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{{Expand Japanese|topic=bio}}{{Infobox horseracing personality|name=Yutaka Take<br>武豊|website=http://www.yutaka-take.com/|horses=[[Air Groove]], [[Deep Impact (horse)|Deep Impact]], [[Do Deuce]], [[Kane Hikili]], [[Kitasan Black]], [[Kizuna (horse)|Kizuna]], [[Mejiro McQueen]], [[Oguri Cap]], [[Silence Suzuka]], [[Smart Falcon]], [[Special Week]], [[Super Creek]]|nationality=Japanese|spouse=Ryoko Sano|occupation=Jockey|birth_date={{birth date and age|1969|3|15}}|birth_place=[[Kyoto Racecourse]], [[Kyoto City|Kyoto]], [[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]]|career wins=4,549 (JRA)<br>201 (NAR)<br>As of November 24, 2024|honors=[[JRA Grand Prize Jockey]] (1997-2000, 2002-2006)<br>[[JRA Award for Best Jockey (newcomer)]] (1987)<br>[[JRA Award for Best Jockey (races won)]] (1989, 1990, 1992-2000, 2002-2008)<br>[[JRA Award for Best Jockey (winning average)]] (1994, 1997-2006, 2008)<br>[[JRA Award for Best Jockey (money earned)]] (1989, 1990, 1993, 1995-1999, 2000, 2002-2007, 2009)<br>[[JRA Special Award]] (2007, 2013, 2018)|height=171 cm|weight=50 kg}}
[[File:Yutaka Take 2012.jpg|thumb|Yutaka Take in 2012]]
{{nihongo|'''Yutaka Take'''|武 豊|Take Yutaka}} (born March 15, 1969 in [[Kyoto]], [[Kyoto prefecture|Kyoto]])<ref>{{cite web|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071011082936/http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=1856 |title=Yutaka Take|website=[[NTRA]]|access-date=Dec 28, 2018}}</ref> is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[jockey]].
{{nihongo|'''Yutaka Take'''|武 豊|Take Yutaka}} (born March 15, 1969, in [[Kyoto]], [[Kyoto prefecture|Kyoto]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=1856 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071011082936/http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=1856 |url-status= dead |archive-date= October 11, 2007 |title=Yutaka Take|website=[[NTRA]]|access-date=Dec 28, 2018}}</ref> is a [[Japanese people|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 36 consecutive years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-16 |title=【愛知杯】武豊騎手、ルビーカサブランカで３６年連続重賞Ｖ 歴代１位独走に「年がバレちゃいますね」 |url=https://hochi.news/articles/20220115-OHT1T51157.html |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=スポーツ報知 |language=ja}}</ref> Take has 114 wins to his credit in eight countries,{{fact|date=November 2024}} including Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States. His international victories includes 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).
A legend in Japan, Yutaka Take made his riding debut in 1987 and currently holds seven all-time records in his native country. Born in 1969, Take followed in his father’s footsteps, as Kunihiko Take was also a famed jockey. In 1987, the younger Take notched his first career victory at Hanshin Racecourse aboard a horse named Dyna Bishop. He ended the season as the champion apprentice with 69 winners. Two years later, he was the overall champion jockey, and Take held that title continuously until 1999, with the exception of 1991. As of 27 December 2017, the Japan Racing Association credits him with 3,945 wins, of which 323 came in graded stakes, while 75 have come in Grade 1. Take has won at least one Grade 1 for 23 straight years and a graded stakes race for 31 consecutive years. He also has the most victories in a year: 212.
Although Take has ridden a number of champions, he is most associated with legendary racehorse and champion sire Deep Impact. The pair won a total of seven Grade 1 races, including the 2005 Japanese Triple Crown, and Deep Impact has gone to be the premier sire in Japan. Currently, Take is known for riding Kitasan Black, the reigning Japanese Horse of the Year.
Take has also shown his abilities abroad. He has 114 wins to his credit in eight different countries, including Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States. A sampling of his international victories includes Group 1 wins in the Prix d'Ispahan (France) and Hong Kong Cup (Hong Kong), two races timed by Longines, 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/281286/do-deuce-shows-top-form-in-rallying-to-japan-cup-win|title=Do Deuce Shows Top Form in Rallying to Japan Cup Win|last=Angst|first=Frank|date=24 November 2024|publisher=The Blood-Horse|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref>


