Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Norihiro Yokoyama

Norihiro Yokoyama

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Norihiro Yokoyama is a jockey with 1017 career rides 106 winners. He rides at a 10.4% strike rate. He has placed 264 times. He has earned £69.9M in prize money. His strongest track is Tokyo (3w from 5r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

10.4%

Total Wins

106

Total Runs

1,017

Places

264

Place %

26.0%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

22 seasons
20062008201020112012201320142015201620172018202020222024202604812164711.65
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-06-21Tokyo (JPN)Fuchu Himba Stakes (Handicap) (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Win Twilight (JPN)2169ffGood
2026-05-24Tokyo (JPN)Freeway Stakes (Allowance) (Turf)Satomino Kirari (JPN)7147ffGood To Firm
2026-05-23Tokyo (JPN)Maiden Race (Dirt)Nucleotide (JPN)1167ffMuddy
2026-05-17Tokyo (JPN)Victoria Mile (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Ka Pilina (JPN)17188ffGood To Firm
2026-05-16Niigata (JPN)Niigata Daishoten Handicap) (Turf)Yamanin Bouclier (JPN)51510ffGood To Firm
2026-05-09Tokyo (JPN)Epsom Cup (Turf)Matenro Leo (JPN)14179ffGood To Firm
2026-05-02Tokyo (JPN)Keio Hai Spring Cup (Turf)Win Twilight (JPN)16187ffGood To Firm
2026-04-26Kyoto (JPN)Yomiuri Milers Cup (Turf)Matenro Sky (JPN)17188ffGood To Firm
2026-04-19Fukushima (JPN)Fukushima Himba Stakes (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Mikki Gorgeous (JPN)16169ffGood To Firm
2026-04-11Hanshin (JPN)Sankei Sports Hai Hanshin Himba Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Ka Pilina (JPN)9108ffGood To Firm
2026-04-05Hanshin (JPN)Osaka Hai (Turf)Matenro Leo (JPN)111510ffGood To Firm
2026-04-04Nakayama (JPN)Lord Derby Challenge Trophy Handicap) (Turf)Matenro Orion (JPN)15158ffGood
2026-03-29Nakayama (JPN)March Stakes Handicap) (Dirt)Matenro Sky (JPN)12159ffStandard
2026-03-28Nakayama (JPN)Nikkei Sho (Turf)My Universe (JPN)11512.5ffGood To Firm
2026-03-22Chukyo (JPN)Aichi Hai (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Win Twilight (JPN)7187ffGood To Firm
2026-03-21Chukyo (JPN)Chunichi Sports Sho Falcon Stakes (Turf)Margot Blow (JPN)8177ffGood To Firm
2026-03-15Chukyo (JPN)Tokai TV Hai Kinko Sho (Turf)Arata (JPN)101410ffGood To Firm
2026-03-07Nakayama (JPN)Laurel R.C.Sho Nakayama Himba Stakes Handicap) (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Kurino Mei (JPN)15169ffGood
2026-02-22Kokura (JPN)Kokura Daishoten Handicap) (Turf)Matenro Orion (JPN)151610ffGood To Firm
2026-02-21Hanshin (JPN)Hankyu Hai (Turf)Masano Canaria (JPN)10187ffGood 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)——7%7%8%14%
Nakayama (JPN)—11%—16%13%17%
Hanshin (JPN)—0%0%10%3%8%
Kyoto (JPN)—20%10%6%6%7%
Chukyo (JPN)—0%0%17%7%0%
Sapporo (JPN)—0%—17%19%—
Niigata (JPN)0%—100%0%6%0%
Fukushima (JPN)————6%—

Going Performance

Based on 1018 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Firm
61W / 523R12%
Good To Firm
7W / 186R4%
Standard
14W / 111R13%
Good
14W / 95R15%
Yielding
2W / 36R6%
Muddy
3W / 25R12%
Soft
2W / 20R10%
Sloppy
2W / 15R13%
Fast
0W / 5R0%
Heavy
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 1018 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
11W / 169R7%
Mile
75W / 690R11%
Middle
16W / 145R11%
Staying
4W / 14R29%

Course Specialists

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

#1Tokyo
3W / 5R60%
#2Funabashi (JPN)
2W / 6R33%
#3Morioka (JPN)
1W / 3R33%
#4Kawasaki (JPN)
2W / 8R25%
#5Sonoda (JPN)
1W / 4R25%
#6Kokura (JPN)
2W / 10R20%
#7Ohi (JPN)
3W / 16R19%
#8Nakayama (JPN)
36W / 250R14%
#9Sapporo (JPN)
6W / 43R14%
#10Hakodate (JPN)
1W / 7R14%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C10255075100

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec05101520

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Kiyoshi Hagiwara
9W / 34R26%
#2Mitsugu Kon
9W / 119R8%
#3Hidetaka Otonashi
7W / 25R28%
#4Shogo Yasuda
5W / 42R12%
#5Takanori Kikuzawa
5W / 42R12%
#6Kazuo Fujisawa
5W / 50R10%
#7Hideaki Fujiwara
4W / 11R36%
#8Naosuke Sugai
4W / 26R15%
#9Tomohito Ozeki
4W / 26R15%
#10Akio Adachi
3W / 8R38%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Chiyono Terada
9W / 91R10%
#2Shadai Race Horse Co Ltd
8W / 64R13%
#3Hideko Kondo
6W / 23R26%
#4Sunday Racing Co Ltd
6W / 29R21%
#5Takao Matsuoka
3W / 10R30%
#6Yoshimi Ichikawa
3W / 10R30%
#7Danox Co Ltd
3W / 16R19%
#8Koji Yasuhara
3W / 26R12%
#9Teruya Yoshida
3W / 25R12%
#10Carrot Farm Co Ltd
3W / 39R8%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

865

Wins

89

Win Rate

10%

Dirt

Runs

45

Wins

5

Win Rate

11%

AW

Runs

107

Wins

11

Win Rate

10%

None

Runs

1

Wins

1

Win Rate

100%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

1018

Wins

106

Win %

10%

Place %

26%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) (3yo) (Turf)

Danon Decile (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 26 May 2024

£1.8M
#2

Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) (Turf)

Logi Universe (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 31 May 2009

£1.4M
#3

Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf)

One And Only (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 1 Jun 2014

£1.3M
#4

Tenno Sho (Autumn) (Turf)

Company (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 1 Nov 2009

£1M
#5

Tenno Sho (Spring) (4yo+) (Turf)

Gold Ship (JPN) · Kyoto (JPN) · 3 May 2015

£823.3k
#6

Mile Championship

Company (JPN) · Kyoto (JPN) · 22 Nov 2009

£799.2k
#7

Victoria Mile (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)

Whale Capture (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 13 May 2012

£782.8k
#8

Takarazuka Kinen (3yo+) (Turf)

Gold Ship (JPN) · Hanshin (JPN) · 29 Jun 2014

£771.7k
#9

NHK Mile Cup (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf)

Aerolithe (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 7 May 2017

£683.9k
#10

Victoria Mile (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)

Buena Vista (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 16 May 2010

£624.6k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

7.9/1

Shortest Winner

0.4/1

Biggest Winner

46/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
11
2/1–4/1
23
4/1–8/1
26
8/1–16/1
13
16/1+
5

Draw Performance

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

Low
37W / 298R12%
Mid
33W / 343R10%
High
35W / 366R10%