Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Masami Matsuoka

Masami Matsuoka

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Masami Matsuoka is a jockey with 652 career rides 36 winners. He rides at a 5.5% strike rate. He has placed 125 times. He has earned £27.6M in prize money. His strongest track is Sonoda (JPN) (2w from 3r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

5.5%

Total Wins

36

Total Runs

652

Places

125

Place %

19.2%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

22 seasons
200620082010201120122013201420152016201720182020202220242026024685916.4
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-06-21Tokyo (JPN)Fuchu Himba Stakes (Handicap) (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Makana (JPN)4169ffGood
2026-06-13Hakodate (JPN)Hakodate Sprint Stakes (Turf)Win Greatest (JPN)6126ffGood
2026-05-31Tokyo (JPN)Meguro Kinen (Turf)King's Palace (JPN)71412.5ffGood To Firm
2026-05-24Tokyo (JPN)Freeway Stakes (Allowance) (Turf)Cosmo Adirato (AUS)14147ffGood To Firm
2026-05-23Tokyo (JPN)Maiden Race (Dirt)Leo Scheme (JPN)6167ffMuddy
2026-03-29Nakayama (JPN)March Stakes Handicap) (Dirt)Corepetiteur (JPN)13159ffStandard
2026-03-28Nakayama (JPN)Nikkei Sho (Turf)Meiner Celerius (JPN)61512.5ffGood To Firm
2026-03-21Nakayama (JPN)Flower Cup (Fillies) (Turf)Early Harvest (JPN)6169ffGood To Firm
2026-03-01Nakayama (JPN)Nakayama Kinen (Turf)Sun Stockton (JPN)9149ffGood To Firm
2026-02-28Nakayama (JPN)Ocean Stakes (Turf)Win Greatest (JPN)7166ffGood To Firm
2026-02-22Tokyo (JPN)February Stakes (Dirt)Sunrise Hawk (JPN)12168ffStandard
2026-01-25Nakayama (JPN)American Jockey Club Cup (Turf)Sun Stockton (JPN)51611ffGood To Firm
2025-11-08Tokyo (JPN)Keio Hai Nisai Stakes (2yo) (Turf)Coq Au Vin (JPN)16167ffGood To Firm
2025-09-07Hanshin (JPN)Sankei Sho Centaur Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)Win Greatest (JPN)10166ffGood To Firm
2025-08-24Sapporo (JPN)Keeneland Cup (3yo+) (Turf)Jo Medvind (JPN)13166ffGood To Firm
2025-08-03Niigata (JPN)Ibis Summer Dash (3yo+) (Turf)Win Greatest (JPN)3185ffGood To Firm
2025-06-29Fukushima (JPN)Radio Nikkei Sho Handicap) (3yo) (Turf)Fukuno Blue Lake (JPN)11149ffGood To Firm
2025-06-14Hakodate (JPN)Hakodate Sprint Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)Win Greatest (JPN)11166ffGood To Firm
2025-05-03Tokyo (JPN)Keio Hai Spring Cup (4yo+) (Turf)Balsam Note (JPN)8127ffGood To Firm
2025-04-20Nakayama (JPN)Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf)Fukuno Blue Lake (JPN)161810ffGood 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)——0%3%4%2%
Nakayama (JPN)—0%—2%11%5%
Hanshin (JPN)—25%0%6%0%0%
Kyoto (JPN)—0%20%9%0%7%
Niigata (JPN)0%—100%13%17%0%
Fukushima (JPN)———0%7%—
Sapporo (JPN)—0%—0%0%—
Chukyo (JPN)—0%0%0%0%—

Going Performance

Based on 653 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Firm
20W / 364R5%
Good To Firm
3W / 105R3%
Standard
7W / 63R11%
Good
4W / 59R7%
Yielding
0W / 19R0%
Muddy
0W / 17R0%
Sloppy
1W / 11R9%
Soft
1W / 10R10%
Heavy
0W / 2R0%
Fast
0W / 2R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 653 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
6W / 107R6%
Mile
26W / 444R6%
Middle
3W / 86R3%
Staying
1W / 16R6%

