Trainer Saito Makoto Complete Betting Guide【2023-2025 JRA Data Analysis】

Data period: 2023–2025 (JRA) / Target jockeys: 2026 active riders only / Win ROI = theoretical return per ¥100 bet on all starters

Trainer Saito Makoto Complete Betting Guide【2023–2025 JRA Data Analysis】

3-year combined win ROI: 71.3%. Turf 50% / Dirt 50% split. 2026 active jockeys: Kosei Miura Yuji Tannai Miku Kobayashi Yasunari Iwata Keita Tosaki Arata Saito Takeshi Yokoyama Ryuto Yokoyama Ryusen Funayama Yuji Hishida.

※ Signal ratings apply only to jockeys with 2026 riding records at this stable.

🚦 Distance-Based Betting Signals

Top Pick: ROI 100%+Strong: ROI 80%+ & WinRate 8%+Watch: ROI 60%+ & WinRate 6%+×Avoid
Turf~1400m212 starts / ◎2 ○1
Win%: 9.9%Place%: 19.3%Show%: 29.2%ROI: 71.9%
💡 Arata Saito・Miku Kobayashi stand out with ROI of 174.2%・111.2%. Primary win bet candidates.Keita Tosaki also show solid stats for win or place bets.ROI is on an upward trend. Overall show rate 29.2% is high — effective as place anchor.
Rating Jockey Starts Win% Place% Show% Win ROI
Arata Saito 59 11.9% 18.6% 28.8% 174.2%
Miku Kobayashi 8 12.5% 50.0% 50.0% 111.2%
Keita Tosaki 12 25.0% 50.0% 58.3% 81.7%
× Yuji Tannai 5 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 56.0%
× Takeshi Yokoyama 9 11.1% 22.2% 33.3% 31.1%
× Ryuto Yokoyama 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Turf1401~1800m270 starts / ◎1 ○0
Win%: 6.7%Place%: 15.2%Show%: 21.9%ROI: 65.8%
💡 Ryuto Yokoyama stand out with ROI of 334.3%. Primary win bet candidates.ROI is on a slight downward trend. Overall show rate 21.9% is high — effective as place anchor.
Rating Jockey Starts Win% Place% Show% Win ROI
Ryuto Yokoyama 14 7.1% 7.1% 7.1% 334.3%
Arata Saito 57 7.0% 14.0% 22.8% 92.3%
Keita Tosaki 16 18.8% 37.5% 37.5% 66.9%
× Takeshi Yokoyama 23 8.7% 21.7% 34.8% 23.5%
× Yuji Tannai 5 0.0% 20.0% 20.0% 0.0%
× Kosei Miura 5 0.0% 20.0% 20.0% 0.0%
Turf1801~2200m105 starts / ◎0 ○0
Win%: 7.6%Place%: 10.5%Show%: 17.1%ROI: 39.9%
💡 Overall ROI 39.9%. No ◎/○ jockeys among active riders. Consider Place/Wide bets only.
Rating Jockey Starts Win% Place% Show% Win ROI
× Keita Tosaki 10 10.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0%
× Arata Saito 31 3.2% 6.5% 9.7% 24.5%
Turf2201m+20 starts / ◎0 ○0
Win%: 0.0%Place%: 10.0%Show%: 15.0%ROI: 0.0%
💡 Overall ROI 0.0%. No ◎/○ jockeys among active riders. Consider Place/Wide bets only.
Rating Jockey Starts Win% Place% Show% Win ROI
× Arata Saito 9 0.0% 0.0% 11.1% 0.0%
Dirt~1400m217 starts / ◎2 ○2
Win%: 11.5%Place%: 22.1%Show%: 30.0%ROI: 110.2%
💡 Takeshi Yokoyama・Arata Saito stand out with ROI of 232.7%・135.6%. Primary win bet candidates.Ryuto Yokoyama・Kosei Miura also show solid stats for win or place bets.ROI is on an upward trend. Overall show rate 30.0% is high — effective as place anchor.
Rating Jockey Starts Win% Place% Show% Win ROI
Takeshi Yokoyama 15 6.7% 13.3% 20.0% 232.7%
Arata Saito 57 14.0% 29.8% 42.1% 135.6%
Ryuto Yokoyama 23 17.4% 21.7% 21.7% 99.6%
Kosei Miura 7 14.3% 28.6% 28.6% 92.9%
× Keita Tosaki 6 16.7% 33.3% 66.7% 46.7%
Dirt1401~1800m362 starts / ◎0 ○0
Win%: 10.2%Place%: 16.6%Show%: 22.9%ROI: 63.0%
💡 Overall ROI 63.0%. No ◎/○ jockeys among active riders. Consider Place/Wide bets only.
Rating Jockey Starts Win% Place% Show% Win ROI
Arata Saito 113 10.6% 16.8% 22.1% 69.2%
× Ryuto Yokoyama 22 13.6% 18.2% 31.8% 59.1%
× Takeshi Yokoyama 29 20.7% 27.6% 37.9% 49.7%
× Keita Tosaki 14 7.1% 28.6% 28.6% 20.0%
× Yuji Tannai 14 0.0% 0.0% 21.4% 0.0%

