Kousei Miura

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Kousei Miura
Kousei Miura at the 2011 Flora S ceremony
Native name三浦皇成
OccupationJockey
Born (1989-12-19) December 19, 1989 (age 34)[1]
Nerima, Tokyo, Japan[1]
NationalityJapanese
Spouse
(m. 2011)
[2]
Children1[3]
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Racing awards
JRA Award for Best Jockey (newcomer) (2008)

Kousei Miura (三浦 皇成, Miura Kōsei, born December 19, 1989, in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan)[1] is a Japanese jockey who is represented by the Japan Racing Association. He won the 2008 JRA Award for Newcomer Jockey with the Most Victories after winning 91 races in a single year as a rookie jockey, surpassing Yutaka Take's previous record of 69 victories.[1][4]

Miura has also been awarded the 2014 Hokkaido Horse Racing Press Club Award.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "三浦皇成、武豊の新人最多勝記録を21年ぶり更新" (in Japanese). Netkeiba.com. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "ほしのあき 13歳年上妻の誓い「皇成さんを支えていきたい」" (in Japanese). Sponichi. December 26, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "ほしのあき&三浦皇成 第1子の女児誕生!" (in Japanese). Sponichi. 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  4. ^ "今村聖奈騎手と過去の"大型新人たち"の成績を比較 福永祐一騎手のルーキーイヤーにソックリ!?|競馬×AI×データ分析【SPAIA競馬】". SPAIA競馬 (in Japanese). 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  5. ^ "三浦皇成 初の函館リーディングジョッキーに" (in Japanese). Tokyo Sports. July 21, 2014. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.

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