Course Specialists

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

#1Sonoda (JPN)
2W / 3R67%
#2Sha Tin (HK)
2W / 4R50%
#3Morioka (JPN)
1W / 4R25%
#4Ohi (JPN)
1W / 4R25%
#5Niigata (JPN)
5W / 39R13%
#6Kyoto (JPN)
3W / 46R7%
#7Fukushima (JPN)
2W / 30R7%
#8Nakayama (JPN)
12W / 189R6%
#9Hanshin (JPN)
2W / 48R4%
#10Tokyo (JPN)
5W / 200R3%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C201234

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec036912

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Yoshihiro Hatakeyama
8W / 55R15%
#2Akio Adachi
4W / 11R36%
#3Takahiro Mizuno
3W / 21R14%
#4Toshiaki Shimizu
2W / 6R33%
#5Yasuo Ikee
2W / 12R17%
#6Masashi Okuhira
2W / 13R15%
#7Sakae Kunieda
2W / 23R9%
#8Masatatsu Kikukawa
1W / 3R33%
#9Takayuki Yasuda
1W / 3R33%
#10Fumio Koga
1W / 4R25%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Win Co Ltd
9W / 95R9%
#2Thoroughbred Club Ruffian Co Ltd
6W / 116R5%
#3Big Red Farm
4W / 47R9%
#4Bamboo Bokujo
2W / 4R50%
#5Mieko Satomi
2W / 10R20%
#6Maekawa Kikaku Co Ltd
1W / 2R50%
#7Bamboo B
1W / 3R33%
#8Koji Maeda
1W / 4R25%
#9Yushun Horse Co Ltd
1W / 6R17%
#10Tetsuhide Kunimoto
1W / 6R17%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

559

Wins

28

Win Rate

5%

Dirt

Runs

30

Wins

1

Win Rate

3%

AW

Runs

63

Wins

7

Win Rate

11%

None

Runs

1

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

653

Wins

36

Win %

6%

Place %

19%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Longines Hong Kong Cup (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Win Bright (JPN) · Sha Tin (HK) · 8 Dec 2019

£1.6M
#2

The FWD QEII Cup (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Win Bright (JPN) · Sha Tin (HK) · 28 Apr 2019

£1.4M
#3

Tenno Sho (Spring) (Turf)

Meiner Kitz (JPN) · Kyoto (JPN) · 3 May 2009

£1M
#4

Centaur Stakes (Turf)

Ultima Thule (JPN) · Hanshin (JPN) · 13 Sept 2009

£469.3k
#5

Nakayama Kinen (4yo+) (Turf)

Win Bright (JPN) · Nakayama (JPN) · 24 Feb 2019

£449k
#6

Fuchu Himba Stakes (Turf)

Meine Isabel (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 13 Oct 2012

£435.9k
#7

Nikkei Sho Stakes (Turf)

Meiner Kitz (JPN) · Nakayama (JPN) · 27 Mar 2010

£433.6k
#8

Sports Nippon Sho Stayers Stakes (Turf)

Cosmo Helenos (JPN) · Nakayama (JPN) · 4 Dec 2010

£433.5k
#9

Nakayama Kinen (4yo+) (Turf)

Win Bright (JPN) · Nakayama (JPN) · 25 Feb 2018

£411.9k
#10

Victoria Mile (Fillies & Mares)

Koiuta (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 13 May 2007

£402.5k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

23.6/1

Shortest Winner

2.7/1

Biggest Winner

96/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
2
2/1–4/1
0
4/1–8/1
9
8/1–16/1
3
16/1+
10

Draw Performance

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

Low
14W / 175R8%
Mid
6W / 226R3%
High
14W / 239R6%