Uma profile
Biko Pegasus
Bikō Pegasasu, better known as Biko, is the kind of Uma Musume whose profile feels charged before she even moves. A Junior Division student living in Ritto Dormitory, she stands at just 144 cm—petite enough to be underestimated by anyone foolish enough to confuse size with presence. Biko’s details paint a compact, high-energy impression: sharp, vivid, and impossible to file away as merely “small.” She feels like a character built to leave a mark.
That impression only grows stronger in the little official touches that define her. She calls herself Atashi, addresses her mentor simply as Trainer, and carries a profile note so charmingly determined it practically sums up her whole aura: “Slight gain (eating lots to grow bigger!)”. There is something wonderfully earnest and theatrical in that line. It suggests a girl who meets even her own growth spurts with gusto, turning a plain stat into a declaration of intent. With listed measurements of 72-54-75 and a 19.5 cm shoe size, Biko’s profile sketches a tiny silhouette with outsized force behind it.
Her place in the wider cast gives her even more spark. Biko shares a room with Hishi Akebono, who is also named as both a rival and stablemate—a delightfully intense combination that speaks to the everyday overlap of competition and companionship in dorm life. Her rival circle also includes Shinko Windy, Curren Chan, Hishi Amazon, and Narita Brian, while Mayano Top Gun and Fenomeno appear among her related connections. Even stated plainly, that is lively company, and Biko sits right in the middle of it.
She is voiced by Aimi Tanaka, a credit that suits a character whose official fragments already feel bright with momentum. Her birthday, February 8, is one more neat detail in a profile that thrives on concise impact rather than sprawling biography. Biko’s appeal lies in that concentrated energy: the nickname, the self-styling Atashi, the determination to “grow bigger,” the roommate who is also a rival. Put together, it creates a dramatic little portrait of a girl who seems wholly unwilling to fade into the background.
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Latest: YASUDA KINEN · 1997-06-08
Latest: YASUDA KINEN · 1996-06-09
Latest: SPRINTERS STAKES · 1994-12-18
Latest: YASUDA KINEN · 1998-06-14
Latest: HANKYU HAI · 1995-06-03
Latest: MILE CHAMPIONSHIP · 1994-11-20
Latest: YASUDA KINEN · 1998-06-14
Latest: FEBRUARY STAKES · 1997-02-16
Latest: TAKAMATSUNOMIYA HAI · 1996-05-19
Latest: LORD DERBY CHALLENGE TROPHY · 1996-04-06
Latest: YASUDA KINEN · 1995-05-14
Related Umas
7 total · 7 linked
Rivals
5 total · 5 linked
Stablemates
1 total · 1 linked
Mentioned By Related Umas
4 profiles
Mentioned By Rivals
2 profiles
Biko Pegasus was a bay stallion of the 1990s whose career connected American bloodlines with Japanese racing. Foaled on 8 February 1991, he was bred by Robert Steven Stables, raced in Japan for U.Legend, and was trained at Ritto by Tsugio Yanagida. An American-bred, Japanese-trained Thoroughbred, he became best known as a high-class sprinter, earning ¥357.85 million in JRA prize money during a solid and durable racing career.
Career at a glance
Track record
Featured races
Finished 1st · G3 · at Nakayama · over 1600m · Nakayama (JP)
Finished 1st · G3 · at Kyoto · over 1400m · Kyoto (JP)
Finished 1st · Pre-OP · at Hanshin · over 1400m · Hanshin (JP)
At a glance
His pedigree gave him an especially notable international profile. Biko Pegasus was by Danzig, one of the most influential sires of the late 20th century and a son of Northern Dancer, out of Condessa, a daughter of Condorcet. That background made him a foreign-bred runner with elite sire power behind him, and he carried that distinction successfully onto Japanese tracks. Research sources also identify siblings including Crypto Condessa, Bashoosh, and Gold Conde.
On the track, Biko Pegasus compiled a record of 27 starts for 4 wins, 6 seconds, and 2 thirds. His major breakthrough came in the 1994 Keisei Hai, and he added his principal graded success in the 1995 Centaur Stakes (G3), the race most closely associated with his name. Those performances helped define him as a specialist around sprint distances, and his overall earnings reflect a horse who remained competitive at a good level even beyond his headline victories.
In historical terms, Biko Pegasus stands as a representative example of the foreign-bred horses who made a visible impact in Japan during the 1990s. He was not simply a one-race wonder: his record shows repeated placings and sustained effectiveness, while his Danzig pedigree gave him significance beyond bare win totals. His career also illustrates the period’s growing international exchange in Thoroughbred racing and breeding, with imported bloodstock contributing directly to Japanese racing depth.
After racing, Biko Pegasus retired to stud. The available research supports 34 progeny and 8 JRA wins from his offspring, indicating that while he did not become a major breed-shaping sire, he did leave a measurable mark as a stallion. He died on 11 June 2019, closing the story of a horse remembered for bringing top-class international pedigree and genuine sprint quality to Japanese racing.
