Katsuhiko Sumii
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| Katsuhiko Sumii 角居勝彦 | |
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| Occupation | Trainer (Retired) |
| Born | 28 March 1964 Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Career wins | 793 |
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| JRA Award for Best Trainer (races won) (2011-13) JRA Award for Best Trainer (money earned) (2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014) JRA Award for Best trainer (training technique) (2014) | |
Katsuhiko Sumii (角居 勝彦, Sumii Katsuhiko) (born 28 March 1964, Kanazawa, Ishikawa) is a Japanese horse trainer. He trained the first and second placing horses in the 2006 Melbourne Cup, Delta Blues and Pop Rock.[1] Other notable horses Sumii has trained include Kane Hekili, Vodka, Victoire Pisa, and Epiphaneia.
Sumii retired in February 2021 to succeed his mother's work as an active member of the Tenrikyo.[2][3][4]
Major wins
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Japan
- Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Legers) - (3) - Delta Blues (2004), Epiphaneia (2013), Kiseki (2017)
- Yushun Himba - (2) - Cesario (2005), Tall Poppy (2008)
- Japan Dirt Derby - (2) - Kane Hekili (2005), Friendship (2006)
- Derby Grand Prix - (1) - Kane Hekili (2005)
- Mile Championship - (1) - Hat Trick (2005)
- Japan Cup Dirt - (2) - Kane Hekili (2005, 2008)
- February Stakes - (1) - Kane Hekili (2006)
- Teio Sho - (1) - Kane Hekili (2006)
- Hanshin Juvenile Fillies - (2) - Vodka (2006), Tall Poppy (2007)
- Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) - (2) - Vodka (2007), Roger Barows (2019)
- Yasuda Kinen - (2) - Vodka (2008, 2009)
- Tenno Sho (Autumn) - (1) - Vodka (2008)
- Tokyo Daishōten - (1) - Kane Hekili (2008)
- Kawasaki Kinen - (1) - Kane Hekili (2009)
- Victoria Mile - (1) - Vodka (2009)
- Japan Cup - (2) - Vodka (2009), Epiphaneia (2014)
- Satsuki Sho - (2) - Victoire Pisa (2010), Saturnalia (2019)
- Arima Kinen - (1) - Victoire Pisa (2010)
- Shuka Sho - (1) - Aventura (2011)
- Japan Breeding farm's Cup Ladies' Classic - (1) - Sambista (2014)
- Queen Elizabeth II Cup - Lachesis (2014)
- Champion's Cup - (1) - Sambista (2014)
- Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes - Leontes (2015)
- Kashiwa Kinen (1) - Wide Pharaoh (2020)
United States of America
- American Oaks - (1) - Cesario (2005)
Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Mile - (1) - Hat Trick (2005)
- Queen Elizabeth II Cup - (1) - Rulership (2012)
United Arab Emirates
- Dubai World Cup - (2) - Kane Hekili (2006), Victoire Pisa (2011)
Australia
- Melbourne Cup - (1) - Delta Blues (2006)
References
[edit]- ^ 2006 Melbourne Cup result
- ^ Juri, Hashimoto (7 January 2018). "Ｇ１・２４勝の角居調教師、天理教の仕事継ぐため２０２１年２月で勇退" [Trainer Sumii to retire on February 2021 to succeed Tenrikyo Work after 24 G1 victories]. スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "競馬界に衝撃！角居厩舎解散！！ウオッカ、ヴィクトワールピサ輩出の名門". デイリースポーツ online (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ Keitaro, Sekine (20 February 2021). "角居調教師、異例の早期引退 引退馬支援の活動は継続". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). Nihon Keizai Shimbun. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
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