Silence Suzuka

"There is no reason for it. I just want to run."

- Silence Suzuka

Silence Suzuka (サイレンススズカ, Sairensu Suzuka) is one of the main protagonist of Uma Musume.

Formerly a member of Team Rigil, she enrolled to Team Spica for a better surrounding that understands her way of running. She is a talented horse girl that hopes to give inspiration to fellow horse girls. Famous for her speed, she is one of the crowd's favorites.

She suffers from a fracture injury caused during the running of Tenno Sho Autumn. After nine months of recovery, she was able to train along with her teammates again.

After a whole year of being absent from races, Suzuka participated in the open special race. She successfully made her comeback by winning the race with a huge lead.

Personality
Silence Suzuka is described as a calm and silent person. She is a good tactician, making her a difficult opponent to defeat. Despite her quiet and seemingly cold nature, she is quite caring to the ones around her, especially Special Week. After joining Team Spica, she finally expressed the happiness that she never had after enrolling to Tracen Academy,due to the way the other horse girls see her. However she can be insecure about her speed when her leg was just healed.

Appearance
Despite her incredible speed, she has a petite body. Her hair is orange waist-length and her horse ears are covered with small green caps. She wears a white headband with green stripes and a charm on her right ear. Her eyes are green and look expressionless most of the time.

Starting Gate 01

 * Fanfare for Future!


 * Silent Star


 * Umapyoi Densetsu

Trivia

 * The ends of Silence Suzuka's Tenno Sho Autumn are different by the story.
 * In the anime, she suffered only from a fracture injury. It would be cured, and she turned back on the turf.
 * In the game training mode, Silence Suzuka's final campaign is winning Tenno Sho Autumn. When she achieve, you can hear a special commentary.
 * In the 5th chapter of story mode, trainer dreams her "nightmare" beyond Great Zelkova in Fuchu and lost his/her way whether she can enter.
 * She had a habit of turning to the left when there is space to walk. There is an actual episode.
 * The open special race she ran in anime is probably Capital Stakes. It was the day before Japan Cup, that Special Week entered.
 * Of course, in real life, he was not in this world. Actural winner is Sun Flare, the model of Sun Visor.
 * Besides Team Spica, her relationships are broad. She gets along with Air Groove or Matikanefukukitaru, who she fought in real life. In fact, Special Week is the exception.

Real Life
"Wherever he goes, he runs away! Great, great, Silence Suzuka! Good view for the Tenno Sho Shield!"

- 1998 Mainichi Okan, by Tatsuya Aoshima (Fuji TV)

Silence Suzuka is a racehorse in the late 1990s. He was a legendary frontrunner, but passed away in the middle of his life.

In 1997 (3 years old)
Silence Suzuka made a debut at Kyoto 1600m maiden race. he won by 7 length, however, he was not so invinsible in this year. he and his stable didn't understand his strong points.

At Yayoi Sho, he suddenly went through under the gate. He lost in 8th.

His stable aimed Japanese Derby. Suzuka won Principal Stakes (OP) to get a priority to the Derby. Nevertheless, he didn't harmonize with his jockey and lost in 8th.

At Kobe Shimbun Hai (G2), Suzuka was at the top in homestretch, however, Matikanefukukitaru came from bihind and overtook him.

At Autumn Tenno Sho and Mile Championship, his jockey changed from Hiroyuki Uemura to Hiroshi Kawachi. Suzuka didn't listen to him and lost both races.

At Hong Kong International Cup, Yutaka Take jockey rode on him. Yutaka let him run away. Although Suzuka lost in 5th, he could run smoothly. Yutaka decided to continue the strategy.

In 1998 (4 years old)
Suzuka awoke as a frontrunner and won 6 times in a row, including 5 grade races, as you saw in the anime.

He won a G1 at Takarazuka Kinen and defeat Air Groove and Mejiro Bright. At Mainichi Okan he won against El Condor Pasa and Grass Wonder.

At Tenno Sho Autumn, Yutaka Take, stable said he is the best condition. Fans didn't thought whether he would win, but how far he would draw away to win.

In the race, Silence Suzuka left all behind and drew away by over 10 length, however, suddenly he decelerated at the third corner. He fractured his left front leg. He evacuated to the outside as if he had protected his jockey, Then, he was carried by cargo and diagnosed as poor prognosis.

Silence Suzuka was euthanized at the age of four. His tomb is in his homeland Inahara Farm and Hanshin racecourse.

"Horseracing fans in Japan, how about you? I remember Silence Suzuka's goal one year ago, at which he was the first to the end. And this year, your and my dreams run. Is your dream Special Week or Grass Wonder? My dream is Silence Suzuka. Though the dream won't come true, I wanted him to run with the Derby and Grand Prix horses again."

- by Kiyoshi Sugimoto, at 1999 Takarazuka Kinen


 * At 1998 Tenno Sho Autumn, Fuji TV announcer shouted "The Sunday of silence!" This phrase symbolized this incident.
 * the anime well reproduces real life, however, Only this phrase is not said because it is too shocking.
 * In the game version, since "she" can win, the special commentary is totally inverted from real-life one.
 * In English it sounds like Suzuka's father, but it is probably unexpected. The announcer said in Japanese, "沈黙の日曜日 (Chinmoku no Nichiyoubi)"
 * Silence Suzuka had a habit of turning left. When his groom tried hanging tatami mat in his stable to stop him, he got stressed out and lost at Mile Championship.
 * Special Week couldn't fight with him. In real life, they have no relations except both have same father.
 * She awoke to frontrunning at Kinko Sho, so he was chosen as the memorial horse of Chukyo racecourse. Later Silence Suzuka Square and his memorial was built in Chukyo, and his 1/1 figure was placed, too.
 * In 2022, Chukyo racecourse held Silence Suzuka AR photo contest. Horse girl Suzuka's VA Marika Kouno joined it.