%
Heavy
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 650 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
3W / 80R4%
Mile
21W / 470R4%
Middle
3W / 80R4%
Staying
4W / 20R20%

Course Specialists

Where this jockey rides most successfully (minimum 3 rides at a track).

#1Tokyo
2W / 4R50%
#2Niigata (JPN)
7W / 57R12%
#3Hanshin (JPN)
3W / 40R8%
#4Kyoto (JPN)
1W / 20R5%
#5Tokyo (JPN)
9W / 250R4%
#6Nakayama (JPN)
9W / 216R4%
#7Fukushima (JPN)
0W / 18R0%
#8Chukyo (JPN)
0W / 16R0%
#9Sapporo (JPN)
0W / 5R0%
#10Sonoda (JPN)
0W / 3R0%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C101234

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0481216

Trainer Partnerships

Most successful trainers this jockey rides for (minimum 3 rides).

#1Kazuo Fujisawa
9W / 92R10%
#2Hisashi Shimizu
3W / 15R20%
#3Yoshitada Munakata
3W / 18R17%
#4Yoichi Kuroiwa
2W / 7R29%
#5Masahiro Otake
2W / 14R14%
#6Tetsuya Kimura
2W / 31R6%
#7Tetsuhide Tsuji
1W / 3R33%
#8Kunihide Matsuda
1W / 5R20%
#9Shinobu Hoshino
1W / 5R20%
#10Shoichi Temma
1W / 5R20%

Owner Partnerships

Top owners whose horses this jockey rides (minimum 2 runners).

#1Sunday Racing Co Ltd
6W / 51R12%
#2Ono Shoji
3W / 4R75%
#3Hidetoshi Yamamoto
3W / 23R13%
#4Carrot Farm Co Ltd
3W / 45R7%
#5Masuo Hosokawa
2W / 3R67%
#6Tokyo Horse Racing Co Ltd
2W / 11R18%
#7Shadai Race Horse Co Ltd
2W / 41R5%
#8Shinichiro Nishimura
1W / 2R50%
#9Yoshiaki Mori
1W / 2R50%
#10Masanori Uchimura
1W / 4R25%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

550

Wins

28

Win Rate

5%

Dirt

Runs

18

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

AW

Runs

81

Wins

3

Win Rate

4%

None

Runs

1

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

650

Wins

31

Win %

5%

Place %

15%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Tenno Sho (Autumn) (3yo+) (Turf)

Spielberg (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 2 Nov 2014

£779k
#2

Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger) (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf)

Kitasan Black (JPN) · Kyoto (JPN) · 25 Oct 2015

£775.4k
#3

Sports Nippon Sho Stayers Stakes (Turf)

Tokai Trick (JPN) · Nakayama (JPN) · 1 Dec 2012

£510.4k
#4

Sankei Sho All Comers (3yo+) (Turf)

Rouge Buck (JPN) · Nakayama (JPN) · 24 Sept 2017

£471.9k
#5

Victoria Mile

Dance In The Mood (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 14 May 2006

£462.8k
#6

Hochi Hai Fillies' Revue (Turf)

French Cactus (JPN) · Hanshin (JPN) · 21 Mar 2011

£421.2k
#7

Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (2yo) (Turf)

Ascoli Piceno (JPN) · Hanshin (JPN) · 10 Dec 2023

£417.3k
#8

St Lite Kinen (Turf)

Yule Singing (JPN) · Nakayama (JPN) · 17 Sept 2013

£376.6k
#9

Keio Hai Spring Cup (4yo+) (Turf)

Red Spada (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 17 May 2014

£333.7k
#10

Copa Republica Argentina Handicap) (Turf)

Fame Game (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 9 Nov 2014

£322.9k

Market Performance

Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.

Avg Winner SP

10.2/1

Shortest Winner

0.4/1

Biggest Winner

37/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
3
2/1–4/1
5
4/1–8/1
8
8/1–16/1
6
16/1+
3

Draw Performance

Win rates by relative draw position (low / mid / high third of the field).

Low
11W / 183R6%
Mid
8W / 214R4%
High
11W / 239R5%