Kōhei Matsuyama

I'll be honest, I didn't know much about Japanese horse racing before this, but Kōhei Matsuyama is the kind of name that grows on you the more you hear it called out in the Kansai paddocks. Kobe-born, riding out of western Japan, he strikes me as the quiet workhorse of the profession, a guy who builds a career on trust rather than flash. And look, being a jockey is wild to me. You're starving yourself down to fighting weight, then climbing onto half a ton of muscle going forty miles an hour, every single week, knowing one bad step ends badly. The fact anyone does that for a living, let alone with calm hands and a poker face, earns my respect. He feels like a craftsman, not a showman. Stay healthy and keep riding, man.

Kōhei Matsuyama is a Japanese thoroughbred racing jockey born on March 1, 1990, in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. He built his career based in the Kansai region of Japan and is recognized as a steady and reliable rider in the Japanese horse racing circuit. Details of his agency affiliation, educational background, and personal life are not publicly disclosed.

Name (English)

Kōhei Matsuyama

Name (Japanese)

松山弘平

Reading

まつやま こうへい

Born

March 1, 1990 (age 36)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Horse (午)

Origin

Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Jockey

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%BE%E5%B1%B1%E5%BC%98%E5%B9%B3

Tags

• From Hyogo Prefecture
• Jockey

Last updated

2026-06-02

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