Jockey Akifumi Kato Celebrates 50 Years Of Winners On His 69th Birthday - Horse Racing News
Jockey Akifumi Kato Celebrates 50 Years Of Winners On His 69th Birthday Sponsored by: Jockey Akifumi Kato Veteran reinsman Akifumi Kato celebrated a unique milestone on Thursday at Turf Paradise in Phoenix, Ariz., the afternoon of his 69th birthday. Kato won the day's fifth race aboard She's A Lady Griz, trained by his daughter, Kaylyn Kato, marking the 50th consecutive year the jockey has recorded a victory in the saddle. Kato, son of a Japanese jockey turned trainer, was born in Osaka, Japan in 1952. His first winner came at the Ferndale Fair in California, but he rode primarily a...
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