Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Suguru Hamanaka

Suguru Hamanaka

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Suguru Hamanaka is a jockey with 802 career rides 76 winners. He rides at a 9.5% strike rate. He has placed 192 times. He has earned £43.9M in prize money. His strongest track is Funabashi (JPN) (2w from 5r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

9.5%

Total Wins

76

Total Runs

802

Places

192

Place %

23.9%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

19 seasons
20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520260369124712.24
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-06-28Hakodate (JPN)Hakodate Kinen Stakes (Turf)Igatchi (JPN)61510ffGood To Firm
2026-06-21Tokyo (JPN)Fuchu Himba Stakes (Handicap) (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Sekitoba East (JPN)1169ffGood
2026-05-31Tokyo (JPN)Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) (No Geldings) (Turf)Shonan Gulf (JPN)171812ffGood To Firm
2026-05-31Tokyo (JPN)Meguro Kinen (Turf)Shonan Bashitto (JPN)131412.5ffGood To Firm
2026-05-30Kyoto (JPN)Aoi Stakes (Turf)Cockpit Sight (JPN)16166ffGood To Firm
2026-05-24Tokyo (JPN)Freeway Stakes (Allowance) (Turf)Poetry (JPN)9147ffGood To Firm
2026-05-24Tokyo (JPN)Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) (Turf) (Fillies)Sorpassare (JPN)131812ffGood To Firm
2026-05-23Kyoto (JPN)Heian Stakes (4yo+) (Dirt)June Aoniyoshi (JPN)111610ffStandard
2026-05-16Niigata (JPN)Niigata Daishoten Handicap) (Turf)Sekitoba East (JPN)71510ffGood To Firm
2026-05-02Kyoto (JPN)The Unicorn Stakes (Dirt)Viento De Cola (JPN)11129.5ffStandard
2026-04-18Hanshin (JPN)Antares Stakes (Dirt)June Aoniyoshi (JPN)12169ffStandard
2026-04-12Hanshin (JPN)Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) (Fillies) (Turf)Lily Joie (JPN)11188ffGood To Firm
2026-04-05Hanshin (JPN)Osaka Hai (Turf)Ecoro Walz (JPN)141510ffGood To Firm
2026-03-29Chukyo (JPN)Takamatsunomiya Kinen (Turf)Namura Clair (JPN)6186ffGood To Firm
2026-03-22Chukyo (JPN)Aichi Hai (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Namura Clara (JPN)8187ffGood To Firm
2026-03-15Chukyo (JPN)Tokai TV Hai Kinko Sho (Turf)Sekitoba East (JPN)111410ffGood To Firm
2026-03-01Hanshin (JPN)Tulip Sho (Fillies) (Turf)Sorpassare (JPN)12158ffGood To Firm
2026-02-22Kokura (JPN)Kokura Daishoten Handicap) (Turf)Licancabur (JPN)61610ffGood To Firm
2026-02-10Kyoto (JPN)Kisaragi Sho (Turf)Choreo Sequence (JPN)499ffFirm
2026-01-25Kyoto (JPN)Procyon Stakes (Dirt)T O Drefong (JPN)14169ffStandard

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Hanshin (JPN)—0%8%8%7%0%
Kyoto (JPN)—5%8%20%9%5%
Tokyo (JPN)——6%5%22%9%
Chukyo (JPN)—8%13%10%0%20%
Nakayama (JPN)—0%—0%5%0%
Kokura (JPN)—21%—0%9%—
Hakodate (JPN)—36%—0%14%—
Niigata (JPN)0%0%0%0%0%—

Going Performance

Based on 803 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Firm
35W / 405R9%
Good To Firm
9W / 150R6%
Standard
8W / 99R8%
Good
11W / 85R13%
Yielding
5W / 24R21%
Soft
0W / 14R0%
Sloppy
4W / 13R31%
Muddy
3W / 12R25%

Distance Performance

Based on 803 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
20W / 208R10%
Mile
50W / 490R10%
Middle
6W / 102R6%
Staying
0W / 3R0%

Course Specialists

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

#1Funabashi (JPN)
2W / 5R40%
#2Ohi (JPN)
3W / 8R38%
#3Kawasaki (JPN)
2W / 6R33%
#4Hakodate (JPN)
5W / 19R26%
#5Kokura (JPN)
6W / 42R14%
#6Kyoto (JPN)
20W / 205R10%
#7Tokyo (JPN)
10W / 111R9%
#8Chukyo (JPN)
5W / 68R7%
#9Sapporo (JPN)
1W / 14R7%
#10Hanshin (JPN)
14W / 226R6%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C101234

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec06121824

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Yasutoshi Ikee
8W / 68R12%
#2Kazuhide Sasada
7W / 24R29%
#3Hidetaka Otonashi
7W / 48R15%
#4Sei Ishizaka
5W / 48R10%
#5Kodai Hasegawa
4W / 23R17%
#6Mikio Matsunaga
3W / 12R25%
#7Yuzo Iida
2W / 3R67%
#8Masato Nishizono
2W / 5R40%
#9Tadashi Kayo
2W / 7R29%
#10Toru Miya
2W / 7R29%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Shadai Race Horse Co Ltd
10W / 58R17%
#2Mizuki Noda
8W / 30R27%
#3Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co Ltd
5W / 59R8%
#4Tokyo Horse Racing Co Ltd
4W / 17R24%
#5Mutsuhiro Namura
4W / 22R18%
#6Koji Maeda
4W / 22R18%
#7Yoshio Matsumoto
3W / 25R12%
#8Kazuhiro Sasaki
2W / 4R50%
#9Masatsugu Takezono
2W / 5R40%
#10Eishindo Co Ltd
2W / 6R33%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

679

Wins

60

Win Rate

9%

AW

Runs

98

Wins

8

Win Rate

8%

Dirt

Runs

25

Wins

7

Win Rate

28%

None

Runs

1

Wins

1

Win Rate

100%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

803

Wins

76

Win %

9%

Place %

24%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

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

Roger Barows (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 26 May 2019

£1.6M
#2

Kikuka Sho (Japanese St Leger) (Colts & Fillies)

Three Rolls (JPN) · Kyoto (JPN) · 25 Oct 2009

£1.2M
#3

Tenno Sho (Autumn) (3yo+) (Turf)

Lovely Day (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 1 Nov 2015

£824.2k
#4

February Stakes (4yo+) (Dirt)

Grape Brandy (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 17 Feb 2013

£691.1k
#5

Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) (3yo Fillies) (Turf)

Mikki Queen (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 24 May 2015

£670.3k
#6

Mile Championship (3yo+) (Turf)

Mikki Isle (JPN) · Kyoto (JPN) · 20 Nov 2016

£602.7k
#7

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

Mikki Isle (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 11 May 2014

£549.6k
#8

Shuka Sho (3yo Fillies & Mares) (Turf)

Shonan Pandora (JPN) · Kyoto (JPN) · 19 Oct 2014

£532.1k
#9

Sankei Osake Hai (Turf)

Shonan Mighty (JPN) · Hanshin (JPN) · 1 Apr 2012

£507.8k
#10

Shuka Sho (3yo Fillies) (Turf)

Mikki Queen (JPN) · Kyoto (JPN) · 18 Oct 2015

£497.5k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

9.2/1

Shortest Winner

0.0/1

Biggest Winner

92/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
17
2/1–4/1
19
4/1–8/1
13
8/1–16/1
13
16/1+
11

Draw Performance

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

Low
19W / 230R8%
Mid
18W / 267R7%
High
35W / 294R12%