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My Take
Okay, I have to be honest, I have endless respect for jockeys, and Yoshitomi Shibata is the exact kind that gets me. Think about it: a guy born in 1966 in Aomori, who kept climbing into the saddle and steering half-ton thoroughbreds with nothing but a thin set of reins and steel nerves for over four decades, until he retired in 2026. That's not luck, that's a body kept brutally disciplined and a craft sharpened over a lifetime. Horse racing chews through young riders fast, so someone who was still winning races at 59 has earned every ounce of that quiet veteran cool. I don't know if he's the flashy type or more the heads-down lifer, but honestly the heads-down lifers are my favorite people. Someone who picks one hard thing and just keeps showing up for it? Yeah, I'm a fan.
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Overview
Yoshitomi Shibata is a retired Japanese thoroughbred racing jockey born on July 30, 1966, in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Based at the JRA's Miho training center, he won more than 2,000 JRA races, was the Kanto leading jockey three years running, set the record for the oldest JRA race winner, and retired in 2026 after a shoulder injury.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yoshitomi Shibata
- Name (Japanese)
- 柴田善臣
- Reading
- しばた よしとみ
- Born
- July 30, 1966 (age 60)
- Origin
- Aomori Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Jockey
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Horse
2. Links
3. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Yoshitomi Shibata born?
Yoshitomi Shibata was born on July 30, 1966 and is 60 years old.
Where is Yoshitomi Shibata from?
Yoshitomi Shibata is from Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
What does Yoshitomi Shibata do?
Yoshitomi Shibata works as Jockey.
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