Uma profile
Air Shakur
Air Shakur is the sort of Uma Musume who makes an entrance through attitude before she says a word. A Senior Division student from Ritto Dormitory, she carries herself with a sharp-edged, almost intimidating cool: black hair, golden eyes, fang-like teeth, a sticker earring over her left eyebrow, and a punk-leaning school uniform that suits her perfectly. Voiced by Minami Tsuda, she has the kind of presence that feels calculated down to the decimal point.
That impression is not misleading. Shakur is defined by logic, data, and a near-total faith in simulation. Her own view is blunt and uncompromising: in competition, numbers matter. She is brilliant, eccentric, and unapologetically rational, the kind of girl who would rather trust analysis than vague feeling. She refers to herself as ore, and even the way she addresses her trainer—omae, temee, anta—underscores her rough, direct manner. Cold is the easy first reading, but it is not the whole picture; beneath the abrasive delivery, she is also noted to be helpful, just intensely private and allergic to ambiguity.
Her signature habits make her especially memorable. Air Shakur is often seen with a laptop in hand, running race analysis and working with the program she created, Parcae. She dislikes relying on emotion, but that doesn't make her flat or colorless—quite the opposite. Her interests give her a surprising extra dimension, from watching Italian professional soccer to secretly making music under the name !monad. It all fits the same image: someone fiercely intelligent, highly self-contained, and always building some internal system the rest of the room has not caught up to yet.
Her relationships add a few revealing points of contrast. She rooms with Meisho Doto, an amusingly unlikely pairing on paper, and Meisho Doto is also listed among her rivals. Fine Motion appears as a friend and frequent acquaintance, while Agnes Tachyon is framed as a debate partner and intellectual rival—a match that says plenty on its own. Air Messiah is noted as a trusted long-standing connection, suggesting that while Shakur may keep most people at arm's length, she is not incapable of deep trust.
Like many Uma Musume, she is also rooted in racing history: Air Shakur is based on the real Japanese racehorse of the same name, and her character includes a recurring “7 centimeters” motif tied to that horse’s famously narrow Japanese Derby loss. Fittingly, it gives this cool-headed analyst a touch of drama without softening her core. Air Shakur remains what she first appears to be—sharp, cerebral, and formidable—but the more details you gather, the more vivid she becomes.
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13 shared rivals
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (47TH THE GRAND PRIX) · 2002-12-22
Latest: TAKARAZUKA KINEN · 2001-06-24
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (47TH THE GRAND PRIX) · 2002-12-22
Latest: TAKARAZUKA KINEN · 2001-06-24
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (47TH THE GRAND PRIX) · 2002-12-22
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (47TH THE GRAND PRIX) · 2002-12-22
Latest: TENNO SHO (AUTUMN) · 2002-10-27
Latest: TAKARAZUKA KINEN · 2001-06-24
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (47TH THE GRAND PRIX) · 2002-12-22
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (47TH THE GRAND PRIX) · 2002-12-22
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (47TH THE GRAND PRIX) · 2002-12-22
Latest: TENNO SHO (SPRING) · 2001-04-29
Latest: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes · 2000-07-29
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Rivals
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Air Shakur (エアシャカール) was a dark bay Japanese stallion of the late 1990s and early 2000s whose reputation rests on a strong classic campaign at three. Foaled on 26 February 1997, he was bred by Shadai Farm, raced in the colours of Lucky Field Co. Ltd., and was trained at Ritto by Hideyuki Mori.
Career at a glance
Track record
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Finished 1st · G1 · at Nakayama · over 2000m · Nakayama (JP)
Finished 1st · G1 · at Kyoto · over 3000m · Kyoto (JP)
Finished 1st · OP · at Nakayama · over 2000m · Nakayama (JP)
At a glance
Before racing as Air Shakur, he was reportedly known as Air Scudetto.
His pedigree tied him to some powerful bloodlines of the period. He was by Sunday Silence, the dominant sire whose influence reshaped Japanese racing, and out of I Dreamed a Dream, a daughter of Well Decorated. He also came from an active family that included Air Deja Vu, along with Air Sabbath and Air Beyonce, giving his page added depth beyond his own achievements.
On the track, Air Shakur compiled a record of 20 starts for 4 wins, 6 seconds, and 1 third, with earnings of ¥545,053,000. He proved himself a genuine classic-distance colt in 2000, landing two of Japan’s most important races for his age group: the Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) and the Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger). Those victories marked him out as one of the leading three-year-old colts in the country.
That season brought official recognition as well. Air Shakur was named the 2000 JRA Award winner for Best Three-Year-Old Colt, an honour that reflected both the quality of his major wins and his standing within a competitive generation. His classic success, especially in the Kikuka Sho, secured his place in the record of Japanese top-level racing.
