Takeshi Yokoyama

{{Short description|Japanese jockey}}

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Takeshi Yokoyama ({{Langx|ja|横山武史}}; born December 22, 1998) is a Japanese jockey.

Takeshi was born to a family heavily involved in horse racing. His grandfather {{Interlanguage link|Tomio Yokoyama|lt=Tomio|ja|横山富雄}}, father Norihiro, and elder brother Kazuo, are all jockeys.{{Cite web |last=Hanaoka |first=Takako |date=2021-04-19 |title=祝・皐月賞優勝 横山武史騎手が生まれ育った競馬一家とは |url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/expert/articles/990c12e03f836d8ee327a278757b1cd8cdf7666a |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Yahoo!ニュース |language=ja}}{{Cite web |date=2019-05-23 |title=【日本ダービー】横山武リオン昭和魂！「驚きと楽しみ」 |url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/gamble/news/2019/05/23/kiji/20190522s00004145387000c.html |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=スポニチ Sponichi Annex |language=ja}}

When he entered the Horse Racing School in 2014 to obtain his jockey license, he was one of the smallest in the school's history, with a height of 146.7cm and weight of 34.1kg at the time, to the point that one of his teacher (who also was his uncle, {{Interlanguage link|Yoshikazu Yokoyama|lt=Yoshikazu|ja|横山賀一}}) recalled that "some thought he should have waited an extra year before enrolling".{{Cite web |date=2021-05-25 |title=【日本ダービー 武史の挑戦１】競馬学校１年目は「馬に走られていた」１４６センチの少年 |url=https://umatoku.hochi.co.jp/articles/20210524-OHT1T51197.html |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=スポーツ報知 |language=ja}} He graduated from the school in 2017 and obtained his jockey license.{{Cite web |date=2017-02-14 |title=ノリ三男・横山武史は「ヨコタケ」で…免許手に喜び語る新人騎手４人 |url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/gamble/news/2017/02/14/kiji/20170213s00004048361000c.html |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=スポニチ Sponichi Annex |language=ja}}

On April 26, 2020, Takeshi won his first graded race, the Flora Stakes with {{Interlanguage link|Win Marilyn|ja|ウインマリリン}}.{{Cite web |date=2020-04-26 |title=【フローラS結果】ウインマリリンが抜け出し、横山武史騎手と人馬共に重賞初V！ |url=https://news.netkeiba.com/?pid=news_view&no=170538 |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=netkeiba |language=ja}}

On April 18, 2021, Takeshi won his first Grade I and classic race, the Satsuki Sho, with Efforia.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-18 |title=【皐月賞】エフフォーリアが優勝、無傷4連勝でG1初制覇 横山武は史上3組目の親子V |url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/gamble/news/2021/04/18/kiji/20210417s00004000579000c.html |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=スポニチ Sponichi Annex |language=ja}} This was the third case in JRA history for a father and son to win the Satsuki Sho after Kunihiko and Yutaka Take and Yoichi and Yuichi Fukunaga. Later that year, Takeshi won the Kikka Sho with Titleholder.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-24 |title=【菊花賞結果】タイトルホルダーが逃げてゴールまで一人旅！ドゥラメンテ産駒のGI初制覇 |url=https://news.netkeiba.com/?pid=news_view&no=194777 |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=netkeiba |language=ja}} He was, however, unable to win the 2nd leg of the Japanese Triple Crown, the Tokyo Yushun, when Takeshi's Efforia was beaten by a nose by Yuichi's Shahryar.{{Cite web |date=2021-05-31 |title=【日本ダービー】エフフォーリア惜敗 横山武ＪＲＡ史上最年少ダービージョッキーならず |url=https://www.daily.co.jp/horse/2021/05/31/0014373443.shtml |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=デイリースポーツ online |language=ja}}

On October 31, 2021, Takeshi won the Tenno Sho (Autumn) with Efforia, becoming the third generation of his family to win the race.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-31 |title=【天皇賞・秋結果】エフフォーリアが3強対決を制す！ シンボリクリスエス以来19年ぶり4頭目の3歳馬V |url=https://news.netkeiba.com/?pid=news_view&no=195118 |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=netkeiba |language=ja}}{{Cite web |title=【天皇賞・秋】エフフォーリア 3歳馬19年ぶりV!横山武が2週連続G1Vで史上初の親子3代制覇達成 |url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/gamble/news/2021/10/31/kiji/20211029s00004048527000c.html |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=スポニチ Sponichi Annex |language=ja}} Later that year, Takeshi and Efforia also won the Arima Kinen, and also won the Hopeful Stakes with Killer Ability.{{Cite web |title=【有馬記念】エフフォーリア新王者!世代最強証明、G1・3勝目 横山武は史上2組目父子制覇 |url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/gamble/news/2021/12/27/kiji/20211226s00004000532000c.html |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=スポニチ Sponichi Annex |language=ja}}{{Cite web |date=2021-12-28 |title=【ホープフルＳ】横山武史騎手Ｇ１連勝締め 初騎乗キラーアビリティＶでルメールに並ぶ年間Ｇ１・５勝 |url=https://umatoku.hochi.co.jp/articles/20211228-OHT1T51098.html |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=スポーツ報知 |language=ja}}

On April 16, 2023, Takeshi won the Satsuki Sho for a second time when he won the race with Sol Oriens.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-17 |title=無敗の皐月賞馬誕生 ソールオリエンスが打ち立てた記録の数々 |url=https://news.netkeiba.com/?pid=news_view&no=228308 |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=netkeiba |language=ja}}