※ Jockeys with fewer than 5 starts excluded. Target jockeys limited to 2026 active riders.

⚡ Trainer Betting Strategy

Actionable betting scenarios based on 2026 active jockey data.

🔴 Scenario A【Top Priority】 Turf 1401~1800m

◎ Jockeys: Ryuto Yokoyama (334.3%)

Overall ROI 65.8% / Show rate 21.9%. Bet aggressively when ◎ jockeys confirmed.

💰 Recommended: Win + Place. For long-shot ◎ jockeys, go heavier on Place/Wide.

🟡 Scenario B【Secondary】 Dirt ~1400m

◎ Jockeys: Takeshi Yokoyama (232.7%)・Arata Saito (135.6%)

Overall ROI 110.2% / Show rate 30.0%. Bet aggressively when ◎ jockeys confirmed.

💰 Recommended: Win + Place. For long-shot ◎ jockeys, go heavier on Place/Wide.

🟡 Scenario C【Secondary】 Turf ~1400m

◎ Jockeys: Arata Saito (174.2%)・Miku Kobayashi (111.2%)

Overall ROI 71.9% / Show rate 29.2%. Bet aggressively when ◎ jockeys confirmed.

💰 Recommended: Win + Place. For long-shot ◎ jockeys, go heavier on Place/Wide.

⚫ Conditions to Avoid

  • Turf 1801~2200m (overall ROI 39.9%): No ◎/○ jockeys. Place/Wide only.
  • Turf 2201m+ (overall ROI 0.0%): No ◎/○ jockeys. Place/Wide only.

📋 Jockey Substitution Checklist

Jockey Best Condition Best ROI Overall ROI Recommended Bet
Ryuto Yokoyama Turf 1401~1800m 334.3% 119.9% Win◎
Takeshi Yokoyama Dirt ~1400m 232.7% 71.0% Place
Arata Saito Turf ~1400m 174.2% 96.2% Win+Place
Miku Kobayashi Turf ~1400m 111.2% 93.3% Win+Place
Kosei Miura Dirt ~1400m 92.9% 36.1% Place only
Keita Tosaki Turf ~1400m 81.7% 54.8% Place only
Yuji Tannai Turf ~1400m 56.0% 10.0% Place only
Yasunari Iwata 0% 0.0% Place only
Yuji Hishida 0% 0.0% Place only
Ryusen Funayama 0% 0.0% Place only

📊 Data Details (Supporting Evidence)

Detailed stats supporting the signal ratings above.

Overall Performance by Year

Year Starts Win% Place% Show% Win ROI
2023 377 9.8% 16.7% 24.7% 55.1%
2024 409 9.0% 17.4% 23.2% 82.4%
2025 422 9.0% 17.3% 25.1% 75.0%
Total 1208 9.3% 17.1% 24.3% 71.3%

Turf Performance by Year × Distance

Turf Sprint (~1400m)

Year Starts Win% Place% Show% Win ROI
2023 60 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 72.3%
2024 75 10.7% 18.7% 25.3% 29.2%
2025 77 9.1% 19.5% 32.5% 113.1%

Turf Mile (1401~1800m)

