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| Happy Meek ハッピーミーク | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Thoroughbred |
| Sire | Fine Needle |
| Grandsire | Admire Moon |
| Dam | Amore Eterno |
| Damsire | Zenno Rob Roy |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | February 29, 2020 |
| Country | Japan |
| Color | Grey |
| Breeder | Hashimoto Farm[1] |
| Owner | Koichiro Yamaguchi |
| Racing colors |  |
| Trainer | Tomohito Ozeki[2] |
| Record | 38: 12-5-5 |
| Earnings | ¥21,180,000 (JPY) |
Happy Meek (Japanese: ハッピーミーク, Hepburn: Happii Miiku) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse.
Background
[edit]Happy Meek is a Grey Mare bred in Japan by Hashimoto Farm, born on February 29, 2020. She is named after a fictional character in the Umamusume: Pretty Derby franchise. She was eventually bought by Koichiro Yamaguichi.
Racing career
[edit]2022: two-year-old season
[edit]Happy Meek debuted on August 13, 2022, in the Sapporo Racecourse Two-Year-Old Newcomer, with Hayato Yoshida as her Jockey.
2023: three-year-old season
[edit]In her three-year-old season, Happy Meek Competed in three three-year-old maiden races at Nakayama Racecourse, and another at Fukushima Racecourse. She then moved to C1 races attempting to win a race to move out of maiden status, competing at Kawasaki Racecourse, and winning her first race at Nagoya Racecourse's Congratulations Jockey Fumio Matoba. Throughout the rest of the year, and often until her five-year-old season, she would be jockeyed by Makoto Okabe.
2024: four-year-old season
[edit]Happy Meek competed in her first Listed race in her four-year-old season, at Nagoya Racecourse, with the Wakakusa Sho Donko Kinen, as well as winning her first Listed Race, with Kasamatsu Racecourse's Nadeshiko Soha. She won two other Listed races that year, with Nagoya's Akizakura Sho, and Kanazawa Racecourse's Kishin Sho.
2025: five-year-old season
[edit]As a five-year-old, Happy Meek competed in four National Association of Racing A races, finishing one in a dead heat.
2026: six-year-old season
[edit]As a six-year-old, Happy meek has competed in three Listed races, and was scheduled to run in a Listed race, but was scratched.[3][4]
Racing form
[edit]The following racing form is based on information available on JBIS search[3] and netkeiba.com.[4]
| Date | Racecourse | Race | Grade | Distance | Gate | Odds | Fav. | Fin. | Time | Margin | Jockey | Winner (Runner-Up) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 – two-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Aug 13 | Sapporo | Two-Year-Old Newcomer | Maiden | T 1500m | 11 | 10.8 | 5 | 11 | 1:32.6 | 1.5 | Hayato Yoshida | Earth Beat |
| 2023 – three-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Jan 21 | Nakayama | Three-Year-Old Maiden | Maiden | D 1200m | 12 | 39.7 | 10 | 9 | 1:14.4 | 1.8 | Hiroyuki Uchida | Bear Kawaikochan |
| Mar19 | Nakayama | Three-Year-Old Maiden | Maiden | D 1200m | 9 | 27.8 | 10 | 7 | 1:12.2 | 1.3 | Hiroyuki Uchida | Afternoon Dress |