== Family ==
== Early life ==
[[Image:Deep Impact(horse) 20051023 3.jpg|right|thumb|Yutaka Take on the Deep Impact]]
[[Image:Deep Impact(horse) 20051023 3.jpg|right|thumb|Yutaka Take on the Deep Impact]]
Yutaka was born in Kyoto on March 15, 1969, to [[Kunihiko Take|Kunihiko]] and Yoko Take. Kunihiko was also a notable jockey, nicknamed "The wizard of the turf" during his prime. Take followed in his father's footsteps, and made his debut as a jockey in 1987.
He is the son of [[Kunihiko Take]], known as ''a master'', and his younger brother, [[Koshiro Take]] is also a jockey.


== Career ==
== Career ==
In 1987 he became the first rookie to ride 69 winners in one season. In the following year he became the youngest jockey to achieve 100 wins and won the [[Kikuka Sho|GI race]].
In 1987, he became the first rookie to ride 69 winners in one season. In the following year he became the youngest jockey to achieve 100 wins and won the [[Kikuka Sho|GI race]]. Two years later, he was named the overall champion jockey by the [[Japan Racing Association]] (JRA), a title he held continuously until 1999 (apart from in 1991).
In 2005 he achieved the feat of winning the Japanese [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing]] ([[Satsuki Sho]], [[Tokyo Yushun]], [[Kikuka Sho]]) with [[Deep Impact (racehorse)|Deep Impact]], which is the second undefeated horse that has won the classic.
In 2005 he won the Japanese [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing]] ([[Satsuki Sho]], [[Tokyo Yushun]], [[Kikuka Sho]]) with [[Deep Impact (racehorse)|Deep Impact]], the second undefeated horse that has won the classic. That year, Take achieved 212 victories, the most victories for any jockey in a single year.


On March 25, 2007, Yutaka Take won the [[Takamatsunomiya Kinen]] at [[Chukyo Racecourse]] aboard Suzuka Phoenix. The win gave Take a Group One victory for the 20th consecutive racing season.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Takamatsunomiya Kinen - Suzuka Phoenix wins his first Group 1! | date=2007-03-25 | publisher= | url =http://www.japanracing.jp/_news2007/070325.html | work =JAIR | pages = | accessdate = 2007-03-26 | language = }}</ref> Also in 2007, Take won his fourth Japan Cup Dirt in seven years.
On March 25 2007, Take won the [[Takamatsunomiya Kinen]] at [[Chukyo Racecourse]] aboard Suzuka Phoenix. The win gave Take a Group One victory for the 20th consecutive racing season.<ref>{{cite news | title=Takamatsunomiya Kinen - Suzuka Phoenix wins his first Group 1! | date=2007-03-25 | url =http://www.japanracing.jp/_news2007/070325.html | work =JAIR | access-date = 2007-03-26 }}</ref> Also in 2007, Take won his fourth [[Japan Cup Dirt]] in seven years. Take was the recipient of the 2017 Longines and IFHA International Award of Merit, which recognizes distinguished horsemen and horsewomen for lifelong contributions to Thoroughbred racing. He was the first jockey to win that award.

