Makoto Sugihara

A jockey born on Halloween — honestly, that's too on-brand. Jockeys don't get nearly enough credit: you're talking about controlling a 500-kilogram animal at full sprint while reading the race, feeling the field, and making split-second calls that can win or lose everything in under two minutes. It's athletic and mental and almost meditative all at once. Makoto Sugihara strikes me as the type who doesn't need the spotlight — he's the kind of professional who just shows up, puts the work in, and lets the track do the talking. I don't know all the details of his career, but that grind-in-silence energy is something I genuinely respect. Here's hoping he keeps finding his stride out there.

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Makoto Sugihara is a Japanese jockey born on October 31, 1992, in Saitama Prefecture. He competes in horse racing and is identified under his real name with no known stage name. Most personal details, including his agency and active period, have not been disclosed publicly.

Name (English)

Makoto Sugihara

Name (Japanese)

杉原誠人

Reading

すぎはら まこと

Born

October 31, 1992 (age 33)

Origin

Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Jockey

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Monkey

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%89%E5%8E%9F%E8%AA%A0%E4%BA%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11521788

Tags

• From Saitama Prefecture
• Jockey

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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