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Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, R) and Empress Masako (front, 2nd from R) speak to jockey Yutaka Take (front, 2nd from L) during the autumn imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Horse racing: Japan Cup

Jockey Yutaka Take reacts after riding Do Deuce to victory in the Grade 1 Japan Cup on Nov. 24, 2024, at Tokyo Racecourse.

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Horse racing: Japan Cup

Jockey Yutaka Take celebrates after riding Do Deuce to victory in the Grade 1 Japan Cup on Nov. 24, 2024, at Tokyo Racecourse.

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Horse racing: Japan Cup

Do Deuce (3), ridden by jockey Yutaka Take, wins the Grade 1 Japan Cup on Nov. 24, 2024, at Tokyo Racecourse.

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Horse racing: Japan Cup

Do Deuce (3), ridden by jockey Yutaka Take, wins the Grade 1 Japan Cup on Nov. 24, 2024, at Tokyo Racecourse.

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Horse racing: Do Deuce claims autumn Tenno-sho

Jockey Yutaka Take celebrates after riding second-favorite Do Deuce to victory in the autumn Tenno-sho horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu on Oct. 27, 2024.

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Horse racing: Do Deuce claims autumn Tenno-sho

Jockey Yutaka Take reacts after riding second-favorite Do Deuce to victory in the autumn Tenno-sho horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu on Oct. 27, 2024.

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Horse racing: Do Deuce claims autumn Tenno-sho

Jockey Yutaka Take acknowledges the crowd after riding second-favorite Do Deuce to victory in the autumn Tenno-sho horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu on Oct. 27, 2024.

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Horse racing: Do Deuce claims autumn Tenno-sho

Second-favorite Do Deuce, ridden by Yutaka Take, wins the autumn Tenno-sho horse race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu on Oct. 27, 2024.

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Horse racing: Arima Kinen

Jockey Yutaka Take (2nd from L) poses during a photo session after steering Do Deuce to victory at the Arima Kinen horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Dec. 24, 2023.

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Horse racing: Arima Kinen

Do Deuce (5), with jockey Yutaka Take aboard, leads the field to win the Arima Kinen horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 24, 2023.

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Horse racing: Arima Kinen

Do Deuce (5), with jockey Yutaka Take aboard, leads the field to win the Arima Kinen horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 24, 2023.

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Horse racing: Arima Kinen

Jockey Yutaka Take reacts to applause after steering Do Deuce to victory at the Arima Kinen horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Dec. 24, 2023.

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Horse racing: Arima Kinen

Jockey Yutaka Take (R) celebrates after steering Do Deuce to victory at the Arima Kinen horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Dec. 24, 2023.

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Horse racing: Arima Kinen

Jockey Yutaka Take celebrates after steering Do Deuce to victory at the Arima Kinen horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Dec. 24, 2023.

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Horse racing: Jack d'Or wins Osaka Hai

Jockey Yutaka Take (2nd from L) poses for a photo after riding Jack d'Or to victory in the 67th running of the Osaka Hai for his 80th G1 win at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, western Japan, on April 2, 2023. Take extended his own record for most G1 wins.

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Horse racing: Jack d'Or wins Osaka Hai

Jockey Yutaka Take is pictured after riding Jack d'Or to victory in the 67th running of the Osaka Hai for his 80th G1 win at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, western Japan, on April 2, 2023. Take extended his own record for most G1 wins.

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Horse racing: Jack d'Or wins Osaka Hai

Jockey Yutaka Take celebrates after riding Jack d'Or to victory in the 67th running of the Osaka Hai for his 80th G1 win at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, western Japan, on April 2, 2023. Take extended his own record for most G1 wins.

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LDP lawmaker Kobayashi resigns over alleged election fraud

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yutaka Kobayashi, who resigned Sept. 4 as a House of Councillors member to take responsibility for an alleged election violation by his staff in the July 29 upper house election.

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LDP lawmaker Kobayashi resigns over alleged election fraud

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yutaka Kobayashi confronts the press during a news conference in Yokohama on Sept. 4 after resigning as a House of Councillors member to take responsibility for the indictment of his staff over an alleged election violation in the July 29 upper house campaign.

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Horse racing: Kitasan Black completes Tenno-sho double

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 29 Kyodo - Kitasan Black, ridden by Yutaka Take, crosses the finish line to win the Tenno-sho race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo, on Oct. 29, 2017. Kitasan Black, set to retire after the Arima Kinen in December, became the fifth horse to win both the spring and fall editions of the event.