Yutaka Take was the recipient of the 2017 Longines and IFHA International Award of Merit, which recognizes distinguished horsemen and horsewomen for lifelong contributions to Thoroughbred racing. He was the first jockey to win that award.
Take has also made appearances in equine related television shows and commercials, including a collaboration ad between the [[Japan Racing Association|JRA]] and ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'';<ref>{{Cite web |last=Loo |first=Egan |date=2012-10-09 |title=Evangelion Horse Hybrid Unveiled in New Horse-Racing TV Ads |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-09/evangelion-horse-hybrid-unveiled-in-new-horse-racing-tv-ads |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010060329/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-09/evangelion-horse-hybrid-unveiled-in-new-horse-racing-tv-ads |archive-date=2012-10-10 |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}</ref> as well as several commercials for ''[[Uma Musume Pretty Derby]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-02 |title=スマートフォン用ゲーム『ウマ娘 プリティーダービー』は2018年冬配信開始予定。TVCM第2弾・トレーラー第3弾を公開 |url=https://moca-news.net/article/20180702/2018070213310a_/01/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711072211/http://moca-news.net/article/20180702/2018070213310a_/01/ |archive-date=2018-07-11 |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=moca-news.net |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-09 |title=中村倫也&吉田鋼太郎、レジェンド2人と共演「光栄」「お会いしたかった」 |url=https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20220409-2317265/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409071246/https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20220409-2317265/ |archive-date=2022-04-09 |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=マイナビニュース |language=ja}}</ref> of which Take has also made a cameo appearance in the anime adaptation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-23 |title=「ウマ娘 プリティーダービー」第5話に武豊騎手が本人役で登場 |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/279211 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621221228/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/279211 |archive-date=2018-06-21 |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=コミックナタリー |language=ja}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
The Take family is known for horseracing. As well as his father Kunihiko, Take's brother, [[Koshiro Take|Koshiro]], was also a jockey before transitioning to trainer.

In 1995, Yutaka married {{Ill|Ryoko Sano|ja|佐野量子}}, a former [[Television personalities in Japan|tarento]].


