Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Ryuji Wada

Ryuji Wada

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Ryuji Wada is a jockey with 841 career rides 34 winners. He rides at a 4% strike rate. He has placed 153 times. He has earned £33.3M in prize money. His strongest track is Sonoda (JPN) (1w from 3r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

4%

Total Wins

34

Total Runs

841

Places

153

Place %

18.2%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

22 seasons
20062008201020112012201320142015201620172018202020222024202602468591317
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-01-12Kyoto (JPN)Nikkan Sports Sho Shinzan Kinen (3yo) (Turf)Flame Star (JPN)15168ffGood To Firm
2025-12-14Hanshin (JPN)Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (2yo Fillies) (Turf)Stunning Lady (JPN)11188ffGood To Firm
2025-10-26Kyoto (JPN)Kikuka Sho (Japanese St Leger) (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf)Right Track (JPN)121815ffGood
2025-10-25Tokyo (JPN)Artemis Stakes (2yo Fillies) (Turf)Birthday Flight (JPN)8108ffGood
2025-09-21Hanshin (JPN)Kobe Shimbun Hai (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf)Right Track (JPN)51012ffGood To Firm
2025-06-01Kyoto (JPN)Shirayuri Stakes () (3yo) (Turf)Right Track (JPN)1119ffGood To Firm
2025-05-10Kyoto (JPN)Kyoto Shimbun Hai (3yo) (Turf)L'Ottobrata (JPN)81011ffGood
2025-05-03Kyoto (JPN)Unicorn Stakes (3yo) (Dirt)Vilja Lied (JPN)7139.5ffStandard
2025-04-27Kyoto (JPN)Yomiuri Milers Cup (4yo+) (Turf)Labeling (GB)8108ffGood To Firm
2025-04-06Hanshin (JPN)Osaka Hai (4yo+) (Turf)Karate (JPN)121510ffGood To Firm
2025-03-23Chukyo (JPN)Aichi Hai (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Epoch Venus (JPN)5187ffGood To Firm
2025-03-02Hanshin (JPN)Tulip Sho (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Prinsessa (JPN)8148ffGood To Firm
2025-02-23Kokura (JPN)Kokura Daishoten Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf)Selberg (JPN)4139ffGood To Firm
2025-02-22Kyoto (JPN)Hankyu Hai (4yo+) (Turf)Danon Scorpion (JPN)8187ffGood To Firm
2024-09-29Chukyo (JPN)Port Island Stakes () (3yo+) (Turf)Golden Syrup (IRE)11148ffGood
2024-09-15Chukyo (JPN)Kansai Television Co. Ltd. Sho Rose Stakes (Shuka Sho Trial) (3yo Fillies) (Turf)The Bride (JPN)141510ffGood
2024-09-03Morioka (JPN)Kozukata Sho (Local (Dirt)Satono Phoenix (JPN)3410ffStandard
2024-09-01Chukyo (JPN)Kokura Nisai Stakes (2yo) (Turf)Bel Be Stallone (JPN)11136ffYielding
2024-08-25Niigata (JPN)Niigata Nisai Stakes (2yo) (Turf)Magical Fairy (JPN)4118ffGood To Firm
2024-08-18Chukyo (JPN)CBC Sho Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)Boukephalas (JPN)9186ffGood To Firm

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Hanshin (JPN)—0%4%0%8%9%
Kyoto (JPN)—4%0%4%5%3%
Chukyo (JPN)—0%0%0%0%0%
Tokyo (JPN)——0%0%8%7%
Kokura (JPN)—8%—0%9%0%
Nakayama (JPN)—0%—0%4%0%
Niigata (JPN)0%——0%0%0%
Sapporo (JPN)—0%—0%0%—

Going Performance

Based on 841 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Firm
16W / 411R4%
Good To Firm
5W / 147R3%
Standard
4W / 115R3%
Good
4W / 88R5%
Yielding
2W / 41R5%
Muddy
0W / 15R0%
Soft
1W / 12R8%
Sloppy
2W / 11R18%
Fast
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 841 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
6W / 212R3%
Mile
21W / 519R4%
Middle
7W / 109R6%
Staying
0W / 1R0%

