Yutaka Take
Yutaka Take in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | March 15, 1969 |
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) |
Spouse | Ryoko Sano |
| Website | http://www.yutaka-take.com/ |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
| Career wins | 4,549 (JRA) 201 (NAR) As of November 24, 2024 |
| Honors | |
| JRA Grand Prize Jockey (1997-2000, 2002-2006) JRA Award for Best Jockey (newcomer) (1987) JRA Award for Best Jockey (races won) (1989, 1990, 1992-2000, 2002-2008) JRA Award for Best Jockey (winning average) (1994, 1997-2006, 2008) JRA Award for Best Jockey (money earned) (1989, 1990, 1993, 1995-1999, 2000, 2002-2007, 2009) JRA Special Award (2007, 2013, 2018, 2024) Longines and IFHA International Award of Merit (2017) | |
| Significant horses | |
| A Shin Hikari, Admire Groove, Admire Vega, Air Groove, Air Messiah, Air Shakur, Agnes World, Copano Rickey, Dance in the Dark, Deep Impact, Do Deuce, Fine Motion, Gold Allure, Haru Urara, Kane Hekili, Kitasan Black, Kizuna, Kurofune, Mejiro McQueen, Narita Taishin, Oguri Cap, Silence Suzuka, Smart Falcon, Special Week, Super Creek, Tosen Ra, Vega | |
Yutaka Take (武 豊, Take Yutaka) (born March 15, 1969, in Kyoto, Kyoto) is a Japanese jockey. Take made his riding debut in 1987 and currently holds seven all-time records in Japan. He has won at least one Grade 1 race for 23 straight years until 2010, and a graded stakes race for 39 consecutive years. Take has 114 wins to his credit in eight countries, including Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States. His international victories include Group 1 wins in the Prix d'Ispahan (France) and Hong Kong Cup (Hong Kong), the July Cup (England) and Dubai Duty Free Stakes (UAE).
Take has won one of Japan's premier horse races, the Japan Cup, a record five times.