Hitomi Miyashita Is Japan’s First Female Jockey To 1,000 Wins

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Jockey Hitomi Miyashita became the first Japanese female to hit the 1,000-win milestone this week, reports the Japan Times. She won with Real Speed at Nagoya Racecourse on Thursday, Nov. 18. The 44-year-old has been riding races since 1995, but walked away in 2011 to give birth to her two children. Miyashita returned in 2016, the […]

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