(born March 19, 1969, in

Hokkaidō is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by railway via the Seikan Tunnel. The ...

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

) is a Japanese

horse trainer A horse trainer is a person who tends to horses and teaches them different disciplines. Some responsibilities trainers have are caring for the animals' physical needs, as well as teaching them good behaviors and/or coaching them for events, which ...

and former

jockey A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase (horse racing), steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used ...

. He has also been nicknamed ''Ebi-Shō''. He decided to become a jockey after watching Green Grass win the Kikuka Sho. He is best known for riding El Condor Pasa, winning the

Japan Cup The is one of the most prestigious horse races in Japan. It is contested on the last Sunday of November, post time of 15:40 at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo at a distance of 2400 meters (about miles) run under weight for age conditions with ...

in 1998 and taking second place in the 1999

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe () is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris over a distance ...

. In 2010 he won the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown with Apapane. He retired as a jockey in February 2021 after earning his license as a horse trainer. He inherited 33 horses from Kazuo Fujisawa in 2022, as he was retiring from horse training.

Major wins

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud The Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Saint-Cloud over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is ...

- (1) - '' El Condor Pasa (1999)'' ----

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

* Hong Kong Cup - (1) - ''Fujiyama Kenzan (1995)'' ----

Arima Kinen The Arima Kinen (有馬記念) is a Conditions races, Grade I Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in Japan open to Thoroughbreds three-years-old and above and the world's largest betting horserace. It is run in late December each year, over ...

- (2) - '' Manhattan Cafe (2001)'', ''Matsurida Gogh (2007)'' * Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes - (2) - ''

Dream Journey Dream Journey（Japanese:、February 24, 2004 - ）is a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse. The horse won the 2006 Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes as well as the 2009 Takarazuka Kinen, Takarazuka and Arima Kinen. Dream Journey's full brother is Orfevre, t ...

(2006)'', ''Danon Platina (2014)'' * Hanshin Juvenile Fillies - (2) - ''Apapane (2009)'', ''Shonan Adela (2014)'' * Japan Breeding farm's Cup Sprint - (1) - ''Nobo Jack (2001)'' *

- (1) - '' El Condor Pasa (1998)'' * Kikuka Shō - (1) - ''Manhattan Cafe (2001)'' * Mile Championship - (2) - ''Air Jihad (1999)'', ''Tokai Point (2002)'' *

Oka Sho The is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan. The race is restricted to three-year-old Thoroughbred The Thoroughbred is a list of horse breeds, horse breed developed for Thoroughbred racing, horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbre ...

- (1) - '' Apapane (2010)'' * Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup - (1) - ''Marialite (2015)'' * Satsuki Sho - (2) - '' Isla Bonita (2014)'', ''Dee Majesty (2016)'' * Shuka Sho - (1) - ''Apapane (2010)'' *

Sprinters Stakes The is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan open to thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres (approximately 6 furlongs) at Nakayama Racecourse, and it takes place annually in late September or ea ...

- (1) - ''Trot Star (2001)'' * Takamatsunomiya Kinen - (1) - ''Trot Star (2001)'' *

Takarazuka Kinen The Takarazuka Kinen (宝塚記念) is a Grade I flat horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds aged three and over a distance of 2,200 metres (approximately miles) at Hanshin Racecourse (阪神競馬場) in late June. It is one of the two "All-Sta ...

- (1) - ''Marialite (2016)'' * Teio sho - (1) - ''Fast Friend (2000)'' * Tenno Sho (Autumn) - (1) - '' Bubble Gum Fellow (1996)'' * Tenno Sho (Spring) -(3) - ''Manhattan Cafe (2002)'', '' Fenomeno (2013 & 2014)'' *

Tokyo Daishoten Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital and most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is one of the most populous urban areas in the world. The Greater Tokyo Area, which ...

- (1) - ''Fast Friend (2000)'' * Victoria Mile - (1) - ''Apapane (2011)'' *

Yasuda Kinen The Yasuda Kinen (English: Yasuda Memorial, Japanese and Chinese language: 安田記念) is a Japanese Graded stakes race, International Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at the Tokyo Racecourse in Tokyo. Raced annually each June, the Yasuda Ki ...

- (1) - ''Air Jihad (1999)'' * Yushun Himba - (2) - ''Umeno Fiber (1999)'', ''Apapane (2010)'' File:El Condor Pasa 19991128I1.jpg, Masayoshi Ebina and El Condor Pasa (November 28, 1999) File:Fast Friend 20010430P1.jpg, Masayoshi Ebina and Fast Friend (Apr 30, 2001) File:147th Tennosho spring (02 Fenomeno) IMG 2625 20130428.JPG, Masayoshi Ebina and Fenomeno (Apr 28, 2013)

References

External links

Masayoshi-Ebina.com (fan site)
(Wayback Machine) * * Living people 1969 births Japanese jockeys Japanese horse trainers Sportspeople from Sapporo {{horseracing-bio-stub