Makoto Nishitani

Makoto Nishitani is a jockey born in 1976, which puts him squarely in the generation that grew up watching Japanese horse racing explode into a cultural phenomenon through the late bubble era and the golden age of the Japan Racing Association in the 1990s. Jockeys are a rare breed — not just athletically, but mentally. The weight discipline alone is borderline brutal, and then you have to sit on top of a 500-kilogram animal and make split-second decisions in a race that's over in under two minutes. Not much public information floats around about Nishitani, which honestly reads less like mystery and more like the quiet focus of someone who does the work without needing the spotlight. Libra energy, supposedly balanced and precise — and I can't help thinking that kind of equilibrium would serve you pretty well when you're trying to sync your body to a horse mid-gallop. Respect, even if quietly given.

Makoto Nishitani is a Japanese horse racing jockey born on October 15, 1976. He is a Libra born in the Year of the Dragon. His prefecture of origin and active period are not publicly known. Little personal information has been disclosed publicly beyond his profession.

Name (English)

Makoto Nishitani

Name (Japanese)

西谷誠

Reading

にしたに まこと

Born

October 15, 1976 (age 49)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dragon

Origin

Japan

Occupation

Jockey

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A5%BF%E8%B0%B7%E8%AA%A0

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.