Hirofumi Shii

Shii became a jockey in 1991 and won his first graded race in 1994 when he won the Yonsai Himba Tokubetsu with Golden Jack. Shii won his first Grade I race with Ishino Sunday in 1996 when they won the Satsuki Shō. Shii became a derby jockey when he won the Japanese Derby in 2007 with Vodka. The following year, Shii won the Derby again with Deep Sky. In 2019, the Japan Racing Association announced that Shii was to become one of eight individuals who were granted trainer licenses starting from 2020, effectively marking his retirement from jockey that year. Shii officially retired on February 29, 2020. In 2023, Shii would have his first graded race win as a trainer, when won both the Nagoya Daishoten (NAR) and the Sirius Stakes (JRA) that year. == Major wins as a jockey ==

Hong Kong • Hong Kong Cup - (1) - Agnes Digital (2001) Japan • Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes - (1) - Satono Ares (2016) • February Stakes - (1) - Agnes Digital (2002) • Hanshin Juvenile Fillies - (2) - Yamanin Sucre (2003), Vodka (2006) • Japan Dirt Derby - (1) - Hatano Vanqueur (2012) • Kawasaki Kinen - (1) - Hatano Vanqueur (2013) • Kikuka-shō - (1) - Asakusa Kings (2007) • Mile Championship Nambu Hai - (1) - Agnes Digital (2001) • NHK Mile Cup - (1) - Deep Sky (2008) • Queen Elizabeth II Cup - (1) - Dance Partner (1996) • Satsuki Shō - (1) - Ishino Sunday (1996) • Shūka Sho - (1) - Red Desire (2009) • Takamatsunomiya Kinen - (2) - Shinko Forest (1998), Kinshasa no Kiseki (2010) • Tennō Shō (Autumn) - (1) - Agnes Digital (2001) • Tōkyō Yūshun - (2)- Vodka (2007), Deep Sky (2008) • Yasuda Kinen - (1) - Agnes Digital (2003) == References ==