[7] He won his first GI race with Kyoei Tap in the 1990 Queen Elizabeth II Cup, and would go on to win the Takarazuka Kinen the following year with Mejiro Ryan.

[1][9] In 2010, Norihiro won the Yushun Himba in a dead heat against Apapane with Saint Emilion, which was the first Grade I race in Japan to end in such a way.

[11] Later that year, Norihiro won his 2500th JRA win after Yutaka Take and Yukio Okabe with Clarity Sky [ja] in the inaugural race of the Icho Stakes.

[12] On September 4, 2016, Norihiro became the fourth jockey to win a graded race in all 10 JRA racecourses following his victory with A Day in the Life [ja] at the Niigata Kinen (GIII).

[16] On January 14, 2024, Norihiro broke his own record of the eldest JRA jockey to win a graded race when he won the Keisei Hai with Danon Decile.