Year Starts Win% Place% Show% Win ROI
2023 80 8.8% 16.2% 25.0% 61.5%
2024 98 8.2% 15.3% 20.4% 93.8%
2025 92 3.3% 14.1% 20.7% 39.8%

Turf Middle (1801~2200m)

Year Starts Win% Place% Show% Win ROI
2023 41 7.3% 12.2% 17.1% 47.8%
2024 33 3.0% 6.1% 9.1% 23.0%
2025 31 12.9% 12.9% 25.8% 47.4%

Turf Long (2201m+)

Year Starts Win% Place% Show% Win ROI
2023 9 0.0% 0.0% 11.1% 0.0%
2024 6 0.0% 16.7% 16.7% 0.0%
2025 5 0.0% 20.0% 20.0% 0.0%

Dirt Performance by Year × Distance

Dirt Sprint (~1400m)

Year Starts Win% Place% Show% Win ROI
2023 51 9.8% 25.5% 31.4% 54.3%
2024 88 12.5% 25.0% 35.2% 117.2%
2025 78 11.5% 16.7% 23.1% 139.0%

Dirt Middle (1401~1800m)

Year Starts Win% Place% Show% Win ROI
2023 128 11.7% 14.8% 23.4% 45.2%
2024 104 8.7% 16.3% 20.2% 108.3%
2025 130 10.0% 18.5% 24.6% 44.2%

Dirt Long (1801~2200m)

Year Starts Win% Place% Show% Win ROI
2023 6 16.7% 16.7% 16.7% 168.3%
2024 3 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2025 9 22.2% 33.3% 33.3% 134.4%

Jockey Stats (3-Year Combined / 2026 Active Only)

Jockey Starts Win% Place% Show% Win ROI
Arata Saito 331 9.7% 17.2% 25.1% 96.2%
Takeshi Yokoyama 81 12.3% 23.5% 33.3% 71.0%
Ryuto Yokoyama 69 11.6% 14.5% 18.8% 119.9%
Keita Tosaki 60 16.7% 33.3% 40.0% 54.8%
Yuji Tannai 28 3.6% 10.7% 21.4% 10.0%
Kosei Miura 18 5.6% 22.2% 22.2% 36.1%
Yasunari Iwata 13 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Miku Kobayashi 12 16.7% 41.7% 41.7% 93.3%
Yuji Hishida 8 0.0% 0.0% 12.5% 0.0%
Ryusen Funayama 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Key Jockey Breakdown: Turf × Dirt × Year

▶ Arata Saito

Year Turf Starts Turf Win% Turf Place% Turf Show% Turf ROI Dirt Starts Dirt Win% Dirt Place% Dirt Show% Dirt ROI
2023 53 7.5% 11.3% 20.8% 76.0% 59 15.3% 23.7% 28.8% 82.0%
2024 48 10.4% 14.6% 20.8% 57.1% 59 10.2% 18.6% 30.5% 141.7%
2025 55 5.5% 14.5% 23.6% 173.3% 57 8.8% 19.3% 24.6% 41.2%
Total 156 7.7% 13.5% 21.8% 104.5% 175 11.4% 20.6% 28.0% 88.9%

▶ Takeshi Yokoyama

Year Turf Starts Turf Win% Turf Place% Turf Show% Turf ROI Dirt Starts Dirt Win% Dirt Place% Dirt Show% Dirt ROI
2023 4 25.0% 25.0% 50.0% 80.0% 20 15.0% 15.0% 35.0% 35.0%
2024 18 11.1% 22.2% 27.8% 27.8% 8 0.0% 12.5% 12.5% 0.0%
2025 14 0.0% 21.4% 35.7% 0.0% 17 23.5% 41.2% 41.2% 248.8%
Total 36 8.3% 22.2% 33.3% 22.8% 45 15.6% 24.4% 33.3% 109.6%

▶ Ryuto Yokoyama

Year Turf Starts Turf Win% Turf Place% Turf Show% Turf ROI Dirt Starts Dirt Win% Dirt Place% Dirt Show% Dirt ROI
2023 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 12 16.7% 25.0% 33.3% 81.7%
2024 9 11.1% 11.1% 11.1% 520.0% 10 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 21.0%
2025 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 23 17.4% 17.4% 21.7% 104.3%
Total 24 4.2% 4.2% 4.2% 195.0% 45 15.6% 20.0% 26.7% 79.8%

