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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
- Occupation
- Jockey
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A3%AF%E7%94%B0%E7%A5%90%E5%8F%B2
Frequently asked questions
When was Yūji Iida born?
Born November 18, 1974 (age 51).
Where is Yūji Iida from?
Yūji Iida is from Japan.
What does Yūji Iida do?
Yūji Iida 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.