Mitsuaki Andō

Mitsuaki Andō is a former jockey from Ichinomiya, Aichi — not the flashiest name in the racing world, but that's kind of the point. Born in January 1959, he belongs to that generation of riders who came up before the sport got glamorized into television spectacle, when it was just you, a horse, and the brutal discipline of keeping your weight down day after day, year after year. Being a jockey looks romantic from the stands, but the reality is one of the most physically punishing careers you can choose — constant weigh-ins, near-starvation, and then you still have to convince half a ton of animal to trust you at full gallop. The fact that someone sticks with that through decades tells you everything about character. He piled up 2,818 wins at Kasamatsu before taking the JRA licence exam in his late forties, which makes him feel even more authentic — a craftsman who let the work speak, not the press releases.

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Mitsuaki Andō is a Japanese former jockey born on January 5, 1959, in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. He won 2,818 races in regional racing at Kasamatsu before moving to the JRA in 2007, and now works as an assistant trainer at the Ritto Training Center. His younger brother is the jockey Katsumi Ando.

Name (English)

Mitsuaki Andō

Name (Japanese)

安藤光彰

Reading

あんどう みつあき

Born

January 5, 1959 (age 67)

Origin

Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan

Occupation

Jockey

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Boar

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%89%E8%97%A4%E5%85%89%E5%BD%B0
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11451268

Tags

• From Aichi Prefecture
• Jockey

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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