Course Specialists

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

#1Sonoda (JPN)
1W / 3R33%
#2Funabashi (JPN)
1W / 4R25%
#3Kawasaki (JPN)
1W / 4R25%
#4Fukushima (JPN)
1W / 7R14%
#5Kokura (JPN)
4W / 50R8%
#6Hanshin (JPN)
13W / 260R5%
#7Tokyo (JPN)
3W / 75R4%
#8Kyoto (JPN)
8W / 236R3%
#9Nakayama (JPN)
1W / 45R2%
#10Chukyo (JPN)
0W / 96R0%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C101234

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec036912

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Masao Sato
4W / 25R16%
#2Ryuji Okubo
4W / 29R14%
#3Hidetaka Otonashi
4W / 44R9%
#4Katsumi Minai
3W / 37R8%
#5Yoshitada Takahashi
2W / 19R11%
#6Masayuki Nishimura
2W / 25R8%
#7Shogo Yasuda
1W / 4R25%
#8Katsuhiko Sumii
1W / 8R13%
#9Nobuharu Fukushima
1W / 9R11%
#10Toru Miya
1W / 10R10%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1N Yamamoto
4W / 23R17%
#2Shinji Maeda
3W / 16R19%
#3Mizuki Noda
3W / 41R7%
#4Kohei Hashimoto
2W / 5R40%
#5Capital System Co Ltd
2W / 7R29%
#6Masahiro Mita
2W / 10R20%
#7Takeshi Yamamoto
2W / 11R18%
#8Big Red Farm
2W / 19R11%
#9Hajime Satomi
2W / 18R11%
#10Reiko Hara
1W / 2R50%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

700

Wins

28

Win Rate

4%

AW

Runs

115

Wins

4

Win Rate

3%

Dirt

Runs

26

Wins

2

Win Rate

8%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

841

Wins

34

Win %

4%

Place %

18%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Takarazuka Kinen (3yo+) (Turf)

Mikki Rocket (JPN) · Hanshin (JPN) · 24 Jun 2018

£1M
#2

JBC Classic (Local (Dirt)

Wonder Acute (JPN) · Kawasaki (JPN) · 5 Nov 2012

£667.4k
#3

Hanshin Daishoten Stakes (Turf)

Namura Crescent (JPN) · Hanshin (JPN) · 20 Mar 2011

£521.3k
#4

Hanshin Daishoten (4yo+) (Turf)

Deep Bond (JPN) · Hanshin (JPN) · 21 Mar 2021

£481.2k
#5

Hanshin Daishoten (4yo+) (Turf)

Deep Bond (JPN) · Hanshin (JPN) · 20 Mar 2022

£436.1k
#6

Tokai TV Hai Tokai Stakes (Dirt)

Wonder Acute (JPN) · Kyoto (JPN) · 22 May 2011

£427.5k
#7

Nikkei Shinshun Hai Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf)

Mikki Rocket (JPN) · Kyoto (JPN) · 17 Jan 2017

£401.5k
#8

TV Tokyo Hai Aoba Sho (3yo) (Turf)

Wonderful Town (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 1 May 2021

£391.6k
#9

Kyoto Shimbun Hai (3yo) (Turf)

Deep Bond (JPN) · Kyoto (JPN) · 9 May 2020

£381.5k
#10

Hochi Hai Fillies' Revue (3yo Fillies) (Turf)

Shigeru Pink Ruby (JPN) · Hanshin (JPN) · 14 Mar 2021

£377.5k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

9/1

Shortest Winner

0.2/1

Biggest Winner

36/1

Winner SP Distribution

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

Draw Performance

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

Low
12W / 222R5%
Mid
10W / 315R3%
High
9W / 293R3%