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Yoshito Yahagi
Japanese race horse trainer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yoshito Yahagi (Japanese: 矢作 芳人, Hepburn: Yahagi Yoshito, born March 20, 1961,[1] in Tokyo, Japan) is a trainer of Thoroughbred race horses. He has been a licensed trainer in Japan since 2004 and since 2014 has won the training title three times.
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Yoshito Yahagi | |
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Native name | 矢作芳人 |
Occupation | Trainer |
Born | (1961-03-20) 20 March 1961 (age 63) Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Racing awards | |
JRA Award for Best Trainer (races won) (2014, 2016, 2020, 2021 JRA Award for Best Trainer (money earned) (2019-2023) JRA Award for Best trainer (training technique) (2020, 2021) | |
Significant horses | |
Grand Prix Boss, Deep Brillante, Real Steel, Mozu Ascot, Lys Gracieux, Loves Only You, Contrail, Marche Lorraine, Panthalassa | |
Website | |
Official Website |
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He has trained Contrail, the 2020 Japanese Triple Crown winner. In the 2021 Breeders' Cup at Del Mar in California, Yahagi trained two winners—Filly & Mare Turf winner Loves Only You and Distaff winner Marche Lorraine. He became the first Japanese trainer to win any Breeders' Cup race.[2][3]