Hokko Tarumae

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“*Ah'm Hokko Tarumae, Tomakomai's Tourism Ambassador!★ ....Hmm, would ah look cuter if ah was lookin' up more?*”
―Hokko Tarumae

**Hokko Tarumae** (ホッコータルマエ, *Hokko Tarumae*) is one of characters of **Uma Musume: Pretty Derby**.

## Personality

Hokko Tarumae is a local idol in her small town of Tomakomai. She has officially been appointed "Tomakomai's Tourism Ambassador" because of her passionate love for her hometown. She is seriously trying to promote Tomakomai and its many joys in her running and live performances. But sometimes, she gets so serious that she tends to stray away from her original purpose.

## Appearance

Her racing outfit refers to "Hokko" racing silk and a uniform of Tomakomai Haskap Lady. An ornaments on her chest are *haskap* (honeyberries). They also refers to a mascot of Tomakomai city, Toma-Chop.

Ear covers and a ribbon on her head look like those that Kawakami Princess wears. They refers to real-life Katsuichi Nishiura stable's hood.

## Relationships

* **Copano Rickey**: Friend and rival. Taruame doesn't like relying on *feng sui* or other lucky charms.
	+ **IRL**: Rival at dirt races for his racing life.
	+ **Match** (HT/CR)
		- 2014 February Stakes 2nd/1st
		- 2014 JBC Classic 4th/1st
		- 2014 Champions Cup 1st/12th
		- 2014 Tokyo Dai Shoten 1st/2nd
		- 2015 JBC Classic 3rd/1st
		- 2015 Champions Cup 5th/7th (1st: Sambista)
		- 2015 Tokyo Dai Shoten 2nd/4th (1st: Sound True)
		- 2016 Teio Sho 4th/1st
		- 2016 Mile Championship Nambu Hai 3rd/1st
		- 2016 JBC Classic 2nd/5th (1st: Awardee)
* **Wonder Acute**: Friend and rival.
	+ **IRL**: Rival at dirt races.
	+ **Match** (HT/WA)
		- 2012 Japan Cup Dirt 3rd/2nd (1st: Nihonpiro Ours)
		- 2013 Teio Sho 1st/3rd
		- 2013 JBC Classic 1st/2nd
		- 2013 Japan Cup Dirt 3rd/2nd (1st: Belshazzar)
		- 2013 Tokyo Dai Shoten 1st/3rd
		- 2014 February Stakes 2nd/6th (1st: Copano Rickey)
		- 2014 JBC Classic 4th/3rd (1st: Copano Rickey)
		- 2014 Champions Cup 1st/5th
		- 2014 Tokyo Dai Shoten 1st/7th
		- 2015 Teio Sho 1st/8th
		- 2015 Champions Cup 5th/6th (1st: Sambista)
		- 2015 Tokyo Dai Shoten 2nd/3rd (1st: Sound True)
* **Smart Falcon**: Sempai as a dirt racer or an idol.
	+ **IRL**: Their active ages aren't overlapped, so they have not fought.

## Songs

* Keppare! Kagayaki Straight (Solo song)
* Umapyoi Densetsu
* Make Debut!
* UNLIMITED IMPACT
* GIRLS' LEGEND U
* Gaze on Me
* Ms. VICTORIA
* KIRARI MAGIC SHOW
* DRAMATIC JOURNEY

## Basic profile

### Owner

Koichi Yabe
Michiaki Yabe
Hokko Shoji Co., Ltd.

### Racing silk

White, black chevron hoop, sleeves with red two hoops

## Family

### Children

Blitz Fang
Mamama Macaroni
Ladybug
Meisho Funjin

## Racing Info

### Jockeys

Kodai Hasegawa, 1 time
Issei Murata, 3 times
Hideaki Miyuki, 34 times
Yasunari Iwata, 1 time

## Result

### Major wins

2012 Leopard Stakes. G3
2013 Saga Kinen, Jpn3
2013 Nagoya Dai Shoten, Jpn3
2013 Antares Stakes, G3
2013 Kashiwa Kinen, Jpn1
2013 Teio Sho, Jpn1
2013 JBC Classic, Jpn1
2013 Tokyo Dai Shoten, G1
2014 Kawasaki Kinen, Jpn1
2014 Champions Cup, G1
2014 Tokyo Dai Shoten, G1
2015 Kawasaki Kinen, Jpn1
2015 Teio Sho, Jpn1
2016 Kawasaki Kinen, Jpn1

### Honors

2013 NAR Grand Prix Dirt Grade Special Award
2014 JRA Award for Best Dirt Horse
2014 NAR Grand Prix Dirt Grade Special Award
2015 NAR Grand Prix Dirt Grade Special Award
2015 Tomakomai Tourism Ambassador

“*How are you, Hokko Tarumae?
I'm very sorry for not seeing you today.
In your racing age, I tied up with you and won no less than 10 dirt G1s.
You are the one of horses I can't forget.
You are in a different environment as a stallion now, I expect you to be as active as you were racing.
I'm looking forward to riding on your children.
P.S. I'm sorry for whipping you many times in your active age (lol).*”
―2019 Hokko Tarumae exhibition event, by Hideaki Miyuki, main jockey
**Hokko Tarumae** is a racehorse in the 2010s. He won ten dirt G1/Jpn1s, setting the Japan record at that time. He rivaled Copano Rickey at ten races, and won five times. He has also the record winning Kawasaki Kinen three times in a row.

* His crown name Hokko comes from his owner's company, **Hok**kai Doken **Ko**gyo Co., Ltd. in Tomakomai City, Hokkaido. He’s named after Mt. Tarumae there.
* In 2015, Hokko Tarumae really became a Tomakomai’s Tourism Ambassador and comes out to promote the town during cheering events. His cheering songs were made by Manabu Kanbayashi.
* At 2013 Japan Cup Dirt, his jockey Hideaki Miyuki furiously drove him at the homestrech, with exaggerated actions. A horseracing publisher Ray Paulick wrote he had had more dance moves than Michael Jackson. Fans called the actions as "Miyuki dance" or "frying *yakisoba* on the horse".
* In 2019,

## Notes

1. ↑ Jpn is Japanese-local grading.
2. ↑ Crown name represents the horse's owner.
3. ↑ Present Champions Cup.

## References

1. ↑ Tomakomai city official
2. ↑ Tomakomai city official
3. ↑ Breeders' News
4. ↑ Hokkido Construction Assosiation
5. ↑ Amazon
6. ↑ JRA official (YouTube)
7. ↑ Ray Paulick's Twitter