Jockey Fumio Matoba, 60, earned the 7,000th victory of his career aboard Forged Digital in the third race at Funabashi Racecourse May 5. Only the second Japanese rider to reach 7,000 victories, Matoba ...
Jockey Fumio Matoba, 68, retired after an illustrious career of nearly 52 years. The news was announced by Oi Racecourse Feb. 14, where Matoba has been based since he started riding in 1973. Matoba ...
Fumio Matoba, atop the horse, and associates pose for a commemorative photo after Matoba won his record-breaking 7,152nd race, at the Tokyo City Keiba racecourse in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward, on Aug. 12, ...