Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Shu Ishibashi

Shu Ishibashi

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Shu Ishibashi is a jockey with 632 career rides 31 winners. He rides at a 4.9% strike rate. He has placed 105 times. He has earned £20.7M in prize money. His strongest track is Hanshin (JPN) (5w from 43r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

4.9%

Total Wins

31

Total Runs

632

Places

105

Place %

16.6%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

22 seasons
200620082010201120122013201420152016201720182020202220242026024685916
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-06-28Fukushima (JPN)Radio Nikkei Sho Stakes Handicap) (Turf)Galilea (JPN)5169ffGood To Firm
2026-05-24Tokyo (JPN)Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) (Turf) (Fillies)Longing Celine (JPN)171812ffGood To Firm
2026-05-23Tokyo (JPN)Maiden Race (Dirt)Courage Star (JPN)8167ffMuddy
2026-05-02Tokyo (JPN)Keio Hai Spring Cup (Turf)Labeling (GB)17187ffGood To Firm
2026-04-12Hanshin (JPN)Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) (Fillies) (Turf)Longing Celine (JPN)18188ffGood To Firm
2026-04-11Nakayama (JPN)New Zealand Trophy (Turf)Galilea (JPN)11158ffGood To Firm
2026-03-21Nakayama (JPN)Flower Cup (Fillies) (Turf)Longing Celine (JPN)2169ffGood To Firm
2026-03-15Nakayama (JPN)Fuji TV Sho Spring Stakes (Turf)Galilea (JPN)10169ffGood To Firm
2026-02-15Tokyo (JPN)Kyodo News Hai (Tokinominoru Kinen) (Turf)Galilea (JPN)799ffGood To Firm
2026-02-14Tokyo (JPN)Daily Hai Queen Cup (Fillies) (Turf)Raveneau (JPN)11168ffGood To Firm
2026-01-04Nakayama (JPN)Nikkan Sports Sho Nakayama Kimpai Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf)Reframing (JPN)71410ffGood To Firm
2025-12-06Nakayama (JPN)Sports Nippon Sho Stayers Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)Meisho Breguet (JPN)101418ffGood To Firm
2025-11-29Tokyo (JPN)France Galop Sho Capital Stakes () (3yo+) (Turf)Conch Shell (JPN)17188ffGood To Firm
2025-11-09Tokyo (JPN)Copa Republica Argentina Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)Meisho Breguet (JPN)161812.5ffGood To Firm
2025-11-08Tokyo (JPN)Keio Hai Nisai Stakes (2yo) (Turf)Hot To Trot (JPN)8167ffGood To Firm
2025-10-25Tokyo (JPN)Artemis Stakes (2yo Fillies) (Turf)Dona Rumba (JPN)10108ffGood
2025-10-18Tokyo (JPN)Fuji Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)Gruner Green (JPN)13148ffGood To Firm
2025-09-14Hanshin (JPN)Kansai Television Co Ltd Sho Rose Stakes (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Taisei Princesse (JPN)9179ffGood To Firm
2025-09-07Seoul (KOR)Korea Sprint (3yo ) (Dirt)Tagano Beauty (JPN)5136ffStandard
2025-09-06Sapporo (JPN)Sapporo Nisai Stakes (2yo) (Turf)Obra Prima (JPN)7129ffGood 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%0%
Nakayama (JPN)—4%—10%5%5%
Niigata (JPN)0%0%50%4%3%0%
Hanshin (JPN)—0%10%24%0%0%
Fukushima (JPN)————3%—
Kyoto (JPN)—0%0%0%0%11%
Chukyo (JPN)—0%0%0%0%—
Ohi (JPN)—0%————

Going Performance

Based on 633 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Firm
17W / 324R5%
Good To Firm
4W / 115R3%
Standard
4W / 71R6%
Good
3W / 61R5%
Yielding
2W / 22R9%
Soft
0W / 17R0%
Muddy
0W / 15R0%
Sloppy
1W / 7R14%
Fast
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 633 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
7W / 114R6%
Mile
22W / 434R5%
Middle
1W / 64R2%
Staying
1W / 21R5%

Course Specialists

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

#1Hanshin (JPN)
5W / 43R12%
#2Nakayama (JPN)
12W / 197R6%
#3Niigata (JPN)
4W / 79R5%
#4Kyoto (JPN)
1W / 20R5%
#5Fukushima (JPN)
1W / 36R3%
#6Tokyo (JPN)
5W / 218R2%
#7Sapporo (JPN)
0W / 3R0%
#8Chukyo (JPN)
0W / 17R0%
#9Ohi (JPN)
0W / 4R0%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

No class data yet.

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec036912

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Noriyuki Hori
7W / 89R8%
#2Mikio Matsunaga
4W / 18R22%
#3Hidekatsu Shimizu
3W / 26R12%
#4Katsuichi Nishiura
2W / 22R9%
#5Mitsuharu Shibata
1W / 4R25%
#6Akihiko Nomura
1W / 4R25%
#7Takayuki Yasuda
1W / 5R20%
#8Yuki Uehara
1W / 6R17%
#9Eiji Nakadate
1W / 6R17%
#10Hitoshi Nakamura
1W / 7R14%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Sunday Racing Co Ltd
5W / 50R10%
#2Kazuyoshi Ishikawa
2W / 16R13%
#3Hirotsugu Inokuma
2W / 17R12%
#4Big Red Farm
2W / 18R11%
#5Noboru Tanaka
2W / 20R10%
#6Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co Ltd
2W / 30R7%
#7Carrot Farm Co Ltd
2W / 36R6%
#8Mieko Ishibe
1W / 2R50%
#9Nagoya Yuho Co Ltd
1W / 2R50%
#10T Kanematsu
1W / 2R50%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

540

Wins

27

Win Rate

5%

Dirt

Runs

22

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

AW

Runs

71

Wins

4

Win Rate

6%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

633

Wins

31

Win %

5%

Place %

17%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

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

Beat Black (JPN) · Kyoto (JPN) · 29 Apr 2012

£1.1M
#2

Keio Hai Spring Cup (Turf)

Strong Return (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 14 May 2011

£468.8k
#3

Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (2yo Fillies) (Turf)

Lucky Lilac (JPN) · Hanshin (JPN) · 10 Dec 2017

£458.7k
#4

American Jockey Club Cup (4yo+) (Turf)

Sciacchetra (JPN) · Nakayama (JPN) · 20 Jan 2019

£448.8k
#5

Sports Nippon Sho Stayers Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)

Iron Barows (JPN) · Nakayama (JPN) · 2 Dec 2023

£397.4k
#6

New Zealand Trophy (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf)

Luftstrom (JPN) · Nakayama (JPN) · 11 Apr 2020

£382.8k
#7

Tulip Sho (Japanese 1 000 Guineas Trial) (3yo Fillies) (Turf)

Lucky Lilac (JPN) · Hanshin (JPN) · 3 Mar 2018

£346.4k
#8

Lord Derby Challenge Trophy (Handicap) (Turf)

Garbo (JPN) · Nakayama (JPN) · 1 Apr 2012

£322.2k
#9

Tokyo Shimnun Hai (Turf)

Garbo (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 5 Feb 2012

£321.9k
#10

Epsom Cup (3yo+) (Turf)

Zadar (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 13 Jun 2021

£294.9k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

17.2/1

Shortest Winner

0.3/1

Biggest Winner

159/1

Winner SP Distribution

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

Draw Performance

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

Low
9W / 193R5%
Mid
14W / 208R7%
High
8W / 227R4%