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JOCKEY · ACTIVE

Norihiro Yokoyama

横山典弘

23 Feb 1968Fuchu, TokyoJRA, Miho (freelance)

The veteran who won the Takarazuka Kinen and Tenno Sho (Spring) on Gold Ship — and the Japanese Derby in 2024.

Norihiro Yokoyama after winning the 2024 Tokyo Yushun
Norihiro Yokoyama — the 91st Tokyo Yushun, 26 May 2024
Photo: nakashi · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Profile

Born
23 Feb 1968
Birthplace
Fuchu, Tokyo
Nationality
Japanese
Affiliation
JRA, Miho (freelance)
Status
ACTIVE

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Career

A freelance rider based at the Miho Training Center. His sons Kazuo and Takeshi Yokoyama are also jockeys.

With Gold Ship he won the 2014 Takarazuka Kinen and the 2015 Tenno Sho (Spring).

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Major victories

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

  1. 29 Jun 2014

    Takarazuka Kinen

    宝塚記念

    Gold Ship

  2. 03 May 2015

    Tenno Sho (Spring)

    天皇賞（春）

    Gold Ship

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Career timeline

  1. 29 Jun 2014

    Gold Ship—Takarazuka KinenGI#1

  2. 24 Aug 2014

    Gold Ship—Sapporo KinenGII#2

  3. 05 Oct 2014

    Gold Ship—Prix de l'Arc de TriompheG1#14

  4. 03 May 2015

    Gold Ship—Tenno Sho (Spring)GI#1

  5. 28 Jun 2015

    Gold Ship—Takarazuka KinenGI#15

  6. 29 Nov 2015

    Gold Ship—Japan CupGI#10

  7. 27 Dec 2015

    Kitasan Black—Arima KinenGI#3

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Iconic horses

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Gallery

SOURCES & REFERENCES

Sources & References

  1. 01
    横山典弘 — Wikipedia（日本語版）

    Wikipedia · Reference · Accessed 2026-09-26

  2. 02
    Norihiro Yokoyama — 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.