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Zenno Rob Roy
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Zenno Rob Roy, often simply called Rob Roy, carries herself like someone with one foot in the library and the other on the track. A Junior Division student from Miho Dormitory, she is defined in official profile notes as a voracious reader with a rich imagination, and that framing suits her perfectly: this is an Uma Musume who openly dreams of writing her own legend through racing. Her quoted self-introduction says as much, with a touch of shy honesty—she admits it is “a little embarrassing,” but fantasy novels mean a great deal to her. That blend of reserve and ambition gives her a particularly appealing presence: soft-spoken, but never small in spirit.
Physically, Zenno Rob Roy is petite at 140 cm, yet her image is anything but faint. Her profile details are precise, from B89/W56/H78 to her 21.0 cm shoe size, and even her race-day composure has those wonderfully specific character touches Uma Musume loves: as a story nears its climax, her ears bend backward, while in nervous crowds her tail goes completely still. They are tiny visual cues, but they say a lot. Rob Roy is the sort of girl whose inner world is busy and vivid, even when her outward expression stays calm.
Her everyday habits and quirks make that image even more memorable. She refers to herself with the standard, gentle watashi, and calls her mentor Trainer-san, fitting her polite and modest demeanor. She is noted to be especially good at giving very precise directions to places, a charmingly practical talent for someone associated with fantasy and imagination. On the other hand, she has some distinctly unheroic banes: humidity and goats. It is exactly the kind of detail that keeps her from feeling too lofty—beneath the “write my own legend” grandeur is a grounded, endearingly specific girl.
There is a quiet richness around her personal context, too. She rooms with Rice Shower at Miho Dormitory, and official relationship listings also place her alongside names like Neo Universe, Agnes Digital, Taiki Shuttle, Manhattan Cafe, and Sweep Tosho, with Sweep Tosho additionally marked as a rival. Even her family note has a peculiar charm: her parents can apparently discuss the latest household appliances from morning until night. Somehow, that domestic little detail fits Rob Roy well. For all her lofty imagination, she is still surrounded by the ordinary texture of life—and that contrast makes her more vivid, not less.
A few quick profile notes help round her out:
- Birthday: March 27
- Voice actor: Haruka Terui
- Dorm: Miho Dormitory
- Roommate: Rice Shower
- Self-pronoun: watashi
- Calls her trainer: Trainer-san
- Rival: Sweep Tosho
She was also one of the characters first teased in a memorable way: her initial profile reveal came through the official account as a character name prediction quiz, with hints describing her as a bookworm, very reserved, and a consistent competitor in races. That early impression still feels accurate. Zenno Rob Roy is not flashy in the obvious sense; her charm lies in the way she makes earnestness feel grand. She reads deeply, imagines boldly, and steps onto the track as if every race might become a chapter worth remembering.
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Latest: ARIMA KINEN (THE GRAND PRIX) · 2005-12-25
Latest: TENNO SHO (AUTUMN) · 2005-10-30
Latest: TENNO SHO (SPRING) · 2004-05-02
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (THE GRAND PRIX) · 2004-12-26
Latest: TENNO SHO (AUTUMN) · 2005-10-30
Latest: TAKARAZUKA KINEN · 2005-06-26
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (THE GRAND PRIX) · 2003-12-28
Latest: ARIMA KINEN (THE GRAND PRIX) · 2003-12-28
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Zenno Rob Roy (ゼンノロブロイ) was a dark bay Japanese stallion of the 2000s, foaled on 27 March 2000 and bred by Shiraoi Farm. He raced for Kumiko Osako and was trained at Miho by Kazuo Fujisawa, one of the most prominent conditioners of his era. A son of the great Sunday Silence out of Roamin Rachel, by Mining, he came from an international pedigree and was sold for ¥94.50 million at the 2000 Select Sale before going on to justify that early regard on the track.
Career at a glance
Track record
Featured races
Finished 1st · G1 · at Tokyo · over 2000m · Tokyo (JP)
Finished 1st · G1 · at Tokyo · over 2400m · Tokyo (JP)
Finished 1st · G1 · at Nakayama · over 2500m · Nakayama (JP)
At a glance
His career developed from high-class promise into championship distinction. Zenno Rob Roy won the Aoba Sho in 2003 and later added the Kobe Shimbun Hai, marking himself as one of the better horses of his generation. Over 20 starts he compiled a record of 7 wins, 6 seconds and 4 thirds, and his earnings reached more than ¥1.1 billion in Japan, with additional overseas earnings also recorded. Regularly associated with jockeys such as Norihiro Yokoyama and Olivier Peslier, he proved both durable and consistently effective at the top level.
The defining stretch of his career came in 2004, when he put together one of the standout campaigns in modern Japanese racing. That year he captured the Tennō Shō (Autumn), the Japan Cup, and the Arima Kinen, completing a remarkable late-season treble against elite opposition. The Japan Cup is listed among his major wins, but in historical terms it was the whole sequence that secured his place: few horses finish a season by taking all three of those major races in succession.
Those performances brought him the highest domestic recognition. Zenno Rob Roy was named the 2004 JRA Horse of the Year and also received the title of JRA Best Older Colt or Horse. The honors reflected not just a single marquee victory, but a campaign of sustained excellence that made him one of the signature Japanese runners of the mid-2000s.