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Take wins 100th Grade 1 title

KYOTO, Japan - Tosen Ra (R), ridden by Yutaka Take, gallops to victory in the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2013. Take won an unprecedented 100th career Grade 1 title in the race.

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Take wins 100th Grade 1 title

KYOTO, Japan - Tosen Ra (far R), ridden by Yutaka Take, gallops to victory in the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2013. Take won an unprecedented 100th career Grade 1 title in the race.

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Take wins 100th Grade 1 title

KYOTO, Japan - Tosen Ra (far R), ridden by Yutaka Take, gallops to victory in the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2013. Take won an unprecedented 100th career Grade 1 title in the race.

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Take wins 100th Grade 1 title

KYOTO, Japan - Yutaka Take on Tosen Ra acknowledges cheers from spectators at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2013, after winning an unprecedented 100th career Grade 1 title aboard the 5-year-old Tosen Ra in the Mile Championship.

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Take wins 100th Grade 1 title

KYOTO, Japan - Tosen Ra (far R), ridden by Yutaka Take, gallops to victory in the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2013. Take won an unprecedented 100th career Grade 1 title in the race.

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Kizuna wins Prix Niel

PARIS, France - Japanese Derby winner Kizuna (8), jockeyed by Yutaka Take, wins the Prix Niel at Longchamp racecourse in Paris on Sept. 15, 2013.

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Kizuna wins Prix Niel

PARIS, France - Japanese Derby winner Kizuna (8), jockeyed by Yutaka Take, wins the Prix Niel at Longchamp racecourse in Paris on Sept. 15, 2013.

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Take wins Derby atop Kizuna

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese jockey Yutaka Take aboard race favorite Kizuna (1) celebrates after winning the 80th Japanese Derby, the second leg of the Japanese triple crown, at Tokyo Racecourse on May 26, 2013. Take won a record fifth Japanese Derby. To the right is third choice Epiphaneia, which finished second.

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Take wins Derby atop Kizuna

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese jockey Yutaka Take celebrates his victory on Kizuna after winning the 80th Japanese Derby, the second leg of the Japanese triple crown, at Tokyo Racecourse on May 26, 2013. Take won a record fifth Japanese Derby.

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Take wins Derby atop Kizuna

TOKYO, Japan - Kizuna (1), the race favorite ridden by Yutaka Take, crosses the finish line to win the 80th Japanese Derby, the second leg of the Japanese triple crown, at Tokyo Racecourse on May 26, 2013. Take won a record fifth Japanese Derby. Third choice Epiphaneia (9) finished second.

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Take wins Derby atop Kizuna

TOKYO, Japan - Kizuna (R), the race favorite ridden by Yutaka Take, crosses the finish line to win the 80th Japanese Derby, the second leg of the Japanese triple crown, at Tokyo Racecourse on May 26, 2013. Take won a record fifth Japanese Derby. To the left is third choice Epiphaneia, which finished second.

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Take wins record 3,500th career race

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese jockey Yutaka Take acknowledges cheers from spectators after steering Curren Che Carina to victory in the fifth race of a meet at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Jan. 13, 2013, winning a record 3,500th Japan Racing Association career race.

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Take wins record 3,500th career race

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese jockey Yutaka Take holds flowers after steering Curren Che Carina to victory in the fifth race of a meet at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Jan. 13, 2013, winning a record 3,500th Japan Racing Association career race.

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Take wins record 3,500th career race

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese jockey Yutaka Take acknowledges cheers from spectators after steering Curren Che Carina to victory in the fifth race of a meet at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Jan. 13, 2013, winning a record 3,500th Japan Racing Association career race.

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Take wins record 3,500th career race

KYOTO, Japan - Curren Che Carina (L), ridden by Japanese jockey Yutaka Take, gallops in the fifth race of a meet at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Jan. 13, 2013. Take steered the horse to victory in the race, winning a record 3,500th Japan Racing Association career race.

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Take wins record 3,500th career race

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows Japanese jockey Yutaka Take. Take steered Curren Che Carina to victory in the fifth race of a meet at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Jan. 13, 2013, winning a record 3,500th Japan Racing Association career race.

