Seina Imamura
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 Imamura after winning the 2026 Yushun Himba | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 今村 聖奈 |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Born | November 28, 2003[1] |
| Height | 158.5 cm (5 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 47.4 kg (104 lb) |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
| Career wins | 110 (JRA)[1] |
| Major racing wins | |
| Yushun Himba (2026) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Juryoku Pierrot | |
| Updated on May 24, 2026 | |
Seina Imamura (Japanese: 今村 聖奈, Hepburn: Imamura Seina; born November 28, 2003)[1] is a Japanese-born Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.
Imamura entered the JRA (Japan Racing Association) Horse Racing School in 2018 and made her debut as a jockey in March 2022.[2] Her father, Yasunari, is an assistant trainer of Yuji Iida's stable and former jockey who won the Grade 1 Nakayama Daishogai in 2001.[3]
On July 3, 2022, Imamura won a graded stakes race on her first attempt, winning aboard T M Spada in the Group 3 CBC Sho. She became the fourth jockey in history to achieve this feat, as well as the second Japanese female jockey (after Nanako Fujita in 2019) to win a graded stakes race at a JRA racecourse.[4][5]
In 2026, Imamura won the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) aboard Juryoku Pierrot, becoming the first Japanese female jockey in history to win a Group 1 JRA race.[6][7] She is also the second jockey in history (after Shigefumi Kumazawa) to win a Japanese classic race in their first start.[8][9]
Major wins
[edit]- Yushun Himba - (1) - Juryoku Pierrot (2026)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "今村聖奈のプロフィール" (in Japanese). Netkeiba. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "今村聖奈騎手インタビュー【第1弾】更に上へ 1年目で得た課題と収穫" (in Japanese). Keiba Lab. April 30, 2023. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
- ↑ "今村聖奈「父よりうまくなりたい」 今週末デビューＪＲＡ現役４人目女性騎手は父も元騎手" (in Japanese). Daily Sports. March 2, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
- ↑ "【CBC賞】すごいぞ今村聖奈!!「人馬一体になれた」テイエムスパーダで重賞初騎乗初Vの快挙". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2026-05-26.
- ↑ "今村聖奈騎手快挙、18歳女性ルーキーが重賞初騎乗初Ｖ 記録アラカルト／CBC賞". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2026-05-26.
- ↑ Playle, Maddie; Takahashi, Masakazu (May 24, 2026). "History made in Tokyo as 22-year-old rider becomes first Japanese woman to win domestic Grade 1". Racing Post. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Horse racing: Female jockey Imamura makes history by winning Japanese Oaks". The Mainichi Shimbun. Kyodo News. May 24, 2026. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
- ↑ "【オークス】今村聖奈 女性騎手初クラシック騎乗で快挙! ジュウリョクピエロV「夢を見てるみたい」". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 2026-05-25. Retrieved 2026-05-26.
- ↑ "【オークス】ジュウリョクピエロ快勝！今村聖奈騎手が女性騎手としてクラシック初騎乗初制覇 - ３歳馬特集 | 競馬". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2026-05-24. Retrieved 2026-05-26.
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