Kawada during the post-race interview after winning the 2023 Yushun Himba
Native name
川田将雅
Born
(1985-10-15) 15 October 1985 (age 38)[1] Tosu, Saga[2]
Nationality
Japan
Height
159 cm (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight
51 kg (112 lb)[2]
Career wins
1932 (JRA) 67（NAR）
Major racing wins
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (2021) Dubai World Cup (2023) Hong Kong Cup (2021) Osaka Hai (2021) Kikuka Sho (2010) Oka Sho (2014, 2022, 2023) Satsuki Sho (2008) Takarazuka Kinen (2015) Tokyo Yushun (2016) Yasuda Kinen (2015, 2021) Yushun Himba (2012, 2023)
Significant horses
Lei Papale, Liberty Island, Lovely Day, Loves Only You, Makahiki, Ushba Tesoro
Yuga Kawada (Japanese: 川田将雅, October 15, 1985[2] – ) is a Japanese jockey affiliated with the Japan Racing Association. Born to a family of horse racing, he is the leading jockey of JRA races of 2022.[3]
Since July 2016, Kawada, together with Yuichi Fukunaga, has a management contract with Horipro.[4]
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^"福永と川田がホリプロ所属に 菜七子との共演も". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). 2016-07-01. Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
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