Tomokazu Takano
Age: 50
Background:
Takano Tomokazu started his training career in 2011. He made an immediate impact by saddling his first winner in March, 2011. He won his first Group 1 with Shonan Pandora in the 2014 Shuka Sho and in the following year he achieved his best training feat when winning the Japan Cup with the same horse. Jantar Mantar and Star Anise won top-level races for the stable in 2025 with the latter adding another this year. Star Anise won the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies while Jantar Mantar triumphed in the Yasuda Kinen and Mile Championship last year.
Notable Wins Include:
Japan Cup (2015 Shonan Pandora), Oka Sho (2026 Star Anise), Mile Championship (2023 Namur, 2025 Jantar Mantar), Osaka Hai (2021 Lei Papale), Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2024 Stunning Rose), Shuka Sho (2014 Shonan Pandora, 2022 Stunning Rose), Yasuda Kinen (2025 Jantar Mantar), Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (2025 Star Anise), Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (2023 Jantar Mantar), NHK Mile Cup (2024 Jantar Mantar).
Hong Kong wins (as of 8 April):
0

25/26 Season         Up to Race Meeting of 22/04/2026
Stakes won : - No. of Wins : 0 Total Runners : 0
No. of Wins in past 10 race days : 0 No. of 2nds : 0 Win % : 0.00%
No. of 3rds : 0
No. of 4ths : 0

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