Andrasch Starke

Andrasch Starke is the kind of jockey who quietly builds a legacy while flashier names grab the headlines. Born in Stade, Germany in 1974, he started riding as an amateur at fifteen and never really looked back — six German riding championships later, that early hunger is hard to argue with. What impresses me most is the sheer breadth of his career: wins in Dubai, France, Italy, Japan, and Singapore paint the picture of a rider who thrived on adapting to different tracks, surfaces, and racing cultures around the world. He's not the most household name outside of hardcore racing circles, but within the sport he's the definition of a seasoned professional who lets the results do the talking.

Name (English)

Andrasch Starke

Name (Japanese)

アンドレアシュ・シュタルケ

Reading

あんどれあしゅ・しゅたるけ

Born

January 4, 1974 (age 52)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Tiger

Origin

Stade, Germany

Occupation

jockey

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B1

Tags

• jockey

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.