Mikio Matsunaga
Matsunaga in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 松永幹夫 |
| Born | April 10, 1967 Nishigoshi, Kumamoto, Japan |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
Mikio Matsunaga (松永幹夫) is a Japanese former jockey and horse trainer.[1]
On June 20, 2021, his horse Gran Approuso came in first in the fifth race at Sapporo Racecourse, achieving his 400th JRA win.[2]
Major wins as a jockey
- Cheers Grace (2000 Oka Sho)
- Fabulous la Fouine (1996 Shūka Sho)
- Heavenly Romance (2005 Autumn Tennō Shō)
- Isono Roubles (1991 Yushun Himba)
- Kanetsu Fleuve (2002 Teio Sho, 2003 Kawasaki Kinen)
- Kyoei March (1997 Oka Sho)
- Regular Member (2000 Derby Grand Prix, Kawasaki Kinen, Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Classic)
Major wins as a trainer
- Ammothyella (2024 and 2025 Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Ladies' Classic)
- Awardee (2016 Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Classic)
- Lucky Lilac (2017 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies, 2019 and 2020 Queen Elizabeth II Cup, 2020 Ōsaka Hai)
- Red Desire (2009 Shūka Sho)
- Red Kingdom (2014 Nakayama Daishogai)
References
- ^ "JRAホームページ｜データファイル｜騎手・調教師データ". www.jra.go.jp. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
- ^ "松永幹夫調教師、JRA通算400勝達成 | 競馬ニュース". netkeiba (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-22.