Mejiro Palmer

"Is there something on your mind? Well, you can count on me for anything"

- Mejiro Palmer

Profile
One of the daughters of the Mejiro family. Friendly and welcoming, Palmer is like a big sister to her peers. Very pleasant to talk to and has many friends. She often feels inferior to her relatives in terms of skills, and seeks to find her own strength.

She is the daughter of the Mejiro family – one of the most famous families in the equine girl world.

Songs

 * Mejiro sanka

Trivia

 * Her hobby is golf after her name.

Real Life
"I've been proud of my friends succeeding, But I've also felt irritated with me. Though I'm running at the top, I'm not leading, but chasing their back. I'll shorten the difference, And someday, I'll leave them behind."

- JRA Idols of Horses

Mejiro Palmer is a racehorse in the early 1990s. He was known as one of super frontrunning combi with Daitaku Helios. Despite he was not so expected even by Mejiro Farm and once he ran as a hurdle racer, he returned and won two Grand Prix in a row.


 * His name comes from the professional golfer Arnold Daniel Palmer. Mejiro's 1987-born colts are named after American celebrities, same as Mejiro Ryan and Mejiro McQueen.
 * His team once sent him to hurdle races. But he was very poor at jumping, Soon they felt it was dangerous for him to jump hurdles, and returned to flat race. This experience trained his back muscle and stamina. It is said it caused winning Grand Prix.
 * At 1992 Takarazuka Kinen, Mejiro Farm were going to send McQueen and Palmer. They planned tour to see McQueen, though, He fractured his leg and avoided the race. Farm staff were disappointed, and cancelled the tour. As it was, he won against 9th popularity. That's why Mejiro Farm president Miya Kitano didn't stand on his winner's circle.
 * When Palmer and Helios ran together, they "stupidly" overrode at high pace. Their running styles consumed other horses' stamina. At 1992 Tenno Sho Autumn Palmer lost, but at Arima Kinen he won again. Especially it was difficult for Tokai Teio to deal with them, and he sank at both races.
 * He didn't succeed as a broodsire. However, one of his son Mejiro Raiden won 2002 Kyoto High Jump (J-G2) and placed third at 2004 Nakayama Dai Shogai (J-G1).