Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Kazushi Kimura

Kazushi Kimura

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Kazushi Kimura is a jockey with 372 career rides 49 winners. He rides at a 13.2% strike rate. He has placed 149 times. He has earned £7.6M in prize money. His strongest track is Churchill Downs (USA) (1w from 4r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

13.2%

Total Wins

49

Total Runs

372

Places

149

Place %

40.1%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

9 seasons
201820192020202120222023202420252026048121649.86
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-06-27Woodbine (CAN)Marine Stakes (Tapeta)Magical Factor (CAN)268.5ffFast
2026-06-27Woodbine (CAN)Dominion Day Stakes (Tapeta)Saugeen (CAN)779ffFast
2026-06-27Woodbine (CAN)HPIbet Royal North Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Quadruple (GB)10117.5ffFirm
2026-06-20Thistledown (USA)Ohio Derby (Dirt)Trendsetter (USA)399ffFast
2026-06-14Santa Anita (USA)Daytona Stakes (Turf)First Peace (USA)3116.5ffFirm
2026-06-01Santa Anita (USA)Triple Bend Stakes (Dirt)Simple Song (USA)257ffFast
2026-05-26Santa Anita (USA)Shoemaker Mile Stakes (Turf)King Of Gosford (GB)388ffFirm
2026-05-25Santa Anita (USA)Gamely Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Rashmi (USA)289ffFirm
2026-05-03Santa Anita (USA)Charles Whittingham Stakes Presented By Fanduel Tv (Turf)Hiding In Honduras (USA)4510ffFirm
2026-05-02Churchill Downs (USA)Longines Kentucky Oaks (Fillies) (Dirt)Brooklyn Blonde (USA)13139ffFast
2026-04-26Santa Anita (USA)Royal Heroine Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Tirupati (USA)498ffFirm
2026-04-11Keeneland (USA)Stonestreet Lexington Stakes (Dirt)Trendsetter (USA)198.5ffFast
2026-04-05Santa Anita (USA)Monrovia Stakes Presented By Don Julio (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Sareeha (IRE)666.5ffFirm
2026-04-04Santa Anita (USA)Santa Anita Oaks Presented By Surfside (Fillies) (Dirt)Brooklyn Blonde (USA)278.5ffFast
2026-03-29Santa Anita (USA)San Carlos Stakes (Dirt)Judge Miller (USA)567ffFast
2026-03-28Santa Anita (USA)Wilshire Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Rashmi (USA)158ffFirm
2026-03-21Turfway Park (USA)TwinSpires Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes (Tapeta)Endlessly (USA)799ffFast
2026-03-21Turfway Park (USA)Jeff Ruby Steaks (Tapeta)Stark Contrast (USA)2129ffFast
2026-03-07Santa Anita (USA)B Wayne Hughes Beholder Mile Stakes Presented By Fanduel (Fillies & Mares) (Dirt)Nafisa (USA)558ffFast
2026-03-07Santa Anita (USA)San Felipe Stakes Presented By DK Horse (Dirt)Secured Freedom (USA)478.5ffFast

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Woodbine (CAN)0%19%19%9%23%0%
Santa Anita (USA)0%6%9%15%17%0%
Del Mar (USA)0%0%13%0%11%0%
Churchill Downs (USA)——100%—0%—
Los Alamitos (USA)—0%—33%——
Turfway Park (USA)————0%—
Presque Isle Downs (USA)—0%————
Woodbine———100%100%—

Going Performance

Based on 375 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Fast
28W / 198R14%
Firm
16W / 138R12%
Good
3W / 27R11%
Yielding
0W / 8R0%
Standard
1W / 2R50%
Sloppy
1W / 1R100%
Soft
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 375 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
16W / 115R14%
Mile
33W / 246R13%
Middle
0W / 14R0%

Course Specialists

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

#1Churchill Downs (USA)
1W / 4R25%
#2Los Alamitos (USA)
1W / 4R25%
#3Woodbine (CAN)
26W / 178R15%
#4Santa Anita (USA)
16W / 120R13%
#5Del Mar (USA)
2W / 58R3%
#6Turfway Park (USA)
0W / 3R0%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

No class data yet.

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec09182736

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Mark Casse
9W / 41R22%
#2Bob Baffert
7W / 26R27%
#3Josie Carroll
5W / 24R21%
#4Jonathan Thomas
4W / 16R25%
#5Philip D'Amato
4W / 35R11%
#6Richard E Mandella
3W / 15R20%
#7Chad C Brown
2W / 9R22%
#8Michael McCarthy
2W / 36R6%
#9Ralph J Biamonte
1W / 3R33%
#10Christophe Clement
1W / 4R25%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Gary Barber
4W / 16R25%
#2Augustin Stable
3W / 13R23%
#3R M Wanless Mrs J M Wanless
2W / 2R100%
#4Sunny Brook Stables Llc
2W / 2R100%
#5Gary Barber Wachtel Stable Peter Deutsch
2W / 3R67%
#6Amerman Racing Stables Llc
2W / 4R50%
#7Gainesway Stable Lnj Foxwoods
2W / 4R50%
#8Spendthrift Farm Llc
2W / 5R40%
#9Cj Thoroughbreds
2W / 6R33%
#10Juddmonte
1W / 2R50%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Dirt

Runs

199

Wins

29

Win Rate

15%

Turf

Runs

174

Wins

19

Win Rate

11%

AW

Runs

2

Wins

1

Win Rate

50%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

375

Wins

49

Win %

13%

Place %

40%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Derby City Distaff presented by Kendall-Jackson Winery (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Main Track)

Kopion (USA) · Churchill Downs (USA) · 3 May 2025

£472.1k
#2

E P Taylor Stakes (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)

Full Count Felicia (USA) · Woodbine (CAN) · 14 Sept 2024

£266.3k
#3

E P Taylor Stakes (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)

Rougir (FR) · Woodbine (CAN) · 8 Oct 2022

£263.2k
#4

Frank E Kilroe Mile Stakes (4yo+) (Turf)

Gold Phoenix (IRE) · Santa Anita (USA) · 5 Mar 2023

£250k
#5

Stonestreet Lexington Stakes (Dirt)

Trendsetter (USA) · Keeneland (USA) · 11 Apr 2026

£174.5k
#6

American Oaks presented by Cygames (3yo Fillies) (Hillside Course) (Turf)

Ambaya (USA) · Santa Anita (USA) · 29 Dec 2025

£144k
#7

La Brea Stakes presented by Don Julio (3yo Fillies) (Main Track) (Dirt)

Kopion (USA) · Santa Anita (USA) · 26 Dec 2024

£141.7k
#8

FanDuel Racing Del Mar Debutante Stakes (2yo Fillies) (Main Track) (Dirt)

Tenma (USA) · Del Mar (USA) · 7 Sept 2024

£141.7k
#9

John C Mabee Stakes (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)

Hang The Moon (USA) · Del Mar (USA) · 8 Sept 2024

£118.1k
#10

Summer Stakes (2yo) (Turf)

Gretzky The Great (CAN) · Woodbine (CAN) · 20 Sept 2020

£104.7k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

6.7/1

Shortest Winner

0.3/1

Biggest Winner

38/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
8
2/1–4/1
23
4/1–8/1
10
8/1–16/1
5
16/1+
3

Draw Performance

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

Low
10W / 82R12%
Mid
21W / 147R14%
High
18W / 146R12%