2020 News
Murphy, Foley and Minarik receive short-term JRA Jockey's Licenses
The Japan Racing Association (JRA) announced that a short-term riding jockey's licenses have been issued to the following jockeys:
Oisin MURPHY
License term: Jan. 5 thru Feb. 3, 2020
Past Licenses (since 2017):
-Dec. 15 thru Dec. 29, 2018
-Jan. 1 thru Jan.28, 2019
-Nov. 9 thru Dec. 31, 2019
Overall record (JRA races): 41 wins/246 rides (2 graded races)
Sponsor trainer: Sakae Kunieda (JRA Miho Training Center)
Contract owner: Satomi Horse Company Co. Ltd.
Shane FOLEY
License term: Jan. 5 thru Feb. 24, 2020
Past Licenses (since 2017):
-Jan. 5 thru Feb. 26, 2017
Overall record (JRA races): 15 wins/256 rides (1 graded race)
Sponsor trainer: Yasuo Tomomichi (JRA Ritto Training Center)
Contract owner: Ryoichi Otsuka
Filip MINARIK
License term: Jan. 5 thru Apr. 3, 2020
Past Licenses (since 2017):
-Feb. 7 thru Apr. 2, 2018
-Jan. 5 thru Apr. 4, 2019
Overall record (JRA races): 20 wins/315 rides
Sponsor trainer: Yukihiro Kato (JRA Miho Training Center)
Contract owner: Kazuko Yoshida
