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Yoshito Yahagi
Yahagi in 2023
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

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.

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]

Major wins

Japan

Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes - (1) - Grand Prix Boss (2010)
NHK Mile Cup - (1) - Grand Prix Boss (2011)
Tokyo Yūshun (Japanese Derby) - (2) - Deep Brillante (2012), Contrail (2020)
Japan Breeding farms' Cup Sprint - (1) - Taisei Legend (2012)
Yasuda Kinen - (1) - Mozu Ascot (2018)
Queen Elizabeth II Cup - (1) - Lys Gracieux (2018)
Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) - (1) - Loves Only You (2019)
Takarazuka kinen - (1) - Lys Gracieux (2019)
Arima kinen - (1) - Lys Gracieux (2019)
Hopeful Stakes - (1) - Contrail (2019)
February Stakes - (1) - Mozu Ascot (2020)
Satsuki Shō (Japanese 2000 Guineas) - (1) - Contrail (2020)
Japan Dirt Derby - (1) - Danon Pharaoh (2020)
Kikuka Shō (Japanese St. Leger) - (1) - Contrail (2020)
Japan Cup - (1) - Contrail (2021)

UAE

Dubai Turf - (2) - Real Steel (2016), Panthalassa (2022)

Australia

Cox Plate - (1) - Lys Gracieux (2019)

Hong Kong

Queen Elizabeth II Cup - (1) - Loves Only You (2021)
Hong Kong Cup - (1) - Loves Only You (2021)

United States

Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - (1) - Loves Only You (2021)
Breeders' Cup Distaff - (1) - Marche Lorraine (2021)

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Cup - (1) - Panthalassa (2023)

References

^ "2021 JRA Awards｜JRA Awards & NAR Grand Prix｜Horse Racing in Japan". Horse Racing in Japan. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
^ "Horse Racing: Japan scores 2 Breeders' Cup wins, snaps 0-for-13 skid". Mainichi Daily News. 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
^ Takako, Hanaoka (2021-11-07). "歴史的快挙！日本調教馬2頭のブリーダーズカップ優勝日本で紡いだ血統が世界で知られるGIを制した日". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-06.

Bibliography

Yahagi, Yoshito (2008). 開成調教師安馬を激走に導く厩舎マネジメント. Byakuya-Shobo. ISBN 978-4-86191-476-8.

See also

Ryusei Sakai - Jockey of the Yahagi stable

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