Hirofumi Shii

Hirofumi Shii is a former jockey and current Japanese racehorse trainer.

Career

Shii became a jockey in 1991 and won his first graded race in 1994 when he won the Yonsai Himba Tokubetsu with Golden Jack.
Shii won his first Grade I race with Ishino Sunday in 1996 when they won the Satsuki Shō.
Shii became a derby jockey when he won the Japanese Derby in 2007 with Vodka. The following year, Shii won the Derby again with Deep Sky.
In 2019, the Japan Racing Association announced that Shii was to become one of eight individuals who were granted trainer licenses starting from 2020, effectively marking his retirement from jockey that year. Shii officially retired on February 29, 2020.
As a trainer, Shii would open his stable on March of 2021. That same month, Shii had his first winner as a trainer when Summer Beat won an allowance race at Kokura Racecourse.
In 2023, Shii would have his first graded race win as a trainer, when won both the Nagoya Daishoten and the Sirius Stakes that year.

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