Yutaka Take
| Yutaka Take 武豊 | |
|---|---|
Yutaka Take in 2022 | |
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | March 15, 1969 Kyoto Racecourse, Kyoto, Kyoto |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Spouse | Ryoko Sano |
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) |
| 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) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Air Groove, Deep Impact, Do Deuce, Kane Hikili, Kitasan Black, Kizuna, Mejiro McQueen, Oguri Cap, Silence Suzuka, Smart Falcon, Special Week, Super Creek | |
| Website | |
| http://www.yutaka-take.com/ | |
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.