Takuma Itō

There's something almost poetic about a guy born in the Year of the Horse becoming a jockey — like the universe just had a plan for Takuma Ito from the start. Born in February 1990, he's a Pisces, and I'd like to think that intuitive, water-sign energy translates into genuinely feeling what his horse is about to do before the animal even knows it. The life of a jockey is one of the most punishing grinds in professional sport — obsessive weight management, thousands of hours building trust with animals that outweigh you by half a ton — and almost none of that brutal work is ever visible to the crowd. Ito keeps most of his life private, which honestly just reinforces the impression of someone who lets the ride do the talking. I find that kind of quiet discipline more compelling than any press circuit. Rooting for him to put up some big results.

Takuma Itō is a Japanese jockey born on February 26, 1990. He competes in professional horse racing in Japan. Most personal details, including his home prefecture, agency, and physical measurements, are not publicly disclosed.

Name (English)

Takuma Itō

Name (Japanese)

伊藤工真

Reading

いとう たくま

Born

February 26, 1990 (age 36)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Horse (午)

Origin

Japan

Occupation

Jockey

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BC%8A%E8%97%A4%E5%B7%A5%E7%9C%9F

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.