Ryusei Sakai
$3,740,000
2025 earnings
33%
2025 wins
$5,006,100
lifetime earnings
racing Record
2025 Stats
Career Stats
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1
Firsts
1
0
Seconds
1
0
Thirds
2
2
Unplaced
3
3
Starts
7
$3,740,000
Earnings
$5,006,100
$1,246,667
Earnings / Start
$715,157
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Bio
A native of Japan, Ryusei Sakai is already a household name on the international racing scene. He traveled to South Australia and rode in the prestigious Caulfield Cup at age 18 as an apprentice jockey. Late in 2022, Sakai scored his first Group 1 win in Japan’s Shuka Sho Stakes on a horse named Stunning Rose. Sakai enjoyed success in 2023 aboard Bathrat Leon, a multiple group stakes winner in Dubai and Saudi Arabia.
A native of Japan, Ryusei Sakai is already a household name on the international racing scene. He traveled to South Australia and rode in the prestigious Caulfield Cup at age 18 as an apprentice jockey. Late in 2022, Sakai scored his first Group 1 win in Japan’s Shuka Sho Stakes on a horse named Stunning Rose. Sakai enjoyed success in 2023 aboard Bathrat Leon, a multiple group stakes winner in Dubai and Saudi Arabia. Sakai's made his Kentucky Derby debut in 2023 aboard Coninuar, third in the UAE Derby Sponsored by Atlantis the Royal, won by fellow Japanese runner Derma Sotogake.
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