After his racing career, Air Shakur stood as a sire, though his life was brief. He died on 13 March 2003. Even so, his name endures as that of a high-class Sunday Silence colt who captured two Japanese classics and earned championship recognition in a notable three-year-old campaign.
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| Date | Race | Grade | Course | Going | Dist | Pos | Draw | Jockey | Wgt | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-12-22 |
ARIMA KINEN (47TH THE GRAND PRIX)
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G1 | Nakayama (JP) | Good to Soft | 2500 m | 9 | 4 | Norihiro Yokoyama | 57.0 kg | 21.1 | 2:34.1 |
| 2002-11-24 | G1 | Nakayama (JP) | Good | 2200 m | 12 | 16 | K.Tanaka | 57.0 kg | 19.7 | 2:13.4 | |
| 2002-10-27 |
TENNO SHO (AUTUMN)
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G1 | Nakayama (JP) | Good | 2000 m | 4 | 14 | Yutaka Take | 58.0 kg | 8.6 | 1:58.8 |
| 2002-06-23 |
TAKARAZUKA KINEN
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G1 | Hanshin (JP) | Good | 2200 m | 4 | 4 | K.Desormeaux | 58.0 kg | 2.9 | 2:13.2 |
| 2002-05-25 |
KINKO SHO
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G2 | Chukyo (JP) | Good | 2000 m | 2 | 18 | Yutaka Take | 59.0 kg | 1.8 | 1:58.5 |
| 2002-03-31 |
SANKEI OSAKA HAI
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G2 | Hanshin (JP) | Good | 2000 m | 2 | 1 | Mirco Demuro | 59.0 kg | 4.4 | 1:59.5 |
| 2001-06-24 |
TAKARAZUKA KINEN
|
G1 | Hanshin (JP) | Good | 2200 m | 5 | 8 | M.Ebina | 58.0 kg | 13.4 | 2:12.3 |
| 2001-04-29 |
TENNO SHO (SPRING)
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G1 | Kyoto (JP) | Good | 3200 m | 8 | 10 | M.Ebina | 58.0 kg | 7.2 | 3:17.9 |
| 2001-04-01 |
SANKEI OSAKA HAI
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G2 | Hanshin (JP) | Good | 2000 m | 2 | 3 | M.Ebina | 59.0 kg | 13.2 | 1:58.5 |
| 2000-11-26 |
JAPAN CUP
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G1 | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 2400 m | 14 | 9 | Yutaka Take | 55.0 kg | 9.5 | 2:28.2 |
| 2000-10-22 |
KIKUKA SHO (JAPANESE ST.LEGER)
|
G1 | Kyoto (JP) | Good | 3000 m | 1 | 15 | Yutaka Take | 57.0 kg | 2.8 | 3:04.7 |
| 2000-09-24 |
KOBE SHIMBUN HAI
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G2 | Hanshin (JP) | Good | 2000 m | 3 | 4 | Yutaka Take | 56.0 kg | 1.7 | 2:02.0 |
| 2000-07-29 |
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
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G1 | Uk (JP) | Good | 2400 m | 5 | 7 | Yutaka Take | 55.0 kg | 0.0 | 2:31.3 |
| 2000-07-29 |
KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH S
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G1 | Asc (JP) | Firm | 12 m | 5 | 8 | - | - | - | 2:31.3 |
| 2000-05-28 |
TOKYO YUSHUN (JAPANESE DERBY)
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G1 | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 2400 m | 2 | 2 | Yutaka Take | 57.0 kg | 2.0 | 2:26.2 |
| 2000-04-16 |
SATSUKI SHO (JAPANESE 2000 GUINEAS)
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G1 | Nakayama (JP) | Good to Soft | 2000 m | 1 | 16 | Yutaka Take | 57.0 kg | 3.4 | 2:01.8 |
| 2000-03-05 |
HOCHI HAI YAYOI SHO
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G2 | Nakayama (JP) | Good | 2000 m | 2 | 16 | Yutaka Take | 55.0 kg | 7.3 | 2:02.5 |
| 1999-12-26 |
HOPEFUL STAKES OP
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OP | Nakayama (JP) | Good | 2000 m | 1 | 4 | Yutaka Take | 54.0 kg | 2.7 | 2:05.9 |
| 1999-12-11 |
3yo ALW (1 Win)
|
Pre-OP | Hanshin (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 2 | 4 | Mirco Demuro | 54.0 kg | 2.9 | 1:36.7 |
| 1999-11-21 |
3yo MDN
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Maiden | Kyoto (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 1 | 2 | Yutaka Take | 54.0 kg | 3.2 | 1:36.4 |
| 1999-10-31 |
3yo DBT
|
Maiden | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 2000 m | 5 | 2 | Yutaka Take | 53.0 kg | 3.4 | 2:04.3 |
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