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| Date | Race | Grade | Course | Going | Dist | Pos | Draw | Jockey | Wgt | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-06-14 |
YASUDA KINEN
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G1 | Tokyo (JP) | Heavy | 1600 m | 13 | 15 | H.Uemura | 58.0 kg | 116.4 | 1:40.4 |
| 1998-05-24 |
TAKAMATSUNOMIYA KINEN
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G1 | Chukyo (JP) | Good to Soft | 1200 m | 6 | 2 | H.Uemura | 57.0 kg | 92.7 | 1:09.7 |
| 1998-03-08 |
YOMIURI MILERS CUP
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G2 | Hanshin (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 11 | 13 | H.Uemura | 58.0 kg | 51.1 | 1:35.4 |
| 1997-06-08 |
YASUDA KINEN
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G1 | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 6 | 18 | Norihiro Yokoyama | 58.0 kg | 31.1 | 1:34.4 |
| 1997-05-18 |
TAKAMATSUNOMIYA HAI
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G1 | Chukyo (JP) | Good | 1200 m | 10 | 15 | Norihiro Yokoyama | 57.0 kg | 5.6 | 1:08.9 |
| 1997-04-20 |
SILK ROAD STAKES
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G3 | Kyoto (JP) | Good | 1200 m | 2 | 1 | H.Uemura | 58.0 kg | 10.7 | 1:07.6 |
| 1997-02-16 |
FEBRUARY STAKES
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G1 | Tokyo (JP) | Heavy | 1600 m | 4 | 9 | Yutaka Take | 57.0 kg | 10.0 | 1:36.8 |
| 1996-12-15 |
SPRINTERS STAKES
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G1 | Nakayama (JP) | Good | 1200 m | 7 | 2 | H.Matoba | 57.0 kg | 5.3 | 1:10.2 |
| 1996-11-17 |
MILE CHAMPIONSHIP
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G1 | Kyoto (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 9 | 16 | H.Matoba | 57.0 kg | 5.0 | 1:34.3 |
| 1996-10-26 |
SWAN STAKES
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G2 | Kyoto (JP) | Good | 1400 m | 2 | 8 | H.Matoba | 57.0 kg | 14.9 | 1:19.3 |
| 1996-06-09 |
YASUDA KINEN
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G1 | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 5 | 6 | H.Matoba | 58.0 kg | 20.5 | 1:33.6 |
| 1996-05-19 |
TAKAMATSUNOMIYA HAI
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G1 | Chukyo (JP) | Good | 1200 m | 2 | 13 | Norihiro Yokoyama | 57.0 kg | 6.5 | 1:07.8 |
| 1996-04-06 |
LORD DERBY CHALLENGE TROPHY
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G3 | Nakayama (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 3 | 7 | Yutaka Take | 58.0 kg | 4.2 | 1:33.5 |
| 1995-12-17 |
SPRINTERS STAKES
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G1 | Nakayama (JP) | Good | 1200 m | 2 | 12 | Norihiro Yokoyama | 57.0 kg | 4.2 | 1:08.3 |
| 1995-11-19 |
MILE CHAMPIONSHIP
|
G1 | Kyoto (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 4 | 5 | Yutaka Take | 57.0 kg | 2.9 | 1:34.0 |
| 1995-10-01 |
CENTAUR STAKES
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G3 | Kyoto (JP) | Good to Soft | 1400 m | 1 | 12 | Yutaka Take | 57.0 kg | 6.4 | 1:21.2 |
| 1995-06-03 |
HANKYU HAI
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G3 | Kyoto (JP) | Good | 1400 m | 12 | 18 | H.Uemura | 57.5 kg | 2.9 | 1:21.2 |
| 1995-05-14 |
YASUDA KINEN
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G1 | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 4 | 13 | H.Matoba | 57.0 kg | 21.5 | 1:33.4 |
| 1995-04-22 |
RITTO STAKES OP
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OP | Kyoto (JP) | Good to Soft | 1400 m | 7 | 15 | H.Uemura | 57.0 kg | 3.8 | 1:23.7 |
| 1994-12-18 |
SPRINTERS STAKES
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G1 | Nakayama (JP) | Good | 1200 m | 2 | 12 | H.Matoba | 55.0 kg | 16.6 | 1:07.8 |
| 1994-11-20 |
MILE CHAMPIONSHIP
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G1 | Kyoto (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 5 | 13 | H.Matoba | 55.0 kg | 18.0 | 1:33.8 |
| 1994-10-29 |
SWAN STAKES
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G2 | Hanshin (JP) | Good | 1400 m | 7 | 4 | H.Uemura | 55.0 kg | 6.8 | 1:21.0 |
| 1994-07-02 |
CHUNICHI SPORTS SHO YONSAI STAKES
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G3 | Chukyo (JP) | Good | 1800 m | 2 | 6 | H.Uemura | 56.0 kg | 1.2 | 1:48.9 |
| 1994-06-05 |
NEW ZEALAND TROPHY YONSAI STAKES
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G2 | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 3 | 8 | H.Uemura | 56.0 kg | 2.8 | 1:35.9 |
| 1994-01-09 |
KEISEI HAI
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G3 | Nakayama (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 1 | 5 | H.Matoba | 55.0 kg | 5.3 | 1:33.9 |
| 1993-12-26 |
SAZANKA SHO ALW (1 Win)
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Pre-OP | Hanshin (JP) | Good | 1400 m | 1 | 1 | H.Uemura | 54.0 kg | 1.9 | 1:26.4 |
| 1993-11-06 |
3yo DBT
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Maiden | Kyoto (JP) | Good | 1200 m | 1 | 15 | H.Uemura | 53.0 kg | 3.8 | 1:12.9 |
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