Takayuki Yasuda

安田隆行　/　やすだたかゆき

Japanese jockey from Kyoto

March 5, 1953 (age 73)　・　Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

From Kyoto Prefecture
Jockey

My Take

Takayuki Yasuda is the kind of guy horse racing quietly forgets to celebrate loudly enough. He rode 680 winners as a jockey, but the moment that defines him is 1991 — steering Tokai Teio through both the Satsuki Sho and the Tokyo Yushun (the Japanese Derby) and then telling the crowd, completely straight-faced, that the horse had brought him to the world stage. That's not a press line; that's a man who genuinely felt it. Then he failed his trainer's exam five times, passed on the sixth, and came back to rack up 20 Grade 1 victories over three decades on the other side of the rail. First in Japanese history to cross 600 wins as both jockey and trainer. He retired on his 71st birthday in March 2024. Quietly perfect.

Overview

Takayuki Yasuda is a Japanese jockey born on March 5, 1953, in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. He is identified in public records under the jockey category. Further details regarding his career record, agency affiliation, and personal background are not publicly disclosed.

1. Profile

Name (English): Takayuki Yasuda
Name (Japanese): 安田隆行
Reading: やすだたかゆき
Born: March 5, 1953 (age 73)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Snake
Origin: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Active years: Unknown
Occupation: Jockey

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private
Debut: Unknown

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%89%E7%94%B0%E9%9A%86%E8%A1%8C