| Apr 9 | Nakayama | Three-Year-Old Maiden | Maiden | D 1200m | 14 | 43.9 | 7 | 7 | 1:13.3 | 1.6 | Hiroyuki Uchida | Lily Jane |
| Jul 22 | Fukushima | Three-Year-Old Maiden | Maiden | D 1150m | 8 | 33.1 | 9 | 7 | 1:10.0 | 0.8 | Hiroyuki Uchida | Hakusan Ai |
| Aug 22 | Kawasaki | Peridot Flower Sho (Three-Year-Old C1) | D 1400m | 8 | 10.1 | 4 | 3 | 1:30.8 | 0.2 | Hiroyuki Uchida | Grass Mirror | |
| Oct 16 | Nagoya | Congratulations Jockey Fumio Matoba (C) | D 1500m | 2 | 1.7 | 1 | 1 | 1:36.3 | -0.4 | Makoto Okabe | (Meisho Komusubi) | |
| Nov 6 | Nagoya | Purin Birth 22nd Anniversary (C) | D 1500m | 4 | 5.4 | 3 | 4 | 1:36.4 | 1.2 | Makoto Okabe | Istros | |
| Nov 16 | Nagoya | Group C15 | D 1500m | 7 | 1.4 | 1 | 1 | 1:35.1 | -0.7 | Makoto Okabe | (Logi Melior) | |
| Dec 1 | Nagoya | Ohtaki Keikoku Tokubetsu (C) | D 1700m | 9 | 1.9 | 1 | 1 | 1:50.2 | -0.3 | Makoto Okabe | (Rosa Chiaro) | |
| Dec 15 | Nagoya | Satoimo Sho (B) | D 1500m | 6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1:35.5 | -0.5 | Makoto Okabe | (Kagayaki Fighter) | |
| 2024 – four-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Jan 1 | Nagoya | Group B4 | D 1700m | 2 | 4.5 | 3 | 2 | 1:51.4 | 0.9 | Aoi Kinomae | Blue Gold | |
| Jan 16 | Nagoya | Group B4 | D 1500m | 8 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1:35.6 | -0.9 | Makoto Okabe | (Tami Valencia) | |
| Feb 12 | Nagoya | Auriga Tokubetsu (B) | D 1700m | 9 | 1.4 | 1 | 1 | 1:51.3 | -0.1 | Makoto Okabe | (Rosa Chiaro) | |
| Mar 14 | Nagoya | Wakakusa Sho Donko Kinen | Listed | D 1500m | 8 | 23.4 | 5 | 5 | 1:35.2 | 0.9 | Satoshi Hosokawa | Grace Ruby |
| Mar 28 | Nagoya | Hoga Tokubetsu (A) | D 1500m | 10 | 1.4 | 1 | 1 | 1:35.3 | -0.2 | Makoto Okabe | (Sammaru Empire) | |
| Aug 1 | Kasamatsu | Nadeshiko Soha | Listed | D 1400m | 4 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 1:28.3 | 0.5 | Makoto Okabe | Baepsae |
| Aug 21 | Nagoya | Anjo Tokubetsu (A) | D 1500m | 4 | 1.4 | 1 | 1 | 1:35.5 | -0.1 | Makoto Okabe | (Istros) | |
| Sep 5 | Nagoya | Akizakura Sho | Listed | D 1700m | 2 | 35.6 | 7 | 5 | 1:49.0 | 2.7 | Makoto Okabe | Carrick a Rede |
| Sep 19 | Nagoya | Shubunkin Tokubetsu (A) | D 1400m | 9 | 3.1 | 1 | 2 | 1:28.4 | 1.6 | Makoto Okabe | Imperishable | |
| Oct 21 | Nagoya | Dahlia Tokubetsu (A) | D 1500m | 4 | 2.2 | 1 | 4 | 1:35.2 | 0.0 | Makoto Okabe | Zentoyui | |
| Oct 30 | Nagoya | Awabi Tokubetsu (A) | D 920m | 5 | 2.9 | 1 | 1 | 0:55.4 | -0.3 | Makoto Okabe | (Heishirin) | |
| Nov 17 | Kanazawa | Kishin Sho | Listed | D 1400m | 3 | 12.3 | 5 | 3 | 1:27.4 | 1.1 | Makoto Okabe | Lazy Warrior |
| Dec 6 | Nagoya | Tanzanite Open (A) | D 920m | 2 | 2.7 | 2 | 1 | 0:55.4 | -0.1 | Makoto Okabe | (Forza F) | |
| 2025 – five-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Jan 10 | Kasamatsu | Primavera Cup (A) | D 1400m | 2 | 5.5 | 3 | 3 | 1:29.7 | 0.9 | Makoto Okabe | Seven Colors | |
| May 9 | Nagoya | Poppy Tokubetsu (A) | D 1500m | 1 | 7.6 | 5 | 11 | 1:39.0 | 4.9 | Makoto Okabe | Meisho Taisetsu | |
| Jul 9 | Nagoya | Anago Tokubetsu (A) | D 1700m | 10 | 7.8 | 4 | 2 | 1:50.3 | 0.0 | Aoi Kinomae | Carle Pomelo | |
