IRL:Mejiro Bright - Revision history

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QneThe: /* Name Origin */

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Name Origin

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	== Name Origin ==		== 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. <ref>https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%82%B8%E3%83%AD%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88#cite_note-21</ref>
	== Racing career ==		== Racing career ==

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	== Honors ==		== Honors ==

			* JRA Award for Best Horse By Home-bred Sire (1998)

	== Relationships ==		== Relationships ==

Lovesonlyme: /* Pedigree */

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Pedigree

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	\|4th gen sire 8=Admiral Byrd (GB)		\|4th gen sire 8=Admiral Byrd (GB)
	\|4th gen dam8=Kikuju Hime (JPN)		\|4th gen dam8=Kikuju Hime (JPN)
	\|family=F4-r}}		\|family= 4-r}}

	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==

YesterdayBearsLuck: →Pedigree

2026-01-29T19:16:36Z

→Pedigree

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	\|sire=[[IRL:Mejiro Ryan\|Mejiro Ryan (JPN)]]		\|sire=[[IRL:Mejiro Ryan\|Mejiro Ryan (JPN)]]
	\|grand sire=Amber Shadai (JPN)		\|grand sire=Amber Shadai (JPN)
	\|3rd gen sire 1=Northern Taste (CAN)		\|3rd gen sire 1=[[IRL:Northern Taste\|Northern Taste (CAN)]]
	\|4th gen sire 1=Northern Dancer (CAN)		\|4th gen sire 1=Northern Dancer (CAN)
	\|4th gen dam 1=Lady Victoria (CAN)		\|4th gen dam 1=Lady Victoria (CAN)

Honodera: /* Trivia */

2026-01-26T08:10:10Z

Trivia

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	* Unlike his Umamusume portrayal, Mejiro Bright was known to be a temperamental horse in real life.		* 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.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCsb9lxyRK8&t=143s</ref>		** 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.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCsb9lxyRK8&t=143s</ref>
	** According to Ryuseisha's ''"Ano Uma wa Ima? Guide 2002-2003"''<ref group="Note">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</ref>, Mejiro Bright would often get in fights with [[IRL:Tamamo Cross\|Tamamo Cross]]. Their fights were described to be "so ferocious that no man or horse would ~~get~~ close".		** According to Ryuseisha's ''"Ano Uma wa Ima? Guide 2002-2003"''<ref group="Note">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</ref>, Mejiro Bright would often get in fights with [[IRL:Tamamo Cross\|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.		* 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.

Honodera at 06:05, 26 January 2026

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	* Unlike his Umamusume portrayal, Mejiro Bright was known to be a temperamental horse in real life.		* 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.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCsb9lxyRK8&t=143s</ref>		** 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.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCsb9lxyRK8&t=143s</ref>
	** According to Ryuseisha's ''"Ano Uma wa Ima? Guide 2002-2003"''<ref group="Note">流星社あの馬は今? ガイド 2002-2003, book contents cannot be found online ~~as it has~~ to ~~be bought~~. The only mentions of this that gave credit to the book is here: https://x.com/lunaticmonster/status/1553328210451914752</ref>, Mejiro Bright would often get in fights with [[IRL:Tamamo Cross\|Tamamo Cross]]. Their fights were described to be "so ferocious that no man or horse would get close".		** According to Ryuseisha's ''"Ano Uma wa Ima? Guide 2002-2003"''<ref group="Note">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</ref>, Mejiro Bright would often get in fights with [[IRL:Tamamo Cross\|Tamamo Cross]]. Their fights were described to be "so ferocious that no man or horse would get close".
	* 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.		* 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.

Honodera: /* Trivia */

2026-01-26T02:43:57Z

Trivia

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	* Unlike his Umamusume portrayal, Mejiro Bright was known to be a temperamental horse in real life.		* 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.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCsb9lxyRK8&t=143s</ref>		** 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.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCsb9lxyRK8&t=143s</ref>
	** According to Ryuseisha's ''"Ano Uma wa Ima? 2002-2003"''<ref group="Note">流星社あの馬は今? 2002-2003, book contents cannot be found online as it has to be bought. The only mentions of this that gave credit to the book is here: https://x.com/lunaticmonster/status/1553328210451914752</ref>, Mejiro Bright would often get in fights with [[IRL:Tamamo Cross\|Tamamo Cross]]. Their fights were described to be "so ferocious that no man or horse would get close".		** According to Ryuseisha's ''"Ano Uma wa Ima? Guide 2002-2003"''<ref group="Note">流星社あの馬は今? ガイド 2002-2003, book contents cannot be found online as it has to be bought. The only mentions of this that gave credit to the book is here: https://x.com/lunaticmonster/status/1553328210451914752</ref>, Mejiro Bright would often get in fights with [[IRL:Tamamo Cross\|Tamamo Cross]]. Their fights were described to be "so ferocious that no man or horse would get close".
	* 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.		* 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.

Honodera: /* Trivia */

2026-01-26T02:40:17Z

Trivia

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	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==

	* 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.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCsb9lxyRK8&t=143s</ref>		* 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.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCsb9lxyRK8&t=143s</ref>
			** According to Ryuseisha's ''"Ano Uma wa Ima? 2002-2003"''<ref group="Note">流星社あの馬は今? 2002-2003, book contents cannot be found online as it has to be bought. The only mentions of this that gave credit to the book is here: https://x.com/lunaticmonster/status/1553328210451914752</ref>, Mejiro Bright would often get in fights with [[IRL:Tamamo Cross\|Tamamo Cross]]. Their fights were described to be "so ferocious that no man or horse would get close".
	* 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.		* 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.

Honodera: /* Retirement and Death */

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Retirement and Death

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	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.		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.		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.		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.