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Katsuhiko Sumii 角居勝彦 | |
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Occupation | Trainer (Retired) |
Born | Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan | 28 March 1964
Nationality | Japanese |
Career wins | 793 |
Racing awards | |
JRA Award for Best Trainer (races won) (2011-13) JRA Award for Best Trainer (money earned) (2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014) JRA Award for Best trainer (training technique) (2014) |
Katsuhiko Sumii (角居 勝彦, Sumii Katsuhiko) (born 28 March 1964, Kanazawa, Ishikawa) is a Japanese horse trainer. He trained the first and second placing horses in the 2006 Melbourne Cup, Delta Blues and Pop Rock.[1] Other notable horses Sumii has trained include Kane Hekili, Vodka, Victoire Pisa, and Epiphaneia.
Sumii retired in February 2021 to succeed his mother's work as an active member of the Tenrikyo.[2][3][4]