Mejiro McQueen

“*I shall do all in my power to bring great honour and fame to the pristine Mejiro Family.......!*”
―Mejiro McQueen

## Mejiro McQueen

* Uniform
* Secondary
* Anime
* Game

## Characteristics

### Weight

Slight increase (currently desperately adjusting)

## Voice Actor

### Japanese

Saori Oonishi

**Mejiro McQueen** (メジロマックイーン, *Mejiro Makkuīn*) is a character in **Uma Musume: Pretty Derby** and the secondary main character of its second season**.**

## Personality

Born into the prestigious Mejiro Family, Mejiro McQueen is a young lady whose graceful yet unconcieted personality and dignity are the envy of many of Tracen Academy's horse girls. To one day win the Spring Tenno-Sho, which is a special race that the Mejiro Family has history with, Mejiro McQueen has been training diligently so as to accomplish her family's dreams. As a result, her prowess as a long-distance racer is unrivaled by anyone else.

On her off-days, she enjoys a nice session of afternoon tea with her family.

## Appearance

She is a petite horse girl with bright lavender hair, she has brown tips on her ears and a teal ribbon on her right one. Her eyes are violet and they have white highlights in the center. She seems to consistently look worried.

## Relationships

**Tokai Teio** - Teammate and best friend

**Ikuno Dictus** - Roomate

## Songs

* Waiting for Tomorrow (Solo song)
* Hajimari no Signal (Solo song)
* Sekai wa Bokura no Iinari Sa
* Make Debut!
* Grow Up Shine!
* Special Record!
* Find My Only Way
* Yume o Kakeru
* Komorebi no Yell
* GIRLS' LEGEND U
* NEXT FRONTIER
* BLOW my GALE
* Never Looking Back
* We are DREAMERS!!
* Mejiro sanka
* Egao no Takaramono -Beyond The Future!-
* Precious Star Dreamer
* Midnight Epilogue
* Ms. VICTORIA
* DRAMATIC JOURNEY
* Umapyoi Densetsu

## Special Commentary

メジロでもマックイーンの方だー！
 McQueen, It's McQueen!
Though the same Mejiro, the winner is McQueen!
Though the same Mejiro, the winner is McQueen!

* Requirement: Winning Kikka Sho
* Reference: 1990 Kikka Sho, by Kiyoshi Sugimoto (Kansai TV)

### Notes

* At this Kikkas Sho, Mejiro Ryan was the first popularity. On the other hand, McQueen was the first try for a grade race.

## Trivia

* She won the Tenno Sho like her mother and grandmother did before her, same as real life.
* She secretly stays on a diet to maintain her body shape for her long distance races.
* She likes watching movies and baseball. former comes from her name, latter is Mejiro Ryan's influence.
	+ Her favorite team is Takes (in UmaYon) or Victories (in the game version). And her favorite player is Yutaka. Sometimes she wears Hanshin Tigers-like uniform.
		- They come from McQueen's main jockey Yutaka Take. He is also a big fan of Tigers.
* She also like watching movies, after her name. Fans say she often chooses B-movies.

## Family

### Children

Yamanin Merveilleux
Hokuto Sultan

### Grandchildren

Gold Ship
Dream Journey
Orfevre

### Great-grandchildren

Lucky Lilac
Marche Lorraine
Uberleben
Melody Lane

## Racing Info

### Jockeys

Yoshiyuki Muramoto, 3 times
Koichi Uchida, 5 times
Yutaka Take, 13 times

## Result

### Major wins

1990 Kikka Sho, G1
1991 Hanshin Dai Shoten, G2
1991 Tenno Sho Spring. G1
1991 Kyoto Dai Shoten, G2
1992 Hanshin Dai Shoten, G2
1992 Tenno Sho Spring, G1
1993 Sankei Osaka Hai, G2
1993 Takarazuka Kinen, G1
1993 Kyoto Dai Shoten, G2

### Honors

1991 JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse

“*In 1991, Tenno Sho Spring.
Mejiro McQueen conquered the race three generations in a row.
Absolute strength sometimes tires people.*”
―2011 Tenno Sho Spring commercial, by JRA

**Mejiro McQueen** is a racehorse in the early 1990s. He was good at long-distance races. and won four G1s.

* His name comes from an American actor Steve McQueen. Mejiro Farm named their 1987-born colts from American celebrities. It was same as Ryan and Palmer.
* McQueen is the first horse that won Tenno Sho Spring twice in a row.
* In addition, His sire line won Tenno Sho for three generations in a row. Mejiro Asama, Mejiro Titan, and him.
* His grandchildren, especially Stay Gold's children, won many G1s. Dream Journey, Orfevre, and Gold Ship.

## Notes

1. ↑ Asama and Titan won Autumn one. In those days, Tenno Sho winners couldn't enter again, and Autumn one was also 3200m.

## References

1. ↑ [1]
2. ↑ Wikipedia
3. ↑ JBIS Search