Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Yuichi Kitamura

Yuichi Kitamura

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Yuichi Kitamura is a jockey with 623 career rides 46 winners. He rides at a 7.4% strike rate. He has placed 122 times. He has earned £35.8M in prize money. His strongest track is Longchamp (FR) (1w from 3r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

7.4%

Total Wins

46

Total Runs

623

Places

122

Place %

19.6%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

20 seasons
20072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026024684711.35
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-06-28Hakodate (JPN)Hakodate Kinen Stakes (Turf)Kelly Fled Ask (JPN)21510ffGood To Firm
2026-06-14Hanshin (JPN)Takarazuka Kinen (Turf)Croix Du Nord (JPN)21811ffYielding
2026-06-13Hakodate (JPN)Hakodate Sprint Stakes (Turf)Puro Magic (JPN)1126ffGood
2026-05-31Tokyo (JPN)Meguro Kinen (Turf)Ask Sexy More (JPN)61412.5ffGood To Firm
2026-05-30Kyoto (JPN)Aoi Stakes (Turf)Dea Veloce (JPN)1166ffGood To Firm
2026-05-17Tokyo (JPN)Victoria Mile (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Coconuts Brown (JPN)5188ffGood To Firm
2026-05-10Tokyo (JPN)NHK Mile Cup (Turf)Valsecito (JPN)10188ffGood To Firm
2026-05-09Kyoto (JPN)Kyoto Shimbun Hai (Turf)Bereshit (JPN)21611ffGood To Firm
2026-05-03Kyoto (JPN)Tenno Sho (Spring) (Turf)Croix Du Nord (JPN)11516ffGood To Firm
2026-04-26Kyoto (JPN)Yomiuri Milers Cup (Turf)Bellagio Bond (JPN)3188ffGood To Firm
2026-04-25Tokyo (JPN)TV Tokyo Hai Aoba Sho (Turf)Shadow Master (JPN)81812ffGood To Firm
2026-04-12Hanshin (JPN)Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) (Fillies) (Turf)Zippy Tune (JPN)3188ffGood To Firm
2026-04-05Hanshin (JPN)Osaka Hai (Turf)Croix Du Nord (JPN)11510ffGood To Firm
2026-04-04Hanshin (JPN)Churchill Downs Cup (Turf)Valsecito (JPN)3148ffGood
2026-03-29Chukyo (JPN)Takamatsunomiya Kinen (Turf)Puro Magic (JPN)13186ffGood To Firm
2026-03-22Hanshin (JPN)Hanshin Daishoten (Turf)Chevalier Rose (JPN)41015ffGood To Firm
2026-03-01Hanshin (JPN)Tulip Sho (Fillies) (Turf)Dandenong (JPN)5158ffGood To Firm
2026-02-28Nakayama (JPN)Ocean Stakes (Turf)Big Caesar (JPN)9166ffGood To Firm
2026-02-22Kokura (JPN)Kokura Daishoten Handicap) (Turf)Gaiamente (JPN)71610ffGood To Firm
2026-02-21Hanshin (JPN)Hankyu Hai (Turf)Asakara King (JPN)5187ffGood To Firm

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Kyoto (JPN)—22%6%3%12%10%
Hanshin (JPN)—0%9%2%4%7%
Chukyo (JPN)—9%20%0%4%0%
Tokyo (JPN)——0%6%11%12%
Nakayama (JPN)—0%—0%6%15%
Kokura (JPN)—9%—0%0%—
Niigata (JPN)0%—0%50%0%0%
Hakodate (JPN)—20%—0%0%—

Going Performance

Based on 624 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Firm
20W / 295R7%
Good To Firm
16W / 144R11%
Standard
2W / 64R3%
Good
3W / 61R5%
Yielding
2W / 31R6%
Soft
1W / 11R9%
Sloppy
0W / 8R0%
Muddy
1W / 6R17%
Very Soft
1W / 3R33%

