It has been revealed that jockey Yutaka Take, a legend in the world of Japanese horse racing, will appear as himself in the first episode of the TBS Sunday Theatre drama "The Royal Family" (Sundays at 9pm), which starts on October 12th.
Take won the G1 race "Takarazuka Kinen" in June this year, extending his record of consecutive major race wins to 39 years. Last year, he achieved his 4,500th JRA win at Tokyo Racecourse, becoming the second JRA jockey to be awarded the Yellow Ribbon Medal. He continues to break records, currently with 4,607 wins.
In addition, jockeys Kyosuke Maruta, Ryuichi Sugawara, and Seina Imamura have also been confirmed to appear in the first episode.
The drama is based on the novel of the same name by Kazuma Hayami. Eiji Kurisu (played by Satoshi Tsumabuki) has always looked up to his father, who runs a tax accounting firm, but after a certain incident he experiences setbacks in his career and loses all hope. Then, after meeting a horse owner, Kozo Sanno (played by Koichi Sato), his life, which had come to a sudden halt, begins to move forward... This is the story.
◇ Comment from jockey Yutaka Take
I was very happy that a drama about horse racing was going to be broadcast, and although I was a little surprised when I received the offer to appear in the drama, I decided to take part since I was playing myself. The world of horse racing involves so many different people and has many different aspects, but I hope that viewers will see how everyone involved in horse racing is working towards the same goal.