==Major wins==
==Major wins==
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* [[July Cup]] - (1) - ''[[Agnes World]] (2000)''
* [[July Cup]] - (1) - ''[[Agnes World]] (2000)''
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{{flagicon|Japan}} '''[[Japan]]'''
* [[Arima Kinen]] - (3) - ''[[Oguri Cap]] (1990), [[Deep Impact (horse)|Deep Impact]] (2006), [[Kitasan Black]] (2017)''
* [[Arima Kinen]] - (4) - ''[[Oguri Cap]] (1990), [[Deep Impact (horse)|Deep Impact]] (2006), [[Kitasan Black]] (2017), [[Do Deuce]] (2023)''
* [[Derby Grand Prix]] - (2) - ''Gold Allure (2002), [[Kane Hekili]] (2005)''
* [[Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes]] - (1) - ''[[Do Deuce]] (2021)
* [[February Stakes]] - (5) - ''Gold Allure (2003), Kane Hekili (2006), Vermillion (2007), Copano Rickey (2015), Inti (2019)''
* [[Derby Grand Prix]] - (2) - ''[[Gold Allure]] (2002), [[Kane Hekili]] (2005)''
* [[February Stakes]] - (5) - ''[[Gold Allure]] (2003), [[Kane Hekili]] (2006), Vermillion (2007), Copano Rickey (2015), Inti (2019)''
* [[Hanshin Juvenile Fillies|Hanshin Sansai Himba Stakes]] - (1) - ''Yamanin Paradise (1994)''
* [[Hanshin Juvenile Fillies|Hanshin Sansai Himba Stakes]] - (1) - ''Yamanin Paradise (1994)''
* [[Japan Breeding farm's Cup Classic]] - (8) - ''Time Paradox (2005), Vermillion (2007 & 2008 & 2009), Smart Falcon (2010 & 2011), Copano Rickey (2015), Awardee (2016)''
* [[Japan Breeding farm's Cup Classic]] - (8) - ''Time Paradox (2005), Vermillion (2007 & 2008 & 2009), Smart Falcon (2010 & 2011), Copano Rickey (2015), Awardee (2016)''
* [[Japan Breeding farm's Cup Sprint]] - (1) - ''Meiner Select (2004)''
* [[Japan Breeding farm's Cup Sprint]] - (1) - ''Meiner Select (2004)''
* [[Japan Cup]] - (4) - ''[[Special Week]] (1998), Deep Impact (2006), Rose Kingdom (2010), [[Kitasan Black]] (2016)''
* [[Japan Cup]] - (5) - ''[[Special Week]] (1998), Deep Impact (2006), Rose Kingdom (2010), [[Kitasan Black]] (2016), Do Deuce (2024)''
* [[Japan Cup Dirt]] - (4) - ''Kurofune (2001), Time Paradox (2004), Kane Hekili (2005), Vermillion (2007)''
* [[Japan Cup Dirt]] - (4) - ''Kurofune (2001), Time Paradox (2004), [[Kane Hekili]] (2005), Vermillion (2007)''
* [[Japan Dirt Derby]] - (3) - ''Gold Allure (2002), Big Wolf (2003), Kane Hekili (2005)''
* [[Japan Dirt Derby]] - (4) - ''[[Gold Allure]] (2002), Big Wolf (2003), [[Kane Hekili]] (2005), Notturno (2022)''
* [[Kawasaki Kinen]] - (3) - ''Time Paradox (2005), Vermillion (2010), Smart Falcon (2012)''
* [[Kawasaki Kinen]] - (3) - ''Time Paradox (2005), Vermillion (2010), Smart Falcon (2012)''
* [[Kashiwa Kinen]] - (2) - ''Copano Rickey (2016 & 2017)''
* [[Kashiwa Kinen]] - (2) - ''Copano Rickey (2016 & 2017)''
* [[Kikuka Shō]] - (4) - ''Super Creek (1988), [[Dance in the Dark (racehorse)|Dance in the Dark]] (1996), Air Shakur (2000), Deep Impact (2005)''
* [[Kikuka Shō]] - (5) - ''Super Creek (1988), [[Dance in the Dark (racehorse)|Dance in the Dark]] (1996), Air Shakur (2000), Deep Impact (2005), World Premiere (2019)''
* [[Mile Championship]] - (2) - ''Sadamu Patek (2012), Tosen Ra (2013)''
* [[Mile Championship]] - (2) - ''Sadamu Patek (2012), Tosen Ra (2013)''
* [[Mile Championship Nambu Hai]] - (1) - ''Nihon Pillow Jupiter (1999)''
* [[Mile Championship Nambu Hai]] - (1) - ''Nihon Pillow Jupiter (1999)''
* [[NHK Mile Cup]] - (3) - ''Seeking the Pearl (1997), Kurofune (2001), Logic (2006)''
* [[NHK Mile Cup]] - (3) - ''Seeking the Pearl (1997), Kurofune (2001), Logic (2006)''
* [[Oka Sho]] - (5) - ''Shadai Kagura (1989), Vega (1993), Oguri Roman (1994), Phalaenopsis (1998), Dance in the Mood (2004)''
