Mejiro Palmer

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“*Got somethin' on your mind? Well, don't hesitate to count on me!*”
―Mejiro Palmer
**Mejiro Palmer** (メジロパーマー) is a character in *Uma Musume: Pretty Derby*.

## Personality

Subverting all expectations of what it means to be a daughter of the Mejiro Family, Mejiro Palmer is very sociable and is the mood-maker of all her friend groups. A kind horse girl at heart, she is especially perceptive to even the slightest changes in others.

Being different to everyone else, however, sometimes has its consequences as she sometimes can't help feeling like the black sheep of the Mejiros, comparing herself to all the other, more talented horse girls in the Family.

But she has a solution... escaping from all the bad thoughts! If she keeps running with that positive attitude of hers, she'll eventually find and blaze her very own path in the world of horse racing.

## Relationships

**Daitaku Helios**- Friend

**Katsuragi Ace** - Roomate

## Songs

* Umapyoi Densetsu
* Make Debut!
* Yume o Kakeru
* NEXT FRONTIER
* Never Looking Back
* Mejiro sanka
* GIRLS' LEGEND U
* Ms. VICTORIA
* DRAMATIC JOURNEY

## Special Commentary

メジロパーマーがまんまと逃げ切って
グランプリを制しました！
マックイーンに代わって、メジロパーマーの方が逃げ切ってしまいました！
これはなんということか！
マックイーンは出場を断念、しかし、同じメジロでも、
 Yes, it's Palmer, Palmer! Palmer ran away!
Mejiro Palmer got clean away
and won the Grand Prix!
Instead of McQueen, Mejiro Palmer got clean away!
What's the hell happened?!
McQueen gave up entering, however, the same Mejiro,
instead of McQueen, Palmer nicely got away!

* Requirement: Winning Takakarazuka Kinen, with the tactics "runner" and fourth popularity or less
* Reference: 1992 Takarazuka Kinen, by Kiyoshi Sugimoto (Kansai TV)

## Basic profile

### Racing silk

White, green hoop, sleeves with green stripes

## Racing Info

### Jockeys

Masato Shibata, 2 times
Hiromasa Tamogi, 2 times
Yoshiyuki Muramoto, 2 times
Yoshiyasu Tajima, 1 time
Hiroshi Kawachi, 1 time
Mikio Matsunaga, 10 times
Koichi Tsunoda, 2 times
Toshiro Oshida, 2 times
Takayuki Yasuda, 1 time
Taisei Yamada, 12 times
Shinji Fujita, 1 time

## Result

### Major wins

1991 Sapporo Kinen, G3
1992 Niigata Dai Shoten, G3
1992 Takarazuka Kinen, G1
1992 Arima Kinen, G1
1993 Hanshin Dai Shoten, G2

### Honors

1992 JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse
1992 JRA Award for Best Horse by Home-bred Sire

“*And Someday
I've been proud of my friends succeeding,
But I've also felt irritated with me.
Though I'm running at the top,
I'm not leading, but chasing their back.
I'll shorten the difference,
And someday, I'll leave them behind.*”
―JRA Portrait of the Bucephalus

**Mejiro Palmer** is a racehorse in the early 1990s. He was known as one of super frontrunning combi with Daitaku Helios. Despite he was not so expected even by Mejiro Farm and once he ran as a hurdle racer, he returned and won two Grand Prix in a row.

* His name comes from a professional golfer Arnold Daniel Palmer. Mejiro's 1987-born colts were named after American celebrities, same as Mejiro Ryan and Mejiro McQueen.
* His team once sent him to hurdle races. But he was very poor at jumping, Soon they felt it was dangerous for him to jump hurdles, and returned to flat race. This experience trained his back muscle and stamina. It is said it caused winning Grand Prix.
* At 1992 Takarazuka Kinen, Mejiro Farm were going to send McQueen and Palmer. They planned tour to see McQueen, though, He fractured his leg and avoided the race. Farm staff were disappointed, and cancelled the tour. As it was, he won against 9th popularity. That's why Mejiro Farm president Miya Kitano didn't stand on his winner's circle.
* When Palmer and Helios ran together, they "stupidly" overrode at high pace. Their running styles consumed other horses' stamina. At 1992 Tenno Sho Autumn Palmer lost, but at Arima Kinen he won again. Especially it was difficult for Tokai Teio to deal with them, and he sank at both races.
* He didn't succeed as a studhorse. However, one of his son Mejiro Raiden won 2002 Kyoto High Jump (J-G2) and placed third at 2004 Nakayama Dai Shogai (J-G1).

## References

1. ↑ Kansai TV Official (YouTube)
2. ↑ JRA official