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Christophe Lemaire

クリストフ・ルメール

20 May 1979Gouvieux, FranceJRA

A French-born JRA jockey who set the Japanese single-season record with 215 wins in 2018.

Christophe Lemaire at the 2023 Takarazuka Kinen winning-jockey interview
Christophe Lemaire — Takarazuka Kinen, 25 June 2023
Photo: nakashi · CC BY-SA 2.0

02

Profile

Born
20 May 1979
Birthplace
Gouvieux, France
Nationality
French
Affiliation
JRA
Status
ACTIVE

03

Career

215 wins in 2018 — the JRA single-season record

Born in France, he is licensed with the Japan Racing Association and lives in Kyoto.

In 2018 he rode 215 winners, breaking the single-season record of 212 set by Yutaka Take in 2005. He was the regular rider of Almond Eye and Equinox.

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Major victories

Counted only within the race records of horses held in this archive.

  1. 29 Nov 2009

    Japan Cup

    ジャパンC

    Vodka

  2. 08 Apr 2018

    Oka Sho

    桜花賞

    Almond Eye

  3. 20 May 2018

    Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks)

    優駿牝馬

    Almond Eye

  4. 14 Oct 2018

    Shuka Sho

    秋華賞

    Almond Eye

  5. 25 Nov 2018

    Japan Cup

    ジャパンC

    Almond Eye

  6. 30 Mar 2019

    Dubai Turf

    ドバイターフ

    Almond Eye

  7. 27 Oct 2019

    Tenno Sho (Autumn)

    天皇賞（秋）

    Almond Eye

  8. 17 May 2020

    Victoria Mile

    ヴィクトリアM

    Almond Eye

  9. 01 Nov 2020

    Tenno Sho (Autumn)

    天皇賞（秋）

    Almond Eye

  10. 29 Nov 2020

    Japan Cup

    ジャパンC

    Almond Eye

  11. 30 Oct 2022

    Tenno Sho (Autumn)

    天皇賞（秋）

    Equinox

  12. 25 Dec 2022

    Arima Kinen

    有馬記念

    Equinox

  13. 25 Mar 2023

    Dubai Sheema Classic

    ドバイSC

    Equinox

  14. 25 Jun 2023

    Takarazuka Kinen

    宝塚記念

    Equinox

  15. 29 Oct 2023

    Tenno Sho (Autumn)

    天皇賞（秋）

    Equinox

  16. 26 Nov 2023

    Japan Cup

    ジャパンC

    Equinox

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Career timeline

  1. 29 Nov 2009

    Vodka—Japan CupGI#1

  2. 04 Mar 2010

    Vodka—Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3G2#8

  3. 06 Aug 2017

    Almond Eye—Newcomer race#2

  4. 08 Oct 2017

    Almond Eye—Maiden race#1

  5. 08 Apr 2018

    Almond Eye—Oka ShoGI#1

  6. 20 May 2018

    Almond Eye—Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks)GI#1

  7. 14 Oct 2018

    Almond Eye—Shuka ShoGI#1

  8. 25 Nov 2018

    Almond Eye—Japan CupGI#1

  9. 30 Mar 2019

    Almond Eye—Dubai TurfG1#1

  10. 02 Jun 2019

    Almond Eye—Yasuda KinenGI#3

  11. 27 Oct 2019

    Almond Eye—Tenno Sho (Autumn)GI#1

  12. 22 Dec 2019

    Almond Eye—Arima KinenGI#9

  13. 17 May 2020

    Almond Eye—Victoria MileGI#1

  14. 07 Jun 2020

    Almond Eye—Yasuda KinenGI#2

  15. 01 Nov 2020

    Almond Eye—Tenno Sho (Autumn)GI#1

  16. 29 Nov 2020

    Almond Eye—Japan CupGI#1

  17. 28 Aug 2021

    Equinox—Newcomer race#1

  18. 20 Nov 2021

    Equinox—Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai StakesGII#1

  19. 17 Apr 2022

    Equinox—Satsuki ShoGI#2

  20. 29 May 2022

    Equinox—Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby)GI#2

  21. 30 Oct 2022

    Equinox—Tenno Sho (Autumn)GI#1

  22. 25 Dec 2022

    Equinox—Arima KinenGI#1

  23. 25 Mar 2023

    Equinox—Dubai Sheema ClassicG1#1

  24. 25 Jun 2023

    Equinox—Takarazuka KinenGI#1

  25. 29 Oct 2023

    Equinox—Tenno Sho (Autumn)GI#1

  26. 26 Nov 2023

    Equinox—Japan CupGI#1

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Iconic horses

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Gallery

SOURCES & REFERENCES

Sources & References

  1. 01
    クリストフ・ルメール — Wikipedia（日本語版）

    Wikipedia · Reference · Accessed 2026-09-26

  2. 02
    Christophe Lemaire — Wikipedia (English)

    Wikipedia · Reference · Accessed 2026-09-26

IMAGE CREDITS

Image credits

Each photograph was checked on its individual Wikimedia Commons file page for author and licence.