* [[Oka Sho]] - (5) - ''Shadai Kagura (1989), Vega (1993), Oguri Roman (1994), Phalaenopsis (1998), Dance in the Mood (2004)''
* [[Osaka Hai]] - (1) - ''Kitasan Black (2017)''
* [[Osaka Hai]] - (2) - ''Kitasan Black (2017)'', ''Jack d'Or (2023)''
* [[Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup]] - (4) - ''To the Victory (2001), Fine Motion (2002), Admire Groove (2003 & 2004)''
* [[Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup]] - (4) - ''To the Victory (2001), Fine Motion (2002), Admire Groove (2003 & 2004)''
* [[Satsuki Shō]] - (3) - ''Narita Taishin (1993), Air Shakur (2000), Deep Impact (2005)''
* [[Satsuki Shō]] - (3) - ''Narita Taishin (1993), Air Shakur (2000), Deep Impact (2005)''
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* [[Takarazuka Kinen]] - (4) - ''Inari One (1989), [[Mejiro McQueen]] (1993), Marvelous Sunday (1997), Deep Impact (2006)''
* [[Takarazuka Kinen]] - (4) - ''Inari One (1989), [[Mejiro McQueen]] (1993), Marvelous Sunday (1997), Deep Impact (2006)''
* [[Teio Sho]] - (5) - ''Time Paradox (2005), Vermillion (2009), Smart Falcon (2011), Wonder Acute (2014), Copano Rickey (2016)''
* [[Teio Sho]] - (5) - ''Time Paradox (2005), Vermillion (2009), Smart Falcon (2011), Wonder Acute (2014), Copano Rickey (2016)''
* [[Tenno Sho]] Autumn - (6) - ''Super Creek (1989), Air Groove (1997), Special Week (1999), [[Meisho Samson]] (2007), [[Vodka (horse)|Vodka]] (2008), Kitasan Black (2017)''
* [[Tenno Sho]] Autumn - (7) - ''Super Creek (1989), [[Air Groove]] (1997), Special Week (1999), [[Meisho Samson]] (2007), [[Vodka (horse)|Vodka]] (2008), Kitasan Black (2017), Do Deuce (2024)''
* [[Tenno Sho]] Spring - (8) - ''Inari One (1989), Super Creek (1990), Mejiro McQueen (1991 & 1992), Special Week (1999), Deep Impact (2006), Kitasan Black(2016 & 2017)''
* [[Tenno Sho]] Spring - (8) - ''Inari One (1989), Super Creek (1990), Mejiro McQueen (1991 & 1992), Special Week (1999), Deep Impact (2006), Kitasan Black (2016 & 2017)''
* [[Tokyo Daishōten]] - (5) - ''Gold Allure (2002), Star King Man (2003), Vermillion (2007), Smart Falcon (2010 & 2011)''
* [[Tokyo Daishōten]] - (5) - ''[[Gold Allure]] (2002), Star King Man (2003), Vermillion (2007), Smart Falcon (2010 & 2011)''
* [[Tokyo Yūshun]] - (5) - ''Special Week (1998), [[Admire Vega]] (1999), Tanino Gimlet (2002), Deep Impact (2005), [[Kizuna (horse)|Kizuna]] (2013)''
* [[Tokyo Yūshun]] - (6) - ''Special Week (1998), [[Admire Vega]] (1999), Tanino Gimlet (2002), Deep Impact (2005), [[Kizuna (horse)|Kizuna]] (2013), [[Do Deuce]] (2022)''
* [[Victoria Mile]] - (1) - ''Vodka (2009)''
* [[Victoria Mile]] - (1) - ''Vodka (2009)''
* [[Yasuda Kinen]] - (3) - ''Oguri Cap (1990), Heart Lake (1995), Vodka (2009)''
* [[Yasuda Kinen]] - (3) - ''Oguri Cap (1990), Heart Lake (1995), Vodka (2009)''
* [[Yushun Himba]] - (3) - ''Vega (1993), [[Dance Partner]] (1995), Air Groove (1996)''
* [[Yushun Himba]] - (3) - ''Vega (1993), [[Dance Partner]] (1995), [[Air Groove]] (1996)''
* [[Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun]] - (1) - ''Admire Hope (2003)''
* [[Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun]] - (1) - ''Admire Hope (2003)''
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{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} '''[[United Arab Emirates]]'''
{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} '''[[United Arab Emirates]]'''
* [[Dubai Sheema Classic]] - (1) - ''[[Stay_Gold_(horse)|Stay Gold]] (2001)''
* [[Dubai Sheema Classic]] - (1) - ''[[Stay Gold (horse)|Stay Gold]] (2001)''
* [[Dubai Duty Free Stakes]] - (1) - ''[[Admire Moon]] (2007)''
* [[Dubai Duty Free Stakes]] - (1) - ''[[Admire Moon]] (2007)''