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Take, Sadamu Patek win Mile Championship

KYOTO, Japan - Sadamu Patek (1), ridden by Yutaka Take, gallops to victory in the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse on Nov. 18, 2012. The 4-year-old Sadamu Patek, the fourth choice, won in 1 minute, 32.9 seconds over 1,600 meters for his first G1 title. Take ended a two-year Grade 1 drought as the superstar veteran won his first title at the race, to only need to win December's Asahihai Futurity Stakes to complete a career sweep of every G1 race in Japan.

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Take, Sadamu Patek win Mile Championship

KYOTO, Japan - Jockey Yutaka Take is pictured atop Sadamu Patek after winning the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse on Nov. 18, 2012. Take, Japan's top jockey with nearly 3,500 lifetime victories, ended a two-year Grade 1 drought by winning the Mile Championship, and now only needs to win December's Asahihai Futurity Stakes to complete a career sweep of every G1 race in Japan.

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Take, Sadamu Patek win Mile Championship

KYOTO, Japan - Sadamu Patek, ridden by Yutaka Take, gallops to victory in the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse on Nov. 18, 2012. The 4-year-old Sadamu Patek, the fourth choice, won in 1 minute, 32.9 seconds over 1,600 meters for his first G1 title. Take ended a two-year Grade 1 drought as the superstar veteran won his first title at the race, to only need to win December's Asahihai Futurity Stakes to complete a career sweep of every G1 race in Japan.

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Trailblazer 4th, Little Mike wins Breeders' Cup Turf

ARCADIA, United States - Trailblazer (12), ridden by Yutaka Take, gallops in the Breeders' Cup Turf at Santa Anita Park racecourse in Arcadia, California, on Nov. 3, 2012. Trailbrazer placed fourth. To the far right is Little Mike, winner of the race.

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Top jockeys help slumping Hokkaido horse race

SAPPORO, Japan - Yutaka Take (R, crouching) and other top jockeys in Japan take part in a promotional event for the Banei horse race in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Aug. 23, 2010. The organizer of the race, known for its unique style in which a horse pulls a jockey on an iron sleigh on the 200-meter course with slopes, has tried unsuccessfully to increase the number of punters and spectators.

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Top jockeys help slumping Hokkaido horse race

SAPPORO, Japan - Yutaka Take (crouching) and other top jockeys in Japan take part in a promotional event for the Banei horse race in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Aug. 23, 2010. The organizer of the race, known for its unique style in which a horse pulls a jockey on an iron sleigh on the 200-meter course with slopes, has tried unsuccessfully to increase the number of punters and spectators.

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Legendary racehorse Oguri Cap dies

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows legendary racehorse Oguri Cap running with jockey Yutaka Take during a retirement ceremony at Tokyo Racecourse in January 1991. The dapple-grey horse died at 25 on July 3, 2010.

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Jockey Take injured in fall

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Star jockey Yutaka Take is thrown off his horse The Taiki in a Grade Three race at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 27, 2010. Take was taken to a hospital with a suspected broken left shoulder and damaged joints in his right hand.

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Vodka gives Take record 11th Tenno-sho win

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Vodka (far L) edged Daiwa Scarlet (far R) in a photo finish to win the Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Nov. 2, giving star jockey Yutaka Take a record 11th victory in the race. (Pool photo)

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Vodka gives Take record 11th Tenno-sho win

TOKYO, Japan - Star jockey Yutaka Take (R) pats the nose of Vodka, which edged Daiwa Scarlet in a photo finish to win the Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Nov. 2.

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Jockey Take reaches 3,000 career wins

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese jockey Yutaka Take marked an all-time career wins record of 3,000 in races organized by the Japan Racing Association on Nov. 3 when he and his mount Sky Beauty won the first of the 12 races at Kyoto Racecourse.

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Jockey Take reaches 3,000 career wins

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese jockey Yutaka Take stretched his all-time career wins record to 3,000 in races organized by the Japan Racing Association on Nov. 3. He marked the memorable win when he and his mount Sky Beauty (in this photo) won the first of 12 races scheduled for the same day at Kyoto Racecourse.

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Jockey Take reaches 3,000 career wins

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese jockey Yutaka Take (L) stretched his all-time career wins record to 3,000 in races organized by the Japan Racing Association on Nov. 3. It took 20 years and eight months and 14,288 starts for Take to reach the new milestone since his debut in 1987.