NANAKO FUJITA
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
StartsLatest Rides
| FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM AUD $ | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 of 12 | 18 Feb 2024 | TOY | TOSEN TRAM | $121.7 | 4U ALLOW | 1400m | $223,480 | S KOBIYAMA | 1:21.10 |
| 8 of 16 | 18 Feb 2024 | TOYD | YORINO SAPPHIRE | $5.7 | 4U ALLOW | 2100m | $223,480 | YASUHIRO NEMOTO | 2:12.50 |
| 14 of 16 | 24 Dec 2023 | NAKA | S G PRINCESS | $210.7 | 3U ALLOW | 1600m | $306,920 | YUSUKE WADA | 1:33.20 |
| 13 of 14 | 24 Dec 2023 | NAKD | KING KU | $118.7 | 3U ALLOW | 1200m | $306,820 | YASUHIRO NEMOTO | 1:10.80 |
| 7 of 16 | 24 Dec 2023 | NAKD | SEYCHELLES NO YUHI | $32.6 | 3U ALLOW | 1800m | $155,610 | FUMINMASA TAKAHASHI | 1:54.10 |
| 11 of 16 | 24 Dec 2023 | NAKA | FRIEND MAKI | $424 | 2 MDN | 1200m | $107,290 | MICHIO MINAMIDA | 1:09.00 |
| 16 of 16 | 24 Dec 2023 | NAKD | SUN SUIREN | $187.7 | 2 MDN | 1200m | $107,290 | MASASHI FUKAYAMA | 1:13.00 |
| 15 of 18 | 26 Nov 2023 | TOY | WIN ERFOLG | $429.8 | 3U OPEN G1 | 2400m | $10,060,960 | YASUHIRO NEMOTO | 2:21.80 |
| 16 of 18 | 26 Nov 2023 | TOY | G T OKA | $413 | 2 MDN | 1600m | $109,770 | YASUHIRO NEMOTO | 1:35.10 |
| 13 of 15 | 29 Sep 2023 | CLD | SAKURACHAN | $25 | 4UM HCP CL3 | 2400m | $50,420 | SATOSHI KOBAYASHI | 2:34.30 |
Trainer Statistics
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YASUHIRO NEMOTO | 1 | 4.0% | 2 | 12.0% | 25 | $254,499 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.52 |
| K KAYANO | 1 | 20.0% | 1 | 40.0% | 5 | $109,894 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.08 |
| TAIKI CHAKI | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | $53,685 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2.60 |
| TAKAFUMI AOKI | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 10.0% | 10 | $28,360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| M OKUHIRA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| TOSHIHIRO EBINA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| H MATOBA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| S KOBIYAMA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| MASASHI FUKAYAMA | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 25.0% | 4 | $30,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| FUMINMASA TAKAHASHI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| T TEZUKA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $8,183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| MICHIO MINAMIDA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| RYO TAKEI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | $5,654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| H UEHARA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| MASAHIRO TAKEUCHI | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | - | 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 | 2.9% | 41 | 10.2% | 558 | $2,854,297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.24 |
| TAKASHI KANARI | 9 | 18.0% | 7 | 32.0% | 50 | $986,905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.97 |
| S KOJIMA | 7 | 8.8% | 15 | 27.5% | 80 | $1,109,624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.74 |
| RYO TAKEI | 7 | 11.9% | 10 | 28.8% | 59 | $795,837 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.63 |
| MASAHIRO TAKEUCHI | 5 | 6.1% | 11 | 19.5% | 82 | $784,510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.45 |
| 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 | 4.7% | 1 | 5.9% | 85 | $542,048 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.40 |
| 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 | 5.5% | 3 | 10.9% | 55 | $440,717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.25 |
Seasons Summary Statistics
| Season | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 2.2% | 10 | 9.5% | 137 | $622,208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.15 |
| 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 | 187 | 4.6% | 396 | 9.8% | 4056 | $30,387,225 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $0.40 |
