Hironobu Tanabe

Hironobu Tanabe is the kind of guy the racing world quietly runs on. Born in the dead of February 1984, an Aquarius who's probably got more tactical brain than he lets on — because that's what jockeys who last are made of. Most of his personal life is locked down tight, no height, no agency, no social media circus, and honestly? I respect it. He lets the work do the talking, and the work is this: climbing onto an animal that weighs half a ton, reading its mood, reading the field, and making split-second calls at full gallop that the rest of us would need a slow-motion replay to even register. That's not athletic — that's a skilled trade with a heartbeat. He's pushing into his forties and still in the saddle, and there's something genuinely cool about a guy who just keeps showing up to do a hard, dangerous, unglamorous job with no fanfare. The horse world needs more people like that.

Hironobu Tanabe is a Japanese professional jockey born on February 12, 1984. He competes in horse racing in Japan, where he is known for his work as a rider. His hometown and personal details remain private.

Name (English)

Hironobu Tanabe

Name (Japanese)

田辺裕信

Reading

たなべ ひろのぶ

Born

February 12, 1984 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rat (子)

Origin

Japan

Occupation

Jockey

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B0%E8%BE%BA%E8%A3%95%E4%BF%A1

Tags

• Jockey

Last updated

2026-06-02

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