Aged 56, Masato Nishizono was licensed back in 1997 and this Ritto-based trainer has enjoyed no less than 21 successes at Group level, including the 2001 G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies with Tamuro Cherry. A Shin Forward brought Nishizono his second G1 success in the 2010 Mile Championship, and the same horse subsequently dead-heated for 4th in the HK Mile. On 18 November, Sadamu Patek ensured Nishizono won the Mile Championship for the second time in three years as he cruised to victory in Kyoto. Nishizono has saddled 40 winners this season, which takes his JRA aggregate to 355 (as of 19 Nov). |