NANAKO FUJITA
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Japan
She grew up in Moriya, Ibaraki Prefecture, in eastern Japan from a family that was not involved in racing.
After watching racing on TV in sixth grade, she dreamed of becoming a jockey and enrolled in jockey school in 2013, aged 15.
Granted a Japan Racing Association licence three years later, she was the first woman to debut on the circuit for 16 years.
The first victory came aboard Ascii Code at Urawa in 2016. The following year saw her break the record for most wins in a season by a JRA female jockey - she ended the campaign with 14 winners.
She surpassed the record for most career wins by a JRA female jockey on August 25, 2018, when notching up her 35th success at Niigata.
In February 2019 she became the first female JRA jockey to compete in a G1 race, finishing 5th on Copano Kicking in the February Stakes at Tokyo Racecourse.
She won the third edition of the Women Jockeys' World Cup at Bro Park, Sweden, on June 30, after winning two of the five races. She also gained overseas experience in the 2016 Ladies World Championship in the UAE and the 2017 International Mixed Doubles Jockeys Challenge in Macau.
NANAKO FUJITA's Career
Starts
Latest Rides
| FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM AUD $ | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 of 16 | 29 Sep 2024 | NAKD | WHEN DOVES CRY | $224.8 | 3U ALLOW | 1200m | $153,990 | YASUHIRO NEMOTO | 1:11.00 |
| 5 of 10 | 10 Aug 2024 | AST | TALIS EVOLVERE | $10 | 4U HCP C2 | 1m | $165,610 | RICHARD HANNON JR | 1:41.68 |
| 5 of 10 | 10 Aug 2024 | AST | TALIS EVOLVERE | $10 | 4U HCP C2 | 1m | $165,610 | RICHARD HANNON JR | 1:41.68 |
| 7 of 9 | 10 Aug 2024 | AST | OLD SAXONY | $34 | 3 HCP C3 | 1m4f | $132,490 | DAVID SIMCOCK | 2:35.23 |
| 7 of 9 | 10 Aug 2024 | AST | OLD SAXONY | $34 | 3 HCP C3 | 1m4f | $132,490 | DAVID SIMCOCK | 2:35.23 |
| 6 of 10 | 10 Aug 2024 | AST | IMPERIAL GUARD | $6.0 | 3 HCP C2 | 6f | $132,490 | ANDREW BALDING | 1:13.56 |
| 6 of 10 | 10 Aug 2024 | AST | IMPERIAL GUARD | $6.0 | 3 HCP C2 | 6f | $132,490 | ANDREW BALDING | 1:13.56 |
| 9 of 10 | 10 Aug 2024 | AST | ALFRED BOUCHER | $51 | 4U HCP C2 | 1m4f | $132,490 | IAN WILLIAMS | 2:30.61 |
| 9 of 10 | 10 Aug 2024 | AST | ALFRED BOUCHER | $51 | 4U HCP C2 | 1m4f | $132,490 | IAN WILLIAMS | 2:30.61 |
| 4 of 10 | 10 Aug 2024 | AST | ADAAY IN DEVON | $5.5 | 3U HCP C2 | 5f | $132,490 | ROD MILLMAN | 1:00.22 |
Trainer Statistics
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHINOBU HOMMA | 2 | 33.3% | 1 | 50.0% | 6 | $145,141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $17.75 |
| YASUHIRO NEMOTO | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 18.5% | 27 | $116,165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| TOSHIHIRO EBINA | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 20.0% | 5 | $58,610 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| KAZUYUKI OGATA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| MICHIO MINAMIDA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| TORU KURITA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| SHINICHI ITO | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $6,735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| HIROO SHIMIZU | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 33.3% | 3 | $20,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| MASASHI FUKAYAMA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| ISSEI MURATA | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 66.7% | 3 | $34,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| DAIKI YAJIMA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| TOSHIAKI TAJIMA | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $58,909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| YASUTOSHI MATSUNAGA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Y KATO | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| TAKAFUMI AOKI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | $8,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YASUHIRO NEMOTO | 16 | 2.7% | 47 | 10.6% | 594 | $2,999,633 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.23 |
| TAKASHI KANARI | 9 | 17.6% | 7 | 31.4% | 51 | $986,905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.95 |
| S KOJIMA | 7 | 8.8% | 15 | 27.5% | 80 | $1,109,624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.74 |
| RYO TAKEI | 7 | 11.7% | 10 | 28.3% | 60 | $795,837 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.62 |
| MASAHIRO TAKEUCHI | 5 | 5.9% | 11 | 18.8% | 85 | $794,893 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.44 |
| Y TAMURA | 5 | 6.7% | 13 | 24.0% | 75 | $1,009,422 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.49 |
| Y HATAKEYAMA | 5 | 8.1% | 7 | 19.4% | 62 | $512,407 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.04 |
| TORU HAYASHI | 5 | 15.2% | 5 | 30.3% | 33 | $749,928 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.52 |
| TAKAFUMI AOKI | 4 | 4.5% | 1 | 5.7% | 88 | $550,171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.38 |
| SHOICHIRO WADA | 4 | 10.0% | 7 | 27.5% | 40 | $527,224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.52 |
| MASAHIRO OTAKE | 4 | 10.8% | 4 | 21.6% | 37 | $645,735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.65 |
| AKIRA MURAYAMA | 4 | 10.8% | 5 | 24.3% | 37 | $1,852,657 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $0.42 |
| YUJI WADA | 3 | 3.3% | 8 | 12.2% | 90 | $591,362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.58 |
| Y TAKAHASHI | 3 | 4.3% | 6 | 13.0% | 69 | $485,201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.58 |
| FUMINMASA TAKAHASHI | 3 | 5.4% | 3 | 10.7% | 56 | $440,717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.24 |
Seasons Summary Statistics
| Season | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 2.2% | 28 | 12.2% | 278 | $1,449,371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.47 |
| 2023 | 13 | 3.5% | 38 | 13.8% | 370 | $2,500,512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.37 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2.4% | 25 | 9.9% | 335 | $1,385,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.14 |
| 2021 | 14 | 3.5% | 32 | 11.6% | 398 | $2,447,920 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.24 |
| 2020 | 34 | 5.9% | 65 | 17.2% | 574 | $6,098,548 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.35 |
| 2019 | 50 | 6.6% | 88 | 18.3% | 754 | $9,114,019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $0.46 |
| 2018 | 30 | 4.5% | 60 | 13.5% | 665 | $4,250,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.45 |
| 2017 | 21 | 4.5% | 42 | 13.5% | 468 | $2,533,322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.50 |
| 2016 | 14 | 3.9% | 36 | 14.1% | 355 | $1,434,785 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.31 |
| Overall | 190 | 4.5% | 414 | 9.9% | 4197 | $31,214,388 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $0.40 |
