Kohei Matsuyama


Kohei Matsuyama is a Japanese jockey.

Early life

Matsuyama developed an interest in the sport after his father and grandfather, who were horse racing fans, took him to watch horse racing at Hanshin Racecourse. Matsuyama would go on to enroll in the JRA's in 2006, before graduating in 2009 and acquiring his jockey license.

Career

Matsuyama rode and won his first race when he rode Tomiken Primary at a maiden race held in Kokura Racecourse on March 1, 2009. He was awarded the JRA Best Jockey in that year's JRA Award.
Matsuyama won his first graded race when he won the Chunichi Shimbun Hai with on March 4, 2012.
In 2015, Matsuyama won his first JpnI race when he won the Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Sprint with.
Matsuyama won his first Grade I race when he won the Satsuki Shō in 2017with Al Ain, with this victory also marking the first jockey born in the Heisei era to win a Grade I race in Japan.
In 2020, Matsuyama won the Japanese Triple Tiara when he rode Daring Tact to win all three legs of the Tiara.

Major wins