Also known as: 矢作芳人, ハットマン
Real Life Japanese Horse trainer. He is known particularly for actively sending his horses to big races abroad, leading to him being the only trainer to win the Saudis Cup multiple times, as well as being (so far) the only Japanese trainer to win any Breeders' Cup race, most notably the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2025. He is also successful domestically, having won the Triple Crown in 2020 with Contrail.
Horses trained by Yahagi
- Contrail (Racehorse)
- Deep Brillante (Racehorse)
- Forever Young (Racehorse)
- Loves Only You (Racehorse)
- Lys Gracieux (Racehorse)
- Marche Lorraine (Racehorse)
- Panthalassa (Racehorse)
- Real Steel (Racehorse)
- Stay Foolish (Racehorse)
See also
- Sakai Ryusei - Jockey apprenticing under Yahagi