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Dream Journey –Journey to a dream

Uma Musume
Birthday: February 24
Height: 144 cm
Weight: Unknown
Measurements: B66 / W48 / H69

A gentle-mannered honor student and the older sister of Orfevre.
She was deeply influenced by the “Big Sis” she met in her childhood, and she runs races in order to see the “end of the journey” that Big Sis once spoke of. Her soft smile, with which she treats everyone politely, seems full of consideration — but…?

Racehorse
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: February 24, 2004
Coat Color: Bay
Sire: Stay Gold
Dam: Oriental Art
Racing Record: 31 starts, 9 wins
Earnings: ¥847,973,000　($578万4,357ドル)
Honors:
2009: Best Older Male Horse
2006: Best Two-Year-Old Colt

Major Wins:
2009 Arima Kinen (G1)
2009 Takarazuka Kinen (G1)
2006 Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (G1)
2009 Sankei Osaka Hai (G2)
2007 Kobe Shimbun Hai (Jpn2)
2008 Asahi Challenge Cup (G3)
2008 Kokura Kinen (Jpn3)

Though small in stature compared to his sire, he was tough and healthy. As a two-year-old, he quickly rose to prominence, becoming a champion.

His Classic campaign saw him finish 8th in the Satsuki Sho, 5th in the Derby behind Vodka’s the third filly in history, and the first in 64 years, and 5th in the Kikuka Sho.

Tokyo Yūshun (Japanese Derby) (G1)　Vodka

His fortunes changed when he paired with jockey Kenichi Ikezoe, his destined partner. Together, they won the Osaka Hai, finished 3rd in the Tenno Sho (Spring), then captured the Takarazuka Kinen and the Arima Kinen, becoming the ninth horse in history to complete the Grand Prix double in the same year. He raced on until age seven.

“It’s Journey! Journey! A dream fulfilled—Dream Journey!”

According to Kenichi Ikezoe, he was even more temperamental than Orfevre and basically tended to look down on people, yet he always ran his races earnestly.