▶ Keita Tosaki

Year Turf Starts Turf Win% Turf Place% Turf Show% Turf ROI Dirt Starts Dirt Win% Dirt Place% Dirt Show% Dirt ROI
2023 8 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 115.0% 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 9 22.2% 44.4% 44.4% 81.1% 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2025 22 13.6% 31.8% 40.9% 31.8% 14 21.4% 50.0% 64.3% 67.1%
Total 39 17.9% 33.3% 38.5% 60.3% 21 14.3% 33.3% 42.9% 44.8%

▶ Yuji Tannai

Year Turf Starts Turf Win% Turf Place% Turf Show% Turf ROI Dirt Starts Dirt Win% Dirt Place% Dirt Show% Dirt ROI
2023 3 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 0.0%
2024 8 0.0% 12.5% 12.5% 0.0% 7 0.0% 0.0% 14.3% 0.0%
2025 5 20.0% 40.0% 40.0% 56.0% 5 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 0.0%
Total 13 7.7% 23.1% 23.1% 21.5% 15 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 0.0%

▶ Kosei Miura

Year Turf Starts Turf Win% Turf Place% Turf Show% Turf ROI Dirt Starts Dirt Win% Dirt Place% Dirt Show% Dirt ROI
2023 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6 16.7% 33.3% 33.3% 108.3%
2025 5 0.0% 40.0% 40.0% 0.0% 3 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 9 0.0% 22.2% 22.2% 0.0% 9 11.1% 22.2% 22.2% 72.2%

▶ Yasunari Iwata

Year Turf Starts Turf Win% Turf Place% Turf Show% Turf ROI Dirt Starts Dirt Win% Dirt Place% Dirt Show% Dirt ROI
2023 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2025 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 6 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

▶ Miku Kobayashi

Year Turf Starts Turf Win% Turf Place% Turf Show% Turf ROI Dirt Starts Dirt Win% Dirt Place% Dirt Show% Dirt ROI
2023 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 5 0.0% 40.0% 40.0% 0.0%
2025 3 33.3% 66.7% 66.7% 296.7% 3 33.3% 33.3% 33.3% 76.7%
Total 8 12.5% 50.0% 50.0% 111.2% 4 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 57.5%

▶ Yuji Hishida

Year Turf Starts Turf Win% Turf Place% Turf Show% Turf ROI Dirt Starts Dirt Win% Dirt Place% Dirt Show% Dirt ROI
2023 2 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2025 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 5 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 3 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

▶ Ryusen Funayama

Year Turf Starts Turf Win% Turf Place% Turf Show% Turf ROI Dirt Starts Dirt Win% Dirt Place% Dirt Show% Dirt ROI
2023
2024
2025 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Grade Race Performance (G1 / G2 / G3)

G1

Year Starts Win% Place% Show% Win ROI
2023 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024
2025 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Jockey Starts Win% Place% Show% Win ROI
Arata Saito 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

G2

Year Starts Win% Place% Show% Win ROI
2023 3 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 0.0%
2024 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2025 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 9 0.0% 0.0% 11.1% 0.0%
Jockey Starts Win% Place% Show% Win ROI
Arata Saito 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Yasunari Iwata 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

G3

Year Starts Win% Place% Show% Win ROI
2023 7 0.0% 28.6% 42.9% 0.0%
2024 7 0.0% 14.3% 14.3% 0.0%
2025 20 5.0% 15.0% 15.0% 23.0%
Total 34 2.9% 17.6% 20.6% 13.5%
Jockey Starts Win% Place% Show% Win ROI
Arata Saito 13 0.0% 30.8% 30.8% 0.0%
Takeshi Yokoyama 2 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0%
Ryuto Yokoyama 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Keita Tosaki 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Yuji Tannai 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

※ Extreme ROI values may reflect small samples with high-dividend races. Treat data with fewer than 10 starts as reference only.

※ This data is for reference purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.

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