Katsuhiko Sumii Explained

Katsuhiko Sumii 角居勝彦
Birth Date:	28 March 1964
Occupation:	Trainer (Retired)
Birth Place:	Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Nationality:	Japanese
Awards:	JRA Award for Best Trainer (races won) (2011-13) JRA Award for Best Trainer (money earned) (2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014) JRA Award for Best trainer (training technique) (2014)
Career Wins:	793

(born 28 March 1964, Kanazawa, Ishikawa) is a Japanese horse trainer.He trained the first and second placing horses in the 2006 Melbourne Cup, Delta Blues and Pop Rock.^[1] Other notable horses Sumii has trained include Kane Hekili, Vodka, Victoire Pisa, and Epiphaneia.

Sumii retired in February 2021 to succeed his mother's work as an active member of the Tenrikyo.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Major wins

Japan

• Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Legers) - (3) - Delta Blues (2004), Epiphaneia (2013), Kiseki (2017)
• Yushun Himba - (2) - Cesario (2005), Tall Poppy (2008)
• Japan Dirt Derby - (2) - Kane Hekili (2005), Friendship (2006)
• Derby Grand Prix - (1) - Kane Hekili (2005)
• Mile Championship - (1) - Hat Trick (2005)
• Japan Cup Dirt - (2) - Kane Hekili (2005, 2008)
• February Stakes - (1) - Kane Hekili (2006)
• Teio Sho - (1) - Kane Hekili (2006)
• Hanshin Juvenile Fillies - (2) - Vodka (2006), Tall Poppy (2007)
• Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) - (2) - Vodka (2007), Roger Barows (2019)
• Yasuda Kinen - (2) - Vodka (2008, 2009)
• Tenno Sho (Autumn) - (1) - Vodka (2008)
• Tokyo Daishōten - (1) - Kane Hekili (2008)
• Kawasaki Kinen - (1) - Kane Hekili (2009)
• Victoria Mile - (1) - Vodka (2009)
• Japan Cup - (2) - Vodka (2009), Epiphaneia (2014)
• Satsuki Sho - (2) - Victoire Pisa (2010), Saturnalia (2019)
• Arima Kinen - (1) - Victoire Pisa (2010)
• Shuka Sho - (1) - Aventura (2011)
• Japan Breeding farm's Cup Ladies' Classic - (1) - Sambista (2014)
• Queen Elizabeth II Cup - Lachesis (2014)
• Champion's Cup - (1) - Sambista (2014)
• Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes - Leontes (2015)
• Kashiwa Kinen (1) - Wide Pharaoh (2020)

---- United States of America

• American Oaks - (1) - Cesario (2005)

---- Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Mile - (1) - Hat Trick (2005)
• Queen Elizabeth II Cup - (1) - Rulership (2012)

---- United Arab Emirates

• Dubai World Cup - (2) - Kane Hekili (2006), Victoire Pisa (2011)

---- Australia

• Melbourne Cup - (1) - Delta Blues (2006)

References

1. http://www.racingvictoria.net.au/Racing/race.aspx?meet_code=731439&race_code=795017 2006 Melbourne Cup result
2. Web site: Juri . Hashimoto . 2018-01-07 . Ｇ１・２４勝の角居調教師、天理教の仕事継ぐため２０２１年２月で勇退 . Trainer Sumii to retire on February 2021 to succeed Tenrikyo Work after 24 G1 victories . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229023405/https://hochi.news/articles/20180106-OHT1T50299.html?page=1 . 2022-12-29 . 2022-12-29 . スポーツ報知 . ja.
3. Web site: 競馬界に衝撃！角居厩舎解散！！ウオッカ、ヴィクトワールピサ輩出の名門 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180112231804/https://www.daily.co.jp/horse/2018/01/06/0010872945.shtml . 2018-01-12 . 2022-12-29 . デイリースポーツ online . ja.
4. Web site: Keitaro . Sekine . 2021-02-20 . 角居調教師、異例の早期引退 引退馬支援の活動は継続 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210219185443/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOIK161QC0W1A210C2000000/ . 2021-02-19 . 2022-12-29 . 日本経済新聞 . . ja.