Mile Championship
In 2002 he also began racing in Japan Racing Association races using the 3-month system, taking part mainly at local racecourses such as and . He produced impressive results each year. In 2004, as a Grade I jockey, he came second in the (Autumn) on Dance in the Mood and second in the Japan Cup on Cosmo Bulk, and in the 2005, on Daiwa Major he came second in the Mile Championship, but did not win a in Japan.