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| Mejiro Bright | ||
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| メジロブライト | ||
| Mejiro Bright at the 1998 American JCC | ||
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| Romaji | Mejiro Buraito | |
| Foaled | April 19, 1994 | |
| Died | May 16, 2004 | |
| Sire | Mejiro Ryan | |
| Dam | Reru du Temps | |
| Sex | Stallion | |
| Color | Bay | |
| Trainer | Kuniichi Asami Hidekazu Asami |
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| Race Record | 25: 8-8-3 | |
| Earnings | 832,580,000 JPY | |
| Major wins | ||
| Radio Tampa Hai Sansai Stakes (1996) Kyodo Tsushin Hai (1997) Stayers Stakes (1997) American Jockey Club Cup (1998) Hanshin Daishoten (1998) Tenno Sho (Spring) (1998) Nikkei Shinshun Hai (1999) |
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Mejiro Bright was a Japanese racehorse who was active from 1996 to 2000. He was known to be a late-response horse who reacts to his jockey's instructions slowly. He ran long-distance graded races, and was the final horse bred by Mejiro Farm to win a Tenno Sho with a victory at the 1998 Tenno Sho Spring.
Name Origin
"Mejiro" from owner and breeder Mejiro Farm. In 1994, the horses produced were named after nicknames of limited express trains. "Bright" was taken from "Kagayaki" (meaning shine), a train between Kanagawa and Nagaoka. [1]
Racing career
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Retirement and Death
After retirement, Mejiro Bright became a stud horse, resting at Arrow Stud in Shizunai (now Shinhidaka), Hokkaido, and began breeding in 2001. His first foals were born in 2002 and became eligible to race in 2004. On December 1, 2007, Makihata Cyborg won the Stayers Stakes, becoming the first graded stakes winner among his progeny and achieving a father-son double victory.
In 2003, he was transferred to Big Red Farm in Niikappu, Hokkaido, to continue his stud career.
On May 16, 2004, Mejiro Bright died at the age of 10. He suffered from a heart attack after a breeding session and passed away.
Honors
- JRA Award for Best Horse By Home-bred Sire (1998)
Relationships
Relatives
- Maruzensky - Maternal Grandfather
- Mejiro Ryan - Father
Race Records
| Date | Racecourse | Race | Grade | Distance | Gate | Odds | Fav. | Fin. | Time | Margin | Jockey | Winner (Runner-Up) | Other Umamusume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996/08/31 | Hakodate | Three-Year-Old Newcomer | Maiden | T 1800m | 3 | 58.9 | 6 | 1 | 2:01.6 | -0.1 | T.Chida | (Palm Shadow) | |
| 1996/09/22 | Hakodate | Suzuran Sho | OP | T 1800m | 1 | 3.9 | 2 | 2 | 1:51.5 | 0.2 | Y.Yokoyama | Spring Diana | |
| 1996/10/19 | Kyoto | Daily Hai Sansai Stakes | G3 | T 1400m | 10 | 28.5 | 7 | 2 | 1:22.1 | 0.8 | M.Matsunaga | Seeking the Pearl | Seeking the Pearl |
| 1996/12/21 | Hanshin | Radio Tampa Hai Sansai Stakes | G3 | T 2000m | 7 | 3.9 | 2 | 1 | 2:03.1 | -0.3 | M.Matsunaga | (Brave Tender) | |
| 1997/02/09 | Tokyo | Kyodo News Hai | G3 | T 1800m | 13 | 1.6 | 1 | 1 | 1:47.5 | -0.1 | M.Matsunaga | (Seiryu O) | |
| 1997/03/16 | Nakayama | Spring Stakes | G2 | T 1800m | 5 | 1.4 | 1 | 2 | 1:52.3 | 0.1 | M.Matsunaga | Big Sunday | |
| 1997/04/13 | Nakayama | Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) | G1 | T 2000m | 8 | 2.9 | 1 | 4 | 2:02.2 | 0.2 | M.Matsunaga | Sunny Brian | |
| 1997/06/01 | Tokyo | Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) | G1 | T 2400m | 15 | 2.4 | 1 | 3 | 2:26.2 | 0.3 | M.Matsunaga | Sunny Brian | Matikanefukukitaru, Silence Suzuka |
| 1997/10/12 | Kyoto | Kyoto Shimbun Hai | G2 | T 2200m | 6 | 3.4 | 2 | 3 | 2:13.3 | 0.2 | M.Matsunaga | Matikanefukukitaru | Matikanefukukitaru, Stay Gold |
| 1997/11/02 | Kyoto | Kikuka Sho (Japanese St.Leger) | G1 | T 3000m | 14 | 3.8 | 2 | 3 | 3:07.9 | 0.2 | M.Matsunaga | Matikanefukukitaru | Matikanefukukitaru, Stay Gold |
| 1997/11/29 | Nakayama | Stayers Stakes | G2 | T 3600m | 12 | 1.6 | 1 | 1 | 3:48.7 | -1.8 | H.Kawachi | (Admire Lapis) | |
| 1998/01/25 | Nakayama | American Jockey Club Cup | G2 | T 2200m | 3 | 1.8 | 1 | 1 | 2:15.3 | -0.4 | H.Kawachi | (Meiner Bridge) | |