| Jul 25 | Nagoya | Unagi Tokubetsu (A) | D 1700m | 11 | 2.9 | 2 | 4 | 1:49.6 | 0.7 | Junki Mochizuki | Tsukishiro | |
| 2026 – six-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| Jan 1 | Nagoya | First Race of the Year of the Horse Tokubetsu (A) | D 920m | 4 | 3.2 | 2 | 1 | 0:55.8 | -0.6 | Junki Mochizuki | (Mikano Venus) | |
| Jan 8 | Kasamatsu | Primavera Cup (A) | D 1400m | 9 | 3.9 | 3 | 4 | 1:29.3 | 0.8 | Junki Mochizuki | Zero Hour | |
| Jan 29 | Nagoya | Umemizuki Hai | Listed | D 1500m | 5 | 125.5 | 8 | 9 | 1:35.5 | 1.1 | Junki Mochizuki | Meisho Taisetsu |
| Feb 13 | Nagoya | Rusk Tokubetsu (A) | D 920m | 8 | 36.0 | 1 | 1 | 0:55.7 | 0.2 | Junki Mochizuki | (Date Boreas) | |
| Mar 12 | Nagoya | Wakakusa Sho Donko Kinen | Listed | D 1500m | 11 | 120.2 | 10 | 3 | 1:34.8 | 1.1 | Aoi Kinomae | Marble Mountain |
| Mar 25 | Nagoya | Nagabanoishimo Tokubetsu (A) | D 920m | 5 | 1.9 | 1 | 2 | 0:55.2 | 0.3 | Junki Mochizuki | Steel Actor | |
| Apr 23 | Nagoya | Wangan Star Cup | D 920m | 1 | 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 0:55.4 | 1.5 | Junki Mochizuki | Seven Colors | |
| Jun 25 | Kasamatsu | Nadeshiko Soha | Listed | D 1400m | 4 | 6.3 | 3 | 5 | 1:28.6 | 1.0 | Aoi Kinomae | Chuwa Spring |
| Jul 15 | Nagoya | Fumizuki Shippu Tokubetsu (A) | D 920m | 7 | 5.8 | 3 | 2 | 0:54.9 | 0.9 | Junki Mochizuki | Golden Ring | |
| Jul 28 | Nagoya | Gantry Harbor Tokubetsu (A) | D 1500m | 8 | 5.9 | 3 | 6 | 1:34.3 | 1.8 | Aoi Kinomae | Sept Couleurs | |
| Aug 20 | Nagoya | Bay Sprint | Listed | D 920m | 7 | NR | Scratched | Junki Mochizuki | Golden Ring | |||
In popular culture
[edit]Happy Meek is named after a fictional, anthropomorphized horse in the Umamusume: Pretty Derby franchise, voiced by Miyu Yoshisaki.[5]
Pedigree
[edit]| Sire Fine Needle b. 2013 |
Admire Moon b. 2003 |
End Sweep | Forty Niner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broom Dance | |||
| My Katies | Sunday Silence | ||
| Katies First | |||
| Needlecraft ch. 2002 |
Mark of Esteem | Darshaan | |
| Homage | |||
| Sharp Point | Royal Academy | ||
| Nice Point | |||
| Dam Amore Eterno gr. 2012 |
Zenno Rob Roy dk.b. 2000 |
Sunday Silence | Halo |
| Wishing Well | |||
| Roamin Rachel | Mining | ||
| One Smart Lady | |||
| Hikaru Amore gr. 2004 |
Kurofune | French Deputy | |
| Blue Avenue | |||
| Great Fever | Kaldoun | ||
| My Great Hope |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Happy Meek Pedigree". www.jbis.jp.
- ↑ "Racing Post Profile". www.racingpost.com.
- 1 2 "Race Records | Happy Meek(JPN) | JBIS-Search". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 2026-09-05.
- 1 2 "Happy Meek Race Record and Form | Horse Profile". netkeiba. Retrieved 2026-09-05.
- ↑ "ハッピーミーク｜ウマ娘 プリティーダービー 公式ポータルサイト｜Cygames". umamusume.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-08-29.
- ↑ "PEDIGREE (5-GEN)". netkeiba.com. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
- ↑ "Five-generation Pedigree Table". netkeiba.com. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
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