Jungle Pocket

"Follow my lead. I'll show ya who's the 'strongest'!"

- Jungle Pocket

Jungle Pocket (ジャングルポケット, Janguru Poketto) is a character in Uma Musume: Pretty Derby.

Personality
Full of mischief and a mouth that likes to boast, Jungle Pocket's aim is to become the strongest runner ever.

Before, she was the leader of a group of ruffians in the world of freestyle races. However, it was Fuji Kiseki's strong performance in races that managed to propel her into the world of official racing. With her bros cheering her on, she's feeling pumped and ready to smash anyone into pieces to this day.

Relationships

 * Fuji Kiseki: Jungle Pocket admires Fuji Kiseki.
 * IRL: "Foal". At three years old, they have same owner, trainer, and jockey. JunPocke won the Derby that Fuji Kiseki couldn't enter.
 * Tosen Jordan:
 * IRL: Foal and succeeding sire.
 * Agnes Tachyon: Friend and rival.
 * IRL: Fought twice.
 * Matches (JP/AT)
 * 2000 Radio Tampa Hai 3-year-old Stakes (2nd/1st)
 * 2001 Satsuki Sho (1st/3rd)
 * Manhattan Cafe: Friend and rival.
 * IRL: Fought twice.
 * Matches (JP/MC)
 * 2001 Kikka Sho (4th/1st)
 * 2002 Tenno Sho Spring (2nd/1st)
 * T.M. Opera O:
 * IRL: JunPocke defeated Opera O at the Japan Cup to end his "dynasty".
 * Matches (JP/TMO)
 * 2001 Japan Cup (1st/2nd)

Special Commentary

 * Requirement:
 * Reference:

Trivia

 * At PakaLive TV Vol. 25, an unknown horse girl was found on the MV of Everlasting BEAT. On the MV, real-life fathers were placed next to children (except Satono Diamond and Satono Crown), so fans expected she was Jungle Pocket. She was replaced to Air Groove on the nonstream version. Air Groove and Jungle Pocket has same father, Tony Bin.
 * Since Jungle Pocket belonged to Shadai Group in "his" late racing life, it had been thought it was difficult to appear "her" in Uma Musume.



Real Life
"Jump out of the jungle His figure is a thoroughbred. But blood in his body is hybrid of wild beasts. With sharpness of wolves, quickness of pumas, and monstrous power of grizzly bears, he hunts his preys. Jungle is too small for him. In this vast wasteland, his talent will live."

- JRA Portrait of the Bucephalus

Jungle Pocket is a racehorse in the early 2000s. He won the Japanese Derby, which was liberated for foreign-bred horse, as a home-bred horse. He also won the Japan Cup at age of three, defeating T.M. Opera O and ended his "dynasty". He also succeeded as a studhorse and sired many G1 horses.


 * His name comes from a children's song, broadcasted on NHK Educational . It is said Yomoji's daughter liked the song.
 * After the victory lap of the Japanese Derby, he neighed loudly. The race commentator compared it to his victory cry.
 * His owner had been changed to Katsumi Yoshida, a representative of Notern Farm, since 2002 Japan Cup.
 * He was joked he is Fuji Kiseki's "foal". At three years old, Jungle Pocket's owner, trainer, and jockey were same as him.
 * A comedian trio Jungle Pocket is named after him. Their leader Shinji Saito likes horseracing, and he named his team after any racehorse. Jungle Pocket was strong especially in Tokyo Racecourse, so he included his wish in their group's name never to lose in Tokyo.
 * Saito purchased a Jungle Pocket's foal, Omatase Shimashita. She is running in Kasamatsu Racecourse.
 * Saito is watching Uma Musume anime as a project in his YouTube channel. Probably he doesn't know Jungle Pocket hadn't been in Uma Musume.