| 1998/03/22 | Hanshin | Hanshin Daishoten | G2 | T 3000m | 3 | 1.4 | 1 | 1 | 3:09.3 | 0.0 | H.Kawachi | (Silk Justice) | |
| 1998/05/03 | Kyoto | Tenno Sho (Spring) | G1 | T 3200m | 5 | 2.3 | 2 | 1 | 3:23.6 | -0.3 | H.Kawachi | (Stay Gold) | Stay Gold |
| 1998/07/12 | Hanshin | Takarazuka Kinen | G1 | T 2200m | 2 | 3.2 | 2 | 11 | 2:13.2 | 1.3 | H.Kawachi | Silence Suzuka | Silence Suzuka, Air Groove, Mejiro Dober, Stay Gold |
| 1998/10/11 | Kyoto | Kyoto Daishoten | G2 | T 2400m | 3 | 2.3 | 1 | 2 | 2:25.7 | 0.1 | H.Kawachi | Seiun Sky | Seiun Sky, Stay Gold |
| 1998/11/01 | Tokyo | Tenno Sho (Autumn) | G1 | T 2000m | 2 | 6.2 | 2 | 5 | 2:00.1 | 0.8 | H.Kawachi | Offside Trap | Silence Suzuka, Stay Gold |
| 1998/12/27 | Nakayama | Arima Kinen | G1 | T 2500m | 10 | 5.3 | 3 | 2 | 2:32.2 | 0.1 | H.Kawachi | Grass Wonder | Grass Wonder, Seiun Sky, Air Groove, King Halo, Mejiro Dober, Matikanefukukitaru, Stay Gold |
| 1999/01/24 | Kyoto | Nikkei Shinshun Hai | G2 | T 2400m | 11 | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 2:31.4 | 0.0 | H.Kawachi | (Emocion) | |
| 1999/03/21 | Hanshin | Hanshin Daishoten | G2 | T 3000m | 8 | 1.7 | 1 | 2 | 3:13.5 | 0.1 | H.Kawachi | Special Week | Special Week |
| 1999/05/02 | Kyoto | Tenno Sho (Spring) | G1 | T 3200m | 10 | 4.1 | 3 | 2 | 3:15.4 | 0.1 | H.Kawachi | Special Week | Special Week, Seiun Sky, Matikanefukukitaru, Stay Gold |
| 1999/10/10 | Kyoto | Kyoto Daishoten | G2 | T 2400m | 6 | 3.4 | 2 | 2 | 2:24.4 | 0.1 | H.Kawachi | Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi | Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi, T.M. Opera O, Special Week, Stay Gold |
| 1999/10/31 | Tokyo | Tenno Sho (Autumn) | G1 | T 2000m | 4 | 6.8 | 3 | 11 | 1:59.1 | 1.1 | H.Kawachi | Special Week | Special Week, Seiun Sky, King Halo, Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi, Stay Gold |
| 1999/12/26 | Nakayama | Arima Kinen | G1 | T 2500m | 13 | 6.5 | 3 | 5 | 2:37.5 | 0.3 | H.Kawachi | Grass Wonder | Grass Wonder, Special Week, T.M. Opera O, Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi, Narita Top Road, Stay Gold |
| 2000/10/08 | Kyoto | Kyoto Daishoten | G2 | T 2400m | 6 | 22.2 | 5 | 8 | 2:27.0 | 1.0 | M.Ishibashi | T.M. Opera O | T.M. Opera O, Narita Top Road, Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi |
Pedigree
| Sire Mejiro Ryan (JPN) |
Amber Shadai (JPN) | Northern Taste (CAN) | Northern Dancer (CAN) |
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| Lady Victoria (CAN) | |||
| Clear Amber (USA) | Ambiopoise (USA) | ||
| One Clear Call (USA) | |||
| Mejiro Chaser (JPN) | Mejiro Samman (JPN) | Charlottesville (GB) | |
| Paradisea (GB) | |||
| Cheryl (FR) | Snob (FR) | ||
| Chanel (FR) | |||
| Dam Reru du Temps (JPN) |
Maruzensky (JPN) | Nijinsky (CAN) | Northern Dancer (CAN) |
| Flaming Page (CAN) | |||
| Shill (USA) | Buckpasser (USA) | ||
| Quill (USA) | |||
| Kei Tsunami (JPN) | Ladiga (USA) | Graustark (USA) | |
| Celia (USA) | |||
| Hibiscus (JPN) | Admiral Byrd (GB) | ||
| Kikuju Hime (JPN), (Family: 4-r) |
Trivia
- Unlike his Umamusume portrayal, Mejiro Bright was known to be a temperamental horse in real life.
- During the 1998 Takarazuka Kinen, an episode happened where Mejiro Bright threw a tantrum while Silence Suzuka was entering the gates. Which startled Mejiro Dober and Going Suzuka, in addition to causing his jockey to fall off his back. He was then pulled away from the gate to calm down.[2]
- According to Ryuseisha's "Ano Uma wa Ima? Guide 2002-2003"[Note 1], Mejiro Bright would often get in fights with Tamamo Cross (who is usually the one who started the fights in question). Their fights were described to be "so ferocious that no man or horse would dare come close to them".
- His maiden race was a mile race. However, the pace of the race was so slow that it took about 2 minutes just for the race to end. Mejiro Bright was heckled with insults from the crowd, despite him being the winner.
Notes
- ↑ 流星社 あの馬は今? ガイド 2002-2003, book contents cannot be found online due to copyright concerns. The only mentions of this that gave credit to the book is here: https://x.com/lunaticmonster/status/1553328210451914752