JRA = Yuichi Fukunaga, who has won a total of 2,613 wins, including 34 G1 race wins, has passed the trainer's exam and will retire from jockey next February. rice field.
The JRA announced on the 8th that Fukunaga has passed the new training license exam for next year.
Fukunaga is a 45-year-old from Shiga prefecture.
Although he was called a "genius" for recording the most wins in a year for 9 consecutive years, he lost his life as a jockey after falling from a horse during a race.Influenced by his father Yoichi, he made his debut in 1996. Did.
He showed his talent from the first year, winning in his debut race and racking up wins, and in the fourth year he won the first G1 race in Primodine, the Oka Sho.
After that, he continued to be active as a top jockey, and in 2018, his father was unable to achieve it, and Fukunaga himself said, "The dream of the Fukunaga family", which was a long-cherished dream, with Wagnerian.
Two years later, in 2020, he won the Satsuki Sho, Japanese Derby, and Kikka Sho classic races in Contrail, leading him to become the third undefeated Triple Crown horse in history.
He has 96 wins, including two wins in G1 races, including the Satsuki Sho this year, and is ranked 6th in the national ranking.
In total, he has won 2,613 wins, including 34 G1 race wins, which is the fourth highest in history, and has also won G1 races in the United States and UAE = United Arab Emirates overseas, leaving a track record.
Fukunaga will retire from jockeying next February and begin preparations to become a trainer.
Fukunaga jockey said about his future aspirations: "I'm very happy, and I'm really excited that it's finally here. As a jockey, I've been involved with many top trainers, and I've witnessed the skills of those people, so I'm using it as a reference. I want to build a style of horse racing.I want to be a trainer who can make the best choices for horses.”