Distance Performance

Based on 624 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
17W / 159R11%
Mile
22W / 408R5%
Middle
6W / 55R11%
Staying
1W / 2R50%

Course Specialists

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

#1Longchamp (FR)
1W / 3R33%
#2Fukushima (JPN)
3W / 17R18%
#3Hakodate (JPN)
2W / 17R12%
#4Kyoto (JPN)
14W / 148R9%
#5Tokyo (JPN)
6W / 75R8%
#6Chukyo (JPN)
6W / 76R8%
#7Nakayama (JPN)
3W / 52R6%
#8Kokura (JPN)
2W / 44R5%
#9Niigata (JPN)
1W / 20R5%
#10Hanshin (JPN)
6W / 139R4%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

No class data yet.

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0481216

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Takashi Saito
13W / 37R35%
#2Takayuki Yasuda
5W / 65R8%
#3Takeshi Matsushita
4W / 10R40%
#4Keiji Kato
3W / 11R27%
#5Shogo Yasuda
2W / 7R29%
#6Manabu Ikezoe
2W / 14R14%
#7Hisashi Shimizu
2W / 15R13%
#8Hideaki Fujiwara
2W / 32R6%
#9Tomokazu Takano
2W / 35R6%
#10Tatsuya Yoshioka
1W / 4R25%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Sunday Racing Co Ltd
13W / 85R15%
#2Carrot Farm Co Ltd
8W / 63R13%
#3Danox Co Ltd
4W / 29R14%
#4Yoshikatsu Murakami
2W / 3R67%
#5Masanobu Habata
2W / 14R14%
#6Green Farm Co Ltd
1W / 2R50%
#7Masanori Uchimura
1W / 2R50%
#8Koichi Yabe
1W / 2R50%
#9Diamant Co Ltd
1W / 3R33%
#10Masahiro Miki
1W / 4R25%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

546

Wins

43

Win Rate

8%

Dirt

Runs

14

Wins

1

Win Rate

7%

AW

Runs

63

Wins

2

Win Rate

3%

None

Runs

1

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

624

Wins

46

Win %

7%

Place %

20%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Arima Kinen (3yo+) (Turf)

Chrono Genesis (JPN) · Nakayama (JPN) · 27 Dec 2020

£2.1M
#2

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

Croix Du Nord (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 1 Jun 2025

£1.7M
#3

Tenno Sho (Spring) (Turf)

Croix Du Nord (JPN) · Kyoto (JPN) · 3 May 2026

£1.4M
#4

Osaka Hai (Turf)

Croix Du Nord (JPN) · Hanshin (JPN) · 5 Apr 2026

£1.4M
#5

Takarazuka Kinen (3yo+) (Turf)

Chrono Genesis (JPN) · Hanshin (JPN) · 28 Jun 2020

£1.1M
#6

Osaka Hai (4yo+) (Turf)

Al Ain (JPN) · Hanshin (JPN) · 31 Mar 2019

£879.3k
#7

Shuka Sho (3yo Fillies) (Turf)

Chrono Genesis (JPN) · Kyoto (JPN) · 13 Oct 2019

£742.3k
#8

Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (2yo) (Turf)

Resistencia (JPN) · Hanshin (JPN) · 8 Dec 2019

£473.1k
#9

Meguro Kinen (Handicap) (Turf)

Miyabi Ranveli (JPN) · Tokyo (JPN) · 31 May 2009

£455.3k
#10

Kyoto Kinen (4yo+) (Turf)

Chrono Genesis (JPN) · Kyoto (JPN) · 16 Feb 2020

£435.2k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

13.7/1

Shortest Winner

1.8/1

Biggest Winner

165/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
11
2/1–4/1
6
4/1–8/1
9
8/1–16/1
6
16/1+
9

Draw Performance

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

Low
15W / 179R8%
Mid
16W / 214R7%
High
15W / 227R7%