Biko Pegasus (Japanese: ビコーペガサス, Hepburn: Bikō Pegasasu; 8 February 1991 – 11 June 2019) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse.
Background Biko Pegasus was an American-bred, Japanese-trained racehorse that was active from 1993 to 1998. He was sired by Danzig, who was one of the most influential sires. His dam, Condessa, was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse, whose mareline descendants also include , who won the 2005 CBC Sho, as well as the 2023 Japanese Triple Tiara winner Liberty Island.
Racing Form Biko Pegasus competed in a total of 27 races, 4 of which he won.
Date Race Distance Surface Track Finish Field Jockey 1st Place (2nd Place)1993 – three-year-old season Nov 6 3YO DBT 1200m Dirt Kyoto 15Hiroyuki Uemura (Trona Lucky) Dec 26 Sazanka Sho 1400m Dirt Hanshin 16Hiroyuki Uemura (Lively Mount)1994 – four-year-old season Jan 9 Keisei Hai 1600m Turf Nakayama 8Hitoshi Matoba (Hishi Amazon) Jun 5 New Zealand Trophy Yonsai Stakes 1600m Turf Tokyo 9Hiroyuki Uemura Hishi Amazon Jul 2 Chunichi Sports Sho Yonsai Stakes 1800m Turf Chukyo 12Hiroyuki Uemura Inazuma Takao Oct 29 Swan Stakes 1400m Turf Hanshin 7th 18Hiroyuki Uemura Sakura Bakushin O Nov 20 Mile Championship 1600m Turf Kyoto 5th 14Hitoshi Matoba North Flight Dec 18 Sprinters Stakes 1200m Turf Nakayama 14Hitoshi Matoba Sakura Bakushin O1995 – five-year-old season Apr 22 Ritto Stakes 1400m Dirt Kyoto 7th 16Hiroyuki Uemura Marutaka Toko May 14 Yasuda Kinen 1600m Turf Tokyo 4th 18Hitoshi Matoba Heart Lake Jun 3 Hankyu Hai 1400m Turf Kyoto 12th 18Hiroyuki Uemura Bodyguard Oct 1 Centaur Stakes 1400m Turf Kyoto 16Yutaka Take (Star Ballerina) Nov 19 Mile Championship 1600m Turf Kyoto 4th 18Yutaka Take Trot Thunder Dec 17 Sprinters Stakes 1200m Turf Nakayama 16Norihiro Yokoyama Hishi Akebono1996 – six-year-old season Apr 6 Lord Derby Challenge Trophy 1600m Turf Nakayama 16Yutaka Take Fujino Makken O May 19 Takamatsunomiya Hai 1200m Turf Chukyo 13Norihiro Yokoyama Flower Park Jun 9 Yasuda Kinen 1600m Turf Tokyo 5th 17Hitoshi Matoba Trot Thunder Oct 26 Swan Stakes 1400m Turf Kyoto 16Hitoshi Matoba Sugino Hayakaze Nov 17 Mile Championship 1600m Turf Kyoto 9th 18Hitoshi Matoba Genuine Dec 15 Sprinter Stakes 1200m Turf Nakayama 7th 11Hitoshi Matoba Flower Park1997 – seven-year-old season Feb 16 February Stakes 1600m Dirt Tokyo 4th 16Yutaka Take Shinko Windy Apr 20 Silk Road Stakes 1200m Turf Kyoto 16Hiroyuki Uemura Eishin Berlin May 18 Takamatsunomiya Hai 1200m Turf Chukyo 10th 18Norihiro Yokoyama Shinko King Jun 8 Yasuda Kinen 1600m Turf Tokyo 6th 18Norihiro Yokoyama Taiki Blizzard1998 – eight-year-old season Mar 8 Yomiuri Milers Cup 1600m Turf Hanshin 11th 11Hiroyuki Uemura Big Sunday May 24 Takamatsunomiya Kinen 1200m Turf Chukyo 6th 16Hiroyuki Uemura Shinko Forest Jun 14 Yasuda Kinen 1600m Turf Nakayama 13th 17Hiroyuki Uemura Taiki Shuttle
In popular culture An anthropomorphized version of Biko Pegasus appears in Umamusume: Pretty Derby, voiced by Aimi Tanaka. She is a chuunibyou who styles herself as a superhero, ridding Tracen Academy of its supposed ills. This quality was inspired by "Carrotman", a superhero she admires from the same-named tokusatsu show. She is often seen with Shinko Windy due to the latter's villain theme, and due to Biko's small frame, she is also friends with Hishi Akebono, who in comparison is Tracen Academy's tallest student.
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