Hokko Tarumae

"I'm Hokko Tarumae, Tomakomai's Tourism Ambassador!★ ....Hmm, would I look cuter if I looked up more?"

- Hokko Tarumae

Hokko Tarumae (ホッコータルマエ, Hokko Tarumae) is one of characters of Uma Musume: Pretty Derby.

Personality
Hokko Tarumae is a local idol in her small town of Tomakomai. She has officially been appointed "Tomakomai's Tourism Ambassador" because of her passionate love for her hometown. She is seriously trying to promote Tomakomai and its many joys in her running and live performances. But sometimes, she gets so serious that she tends to stray away from her original purpose.

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Real Life
"How are you, Hokko Tarumae? I'm very sorry for not seeing you today. In your racing age, I tied up with you and won no less than 10 dirt G1s. You are the one of horses I can't forget. You are in a different environment as a stallion now, I expect you to be as active as you were racing. I'm looking forward to riding on your children. P.S. I'm sorry for whipping you many times in your active age (lol)."

- 2019 Hokko Tarumae exhibition event, by Hideaki Miyuki, main jockey

Hokko Tarumae is a racehorse in the 2010s. He won ten dirt G1/Jpn1s, setting the Japan record at that time. He rivaled Copano Rickey at ten races, and won five times. He has also the record winning Kawasaki Kinen three times in a row.


 * His crown name Hokko comes from his owner's company, Hokkai Doken Kogyo Co., Ltd. in Tomakomai City, Hokkaido. He’s named after Mt. Tarumae there.
 * In 2015, Hokko Tarumae really became a Tomakomai’s Tourism Ambassador and comes out to promote the town during cheering events. His cheering songs were made by Manabu Kanbayashi.
 * At 2013 Japan Cup Dirt, his jockey Hideaki Miyuki furiously drove him at the homestrech, with exaggerated actions . A horseracing publisher Ray Paulick wrote he had had more dance moves than Michael Jackson . Fans called the actions as "Miyuki dance" or "frying yakisoba on the horse".