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Yūji Iida

飯田祐史 / いいだ ゆうじ

Japanese horse racing jockey

November 18, 1974 (age 51) ・ Japan

  • jockey

My Take

Yūji Iida is a jockey, and honestly that word alone should earn anyone a little quiet respect — riding thoroughbreds at full sprint while keeping your bodyweight somewhere most of us left behind in middle school is not a glamorous hustle, it's a grind that demands obsessive discipline every single day. Born in November 1974 under Scorpio, which feels right for a profession where stubbornness and laser focus are basically survival skills, Iida has kept his personal life almost entirely off the public radar, which in today's oversharing world feels almost like a flex. He just does the work, gets on the horse, and lets the track record speak. There's something genuinely admirable about a career built in silence like that.

Overview

Yūji Iida is a Japanese jockey born on November 18, 1974. He is identified in the Scorpio zodiac sign and the Year of the Tiger in the traditional East Asian calendar. His prefecture of origin and most personal details are not publicly disclosed. He is active in Japanese horse racing.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Yūji Iida
Name (Japanese)
飯田祐史
Reading
いいだ ゆうじ
Born
November 18, 1974 (age 51)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Scorpio / Tiger (寅)
Origin
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

7. About this entry

Tags

  • jockey
Last updated
2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.