Photo: 印度孔雀 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
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
- Occupation
- Jockey
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
Frequently asked questions
When was Takayuki Yasuda born?
Born March 5, 1953 (age 73).
Where is Takayuki Yasuda from?
Takayuki Yasuda is from Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
What does Takayuki Yasuda do?
Takayuki Yasuda works as Jockey.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- 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.