Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Takuya Kowata

Takuya Kowata

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Takuya Kowata is a jockey with 118 career rides 3 winners. He rides at a 2.5% strike rate. He has placed 14 times. He has earned £1.9M in prize money. His strongest track is Niigata (JPN) (1w from 24r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

2.5%

Total Wins

3

Total Runs

118

Places

14

Place %

11.9%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

11 seasons
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026012345913.57
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-06-21Tokyo (JPN)Fuchu Himba Stakes (Handicap) (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Scent Memories (JPN)13169ffGood
2026-05-23Tokyo (JPN)Maiden Race (Dirt)Friday Then (JPN)13167ffMuddy
2026-05-23Tokyo (JPN)Allowance Race (Dirt)Running Beach (JPN)11148ffMuddy
2026-04-25Tokyo (JPN)TV Tokyo Hai Aoba Sho (Turf)Kenton (JPN)101812ffGood To Firm
2026-03-29Nakayama (JPN)March Stakes Handicap) (Dirt)Peisha Es (JPN)8159ffStandard
2026-02-21Tokyo (JPN)Diamond Stakes Handicap) (Turf)Born This Way (JPN)91517ffGood To Firm
2026-01-04Kyoto (JPN)Sports Nippon Sho Kyoto Kimpai Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf)Ho O Las Cases (JPN)13188ffGood To Firm
2025-12-27Nakayama (JPN)Hopeful Stakes (2yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf)Nowhere Man (JPN)151610ffGood To Firm
2025-12-20Nakayama (JPN)Turquoise Stakes Handicap) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Ho O Las Cases (JPN)8168ffGood To Firm
2025-11-09Tokyo (JPN)Copa Republica Argentina Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)Born This Way (JPN)81812.5ffGood To Firm
2025-11-08Tokyo (JPN)Keio Hai Nisai Stakes (2yo) (Turf)Photon Geyser (JPN)14167ffGood To Firm
2025-10-12Tokyo (JPN)Ireland Trophy (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Ho O Las Cases (JPN)6169ffGood To Firm
2025-09-15Nakayama (JPN)Asahi Hai St Lite Kinen (3yo) (Turf)A O King (JPN)101211ffGood To Firm
2025-09-06Nakayama (JPN)Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap (3yo+) (Turf)Ho O Las Cases (JPN)1168ffGood To Firm
2025-08-24Niigata (JPN)Niigata Nisai Stakes (2yo) (Turf)Photon Geyser (JPN)7108ffGood To Firm
2025-08-17Sapporo (JPN)Sapporo Kinen (3yo+) (Turf)Born This Way (JPN)91610ffGood
2025-06-29Hakodate (JPN)Hakodate Kinen Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)Born This Way (JPN)81410ffGood To Firm
2025-05-11Tokyo (JPN)NHK Mile Cup (3yo) (Turf)Tiratore (JPN)17188ffGood To Firm
2025-04-27Tokyo (JPN)Sankei Sports Sho Flora Stakes (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Tiratore (JPN)151810ffGood To Firm
2025-04-26Tokyo (JPN)TV Tokyo Hai Aoba Sho (3yo) (Turf)Filius (JPN)101312ffGood To Firm

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Nakayama (JPN)—0%—6%0%0%
Tokyo (JPN)——0%0%0%11%
Niigata (JPN)0%—0%0%9%—
Fukushima (JPN)———0%0%—
Kyoto (JPN)——0%0%0%0%
Sapporo (JPN)————0%—
Hakodate (JPN)————0%—
Hanshin (JPN)————0%—

Going Performance

Based on 118 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good To Firm
1W / 44R2%
Firm
1W / 34R3%
Standard
1W / 20R5%
Good
0W / 12R0%
Muddy
0W / 3R0%
Yielding
0W / 3R0%
Soft
0W / 1R0%
Sloppy
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 118 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
0W / 15R0%
Mile
2W / 93R2%
Middle
0W / 6R0%
Staying
1W / 4R25%

Course Specialists

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

#1Niigata (JPN)
1W / 24R4%
#2Tokyo (JPN)
1W / 31R3%
#3Nakayama (JPN)
1W / 45R2%
#4Kyoto (JPN)
0W / 4R0%
#5Fukushima (JPN)
0W / 6R0%

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).

#1Daishi Ito
1W / 3R33%
#2Noboru Takagi
1W / 5R20%
#3Yoshihiro Hatakeyama
1W / 8R13%
#4Takaki Iwato
0W / 3R0%
#5Koji Maki
0W / 31R0%
#6Takashi Kubota
0W / 4R0%
#7Manabu Ikezoe
0W / 6R0%
#8Kazuyuki Ogata
0W / 4R0%
#9Yoichi Kuroiwa
0W / 3R0%
#10Kiyotaka Tanaka
0W / 3R0%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Nobuhiko Mishima
1W / 3R33%
#2Yoshihisa Ozasa
1W / 4R25%
#3Makio Okada
1W / 8R13%
#4Carrot Farm Co Ltd
0W / 4R0%
#5Osamu Hirata
0W / 12R0%
#6Big Red Farm
0W / 2R0%
#7St Racing
0W / 5R0%
#8Ryotokuji Kenji Holdings Co Ltd
0W / 6R0%
#9Lord Horse Club Co Ltd
0W / 3R0%
#10Silk Racing Co Ltd
0W / 3R0%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

94

Wins

2

Win Rate

2%

Dirt

Runs

4

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

AW

Runs

20

Wins

1

Win Rate

5%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

118

Wins

3

Win %

3%

Place %

12%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Diamond Stakes Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf)

Miraieno Tsubasa (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 22 Feb 2020

£288.5k
#2

Leopard Stakes (3yo) (Dirt)

Rose Princedom (JPN) · Niigata (JPN) · 6 Aug 2017

£280.6k
#3

Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap (3yo+) (Turf)

Ho O Las Cases (JPN) · Nakayama (JPN) · 6 Sept 2025

£211.2k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

161.3/1

Shortest Winner

65/1

Biggest Winner

327/1

Winner SP Distribution

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

Draw Performance

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

Low
2W / 34R6%
Mid
0W / 38R0%
High
1W / 46R2%