Jockey Take rewrites single-season win record

Jockey Take rewrites single-season win record

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Star jockey Yutaka Take poses for photos after picking up two wins Dec. 24 to set a single-season Japan Racing Association record with 212 wins, exceeding the mark he set last year.

Jockey Take rewrites single-season win record

Jockey Take rewrites single-season win record

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Star jockey Yutaka Take poses for photos after picking up two wins Dec. 24 to set a single-season Japan Racing Association record with 212 wins, exceeding the mark he set last year. (Kyodo)

Horse racing: Record-setting win for jockey Lemaire

Horse racing: Record-setting win for jockey Lemaire

Christophe Lemaire reacts after riding Maillot Blanc to victory at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Japan, on Dec. 28, 2018. The French jockey picked up his 213th win of the year, eclipsing the previous single-season record of 212 wins set by Yutaka Take in 2005. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Horse racing: Record-setting win for jockey Lemaire

Horse racing: Record-setting win for jockey Lemaire

Photo taken in November 2018 shows French jockey Christophe Lemaire. He picked up his 213th win of the year in Japan on Dec. 28, eclipsing the previous single-season record of 212 wins set by Yutaka Take in 2005. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Horse racing: Record-setting win for jockey Lemaire

Horse racing: Record-setting win for jockey Lemaire

French jockey Christophe Lemaire (2nd from R) celebrates after riding Maillot Blanc to victory at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Japan, on Dec. 28, 2018. His 213th win of the year eclipsed the previous single-season record of 212 wins set by Yutaka Take in 2005. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Horse racing: Record-setting win for jockey Lemaire

Horse racing: Record-setting win for jockey Lemaire

Christophe Lemaire reacts after riding Maillot Blanc to victory at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Japan, on Dec. 28, 2018. The French jockey picked up his 213th win of the year, eclipsing the previous single-season record of 212 wins set by Yutaka Take in 2005. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo