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My Take
Honestly, jockeys don't get nearly enough credit. There's no backstage pass to that kind of discipline. Most people never see the years of grinding weight management and horse whispering that go into one race. Takada, a jump-racing specialist with a Nakayama Daishogai win, fits the type: not flashy, not loud, just quietly, stubbornly committed to his craft. That Osaka grit runs deep. I find myself rooting for guys like him more than almost anyone else in sports.
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Overview
Jun Takada is a Japanese jockey born on November 3, 1980, in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture. A JRA jockey based at the Ritto Training Center, he debuted in March 1999 and made his name over jumps, with 28 graded wins (27 of them in jump races) including the 2008 Nakayama Daishogai.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jun Takada
- Name (Japanese)
- 高田潤
- Reading
- たかだ じゅん
- Born
- November 3, 1980 (age 45)
- Origin
- Sakai, Osaka, Japan
- Height
- 165 cm
- Occupation
- Jockey
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Monkey
2. Links
3. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Jun Takada born?
Jun Takada was born on November 3, 1980 and is 45 years old.
Where is Jun Takada from?
Jun Takada is from Sakai, Osaka, Japan.
What does Jun Takada do?
Jun Takada works as Jockey.
How tall is Jun Takada?
Jun Takada is 165 cm tall.
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