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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011082936/http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=1856 Yutaka Take - NTRA]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011082936/http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=1856 Yutaka Take - NTRA]


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Latest revision as of 14:41, 26 November 2024

Yutaka Take
武豊
Yutaka Take in 2022
OccupationJockey
Born (1969-03-15) March 15, 1969 (age 55)
Kyoto Racecourse, Kyoto, Kyoto
NationalityJapanese
SpouseRyoko Sano
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Career wins4,549 (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)[1] 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 36 consecutive years.[2] Take has 114 wins to his credit in eight countries,[citation needed] including Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States. His international victories includes 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.[3]

Early life

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Yutaka Take on the Deep Impact

Yutaka was born in Kyoto on March 15, 1969, to Kunihiko and Yoko Take. Kunihiko was also a notable jockey, nicknamed "The wizard of the turf" during his prime. Take followed in his father's footsteps, and made his debut as a jockey in 1987.

Career

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In 1987, he became the first rookie to ride 69 winners in one season. In the following year he became the youngest jockey to achieve 100 wins and won the GI race. Two years later, he was named the overall champion jockey by the Japan Racing Association (JRA), a title he held continuously until 1999 (apart from in 1991).

In 2005 he won the Japanese Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (Satsuki Sho, Tokyo Yushun, Kikuka Sho) with Deep Impact, the second undefeated horse that has won the classic. That year, Take achieved 212 victories, the most victories for any jockey in a single year.

On March 25 2007, Take won the Takamatsunomiya Kinen at Chukyo Racecourse aboard Suzuka Phoenix. The win gave Take a Group One victory for the 20th consecutive racing season.[4] Also in 2007, Take won his fourth Japan Cup Dirt in seven years. Take was the recipient of the 2017 Longines and IFHA International Award of Merit, which recognizes distinguished horsemen and horsewomen for lifelong contributions to Thoroughbred racing. He was the first jockey to win that award.

Take has also made appearances in equine related television shows and commercials, including a collaboration ad between the JRA and Neon Genesis Evangelion;[5] as well as several commercials for Uma Musume Pretty Derby,[6][7] of which Take has also made a cameo appearance in the anime adaptation.[8]

Personal life

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The Take family is known for horseracing. As well as his father Kunihiko, Take's brother, Koshiro, was also a jockey before transitioning to trainer.

In 1995, Yutaka married Ryoko Sano [ja], a former tarento.

Major wins

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Main article: ja:武豊の重賞勝利一覧

United Kingdom Great Britain

France France

Hong Kong Hong Kong

Japan Japan

United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates

Year-end charts in the United States

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Chart (2007–present) Peak
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National Earnings List for Jockeys 2007 93

References

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  1. ^ "Yutaka Take". NTRA. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved Dec 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "【愛知杯】武豊騎手、ルビーカサブランカで３６年連続重賞Ｖ 歴代１位独走に「年がバレちゃいますね」". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  3. ^ Angst, Frank (24 November 2024). "Do Deuce Shows Top Form in Rallying to Japan Cup Win". The Blood-Horse. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Takamatsunomiya Kinen - Suzuka Phoenix wins his first Group 1!". JAIR. 2007-03-25. Retrieved 2007-03-26.
  5. ^ Loo, Egan (2012-10-09). "Evangelion Horse Hybrid Unveiled in New Horse-Racing TV Ads". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  6. ^ "スマートフォン用ゲーム『ウマ娘 プリティーダービー』は2018年冬配信開始予定。TVCM第2弾・トレーラー第3弾を公開". moca-news.net (in Japanese). 2018-07-02. Archived from the original on 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  7. ^ "中村倫也&吉田鋼太郎、レジェンド2人と共演「光栄」「お会いしたかった」". マイナビニュース (in Japanese). 2022-04-09. Archived from the original on 2022-04-09. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  8. ^ "「ウマ娘 プリティーダービー」第5話に武豊騎手が本人役で登場". コミックナタリー (in Japanese). 2018-04-23. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
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