Christophe Lemaire
In 2019, he retained his title in Japan for the third consecutive year, winning 5 G1 races as well as the Dubai Turf, the first international G1 win of Almond Eye. In 2020, he won again the championship for the 4th consecutive time by winning a total of 204 races in JRA including 8 G1. He also established a new record of consecutive wins at the Emperor's cup (Tenno Sho Autumn) by winning this bi-annual race (spring and autumn) for the fifth consecutive time. At this occasion and under Lemaire's guidance, Almond Eye became the japanese horse with most G1 wins (8 in Japan and 1 international). At the end of 2020 season, Christophe Lemaire was ranked world number 1 in the TRC Global Jockey Ranking, taking the lead from legendary Frankie Dettori