Silence Suzuka

"I just want to see it... A scenery where no one is around."

- Silence Suzuka

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

Personality
A prodigy who specialises in making a great escape right from the start, alone in her craft. While she seems stoic and quiet at first, she doesn't dislike people and just cares a great deal about running. She strives to see the scenery from the front of the race and will not allow anything to take it away from her.

Among her friends are underclassman and admirer Special Week, her cool senpai Air Groove and the effervescent Machikane Fukukitaru. While she is a bit awkward with making friends (and goes in counter-clockwise circles when stressed), she eventually learns how to relax and just be herself.

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.

Season 1
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. Despite having some reservations about making her top speed, she manages to train without any problems.

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.

Season 2
She flew to the US. She mainly communicates with Spica members online, so most of her appearances are on displays of smartphones.

Songs

 * Silent Star (Solo song)
 * Nanairo no Keshiki (Solo song)
 * Fanfare for Future!
 * ENDLESS DREAM!!
 * Make Debut!
 * Grow Up Shine!
 * Special Record!
 * Find My Only Way
 * Hashire Uma Musume
 * Yume o Kakeru
 * GIRLS' LEGEND U
 * NEXT FRONTIER
 * Nigekiri! Fallin' Love
 * transforming
 * Never Looking Back
 * We are DREAMERS!!
 * GIRLS' LEGEND U
 * Gaze on Me
 * Precious Star Dreamer
 * Umapyoi Densetsu

Special Commentary

 * Requirement: Winning senior Tenno Sho Autumn
 * Reference: 1998 Tenno Sho Autumn, by Tsuneo Shiobara (Fuji TV)

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
"Running is challenging If you want to escape from demon's hand, don't think of the future and just run. If you try to acquire the freedom, overcome the fear of losing steam and fly out forward. Doubting common sences and denying your limits, now start challenging."

- JRA Portrait of the Bucephalus

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 for the 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 behind 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."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)

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. Are your dreams 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


 * "Suzuka" is Keiichi Nagai's crown, after Suzuka Mountains in Mie.
 * 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.
 * 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.