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Japanese racehorse trainer (born 1951)
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Kazuo Fujisawa
藤澤 和雄
Kazuo Fujisawa at the awards ceremony of the 2017 Keio Hai Nisai Stakes
OccupationTrainer (Retired)
Born (1951-09-22) 22 September 1951 (age 73)
Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Career wins1570
Racing awards
JRA Award for Best Trainer (races won) (1993, 1995-2000, 2007, 2009)
JRA Award for Best Trainer (winning average) (1991, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004)
JRA Award for Best Trainer (money earned) (1995-1998, 2001-2004)
JRA Award for Best trainer (training technique) (1993, 1995-2000, 2002, 2005)
JRA Special Award (2020)
Significant horses
Taiki Shuttle, Bubble Gum Fellow, Symboli Kris S, Zenno Rob Roy, Rey de Oro, Soul Stirring, Gran Alegria

Kazuo Fujisawa (藤澤 和雄, Fujisawa Kazuo) (born September 22, 1951, in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan) is a retired trainer of Thoroughbred race horses. He had been a licensed trainer in Japan since 1987 and since 1993 has won the training title eleven times.

He has trained three horses that were voted Japanese Horse of the Year on four occasions: Taiki Shuttle (1998), Symboli Kris S (2002, 2003) and Zenno Rob Roy (2004). Fujisawa was also the trainer of Casino Drive, who won the 2008 Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park in New York.

Fujisawa retired from horse training on February 28, 2022 as he had reached the age of retirement, with his stable winning the 1,570th race on the day of his retirement. The horses that belonged to the Fujisawa stable at the time were transferred to Masayoshi Ebina's newly created stable.

Major wins

France France

Japan Japan

References

  1. ^ "調教師7名が引退 JRA". jra.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  2. "Casino Drive dominates Peter Pan". Brisnet. 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  3. "藤沢和雄調教師が連勝で１５７０勝目". サンスポZBAT！競馬 (in Japanese). 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  4. "2022年度の顕彰者に藤沢和雄氏「大変光栄です」 調教師として通算1570勝、重賞126勝 - 競馬 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  5. "３月１日付　転厩馬一覧" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association. 2022-02-27.


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