His background also adds interest to his story. By Sunday Silence, he belonged to the sire line that reshaped Japanese breeding, while his dam Roamin Rachel connected him to an American female family; his listed siblings include Indy Bold, Darling My Darling, and Stray Cat. After retirement he stood as a stallion, and he lived until 2 September 2022. Even beyond his own record, Zenno Rob Roy remains an emblem of the Sunday Silence era in Japan: a colt bought for promise, developed patiently by Fujisawa, and remembered for a championship peak that culminated in the nation’s highest racing honors.
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| Date | Race | Grade | Course | Going | Dist | Pos | Draw | Jockey | Wgt | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-12-25 |
ARIMA KINEN (THE GRAND PRIX)
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G1 | Nakayama (JP) | Good | 2500 m | 8 | 3 | K.Desormeaux | 57.0 kg | 6.8 | 2:32.8 |
| 2005-11-27 |
JAPAN CUP
|
G1 | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 2400 m | 3 | 8 | K.Desormeaux | 57.0 kg | 2.1 | 2:22.4 |
| 2005-10-30 |
TENNO SHO (AUTUMN)
|
G1 | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 2000 m | 2 | 13 | Norihiro Yokoyama | 58.0 kg | 2.2 | 2:00.1 |
| 2005-08-16 |
JUDOMONTE INTERNATIONAL STAKES
|
G1 | Uk (JP) | Good | 2080 m | 2 | 6 | Yutaka Take | 59.5 kg | 0.0 | - |
| 2005-06-26 |
TAKARAZUKA KINEN
|
G1 | Hanshin (JP) | Good | 2200 m | 3 | 6 | K.Desormeaux | 58.0 kg | 3.0 | 2:11.7 |
| 2004-12-26 |
ARIMA KINEN (THE GRAND PRIX)
|
G1 | Nakayama (JP) | Good | 2500 m | 1 | 1 | O.Peslier | 57.0 kg | 2.0 | 2:29.5 |
| 2004-11-28 |
JAPAN CUP
|
G1 | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 2400 m | 1 | 9 | O.Peslier | 57.0 kg | 2.7 | 2:24.2 |
| 2004-10-31 |
TENNO SHO (AUTUMN)
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G1 | Tokyo (JP) | Good to Soft | 2000 m | 1 | 13 | O.Peslier | 58.0 kg | 3.4 | 1:58.9 |
| 2004-10-10 |
KYOTO DAISHOTEN
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G2 | Kyoto (JP) | Good | 2400 m | 2 | 4 | Y.Okabe | 57.0 kg | 1.4 | 2:25.2 |
| 2004-06-27 |
TAKARAZUKA KINEN
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G1 | Hanshin (JP) | Good | 2200 m | 4 | 3 | K.Tanaka | 58.0 kg | 3.9 | 2:11.6 |
| 2004-05-02 |
TENNO SHO (SPRING)
|
G1 | Kyoto (JP) | Good | 3200 m | 2 | 16 | D.Oliver | 58.0 kg | 7.7 | 3:19.5 |
| 2004-03-27 |
NIKKEI SHO
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G2 | Nakayama (JP) | Good | 2500 m | 2 | 6 | Y.Shibata | 57.0 kg | 1.1 | 2:32.8 |
| 2003-12-28 |
ARIMA KINEN (THE GRAND PRIX)
|
G1 | Nakayama (JP) | Good | 2500 m | 3 | 2 | Y.Shibata | 55.0 kg | 5.9 | 2:32.1 |
| 2003-10-26 |
KIKUKA SHO (JAPANESE ST.LEGER)
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G1 | Kyoto (JP) | Good | 3000 m | 4 | 4 | O.Peslier | 57.0 kg | 2.5 | 3:05.3 |
| 2003-09-28 |
KOBE SHIMBUN HAI
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G2 | Hanshin (JP) | Good | 2000 m | 1 | 2 | K.Desormeaux | 56.0 kg | 3.9 | 1:59.5 |
| 2003-06-01 |
TOKYO YUSHUN (JAPANESE DERBY)
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G1 | Tokyo (JP) | Soft | 2400 m | 2 | 3 | Norihiro Yokoyama | 57.0 kg | 6.4 | 2:28.6 |
| 2003-05-03 |
TV TOKYO HAI AOBA SHO
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G2 | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 2400 m | 1 | 11 | Norihiro Yokoyama | 56.0 kg | 2.3 | 2:26.3 |
| 2003-04-12 |
YAMABUKI SHO ALW (1 Win)
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Pre-OP | Nakayama (JP) | Good | 2200 m | 1 | 10 | Norihiro Yokoyama | 56.0 kg | 1.4 | 2:14.9 |
| 2003-03-02 |
SUMIRE STAKES OP
|
OP | Hanshin (JP) | Good to Soft | 2200 m | 3 | 5 | Norihiro Yokoyama | 56.0 kg | 2.8 | 2:17.3 |
| 2003-02-09 |
3yo DBT
|
Maiden | Nakayama (JP) | Good to Soft | 1600 m | 1 | 10 | Norihiro Yokoyama | 56.0 kg | 1.8 | 1:37.8 |
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