Sakura Laurel

Sakura Laurel (サクラローレル Sakura Rooreru) is a character of Uma Musume: Pretty Derby. She is to be a protagonist of Star Blossom.

Personality
Bright, positive and never to be discouraged horse girl. She is not so healthy by birth and has been suffered from injuries. But she stood up how many times she got.

Relationships

 * Seiun Sky: Roommate.
 * IRL: Their main jockey is Norihiro Yokoyama.
 * Mayano Top Gun:
 * IRL: Member of 1997 Top Three.
 * Matches (SL/MTG)
 * 1996 Tenno Sho Spring 1st/5th
 * 1996 Sankei Sho All-comers 1st/4th
 * 1996 Tenno Sho Autumn 3rd/2nd (1st: Bubble Gum Fellow)
 * 1996 Arima Kinen 1st/7th
 * 1997 Tenno Sho Spring 1st/2nd
 * Marvelous Sunday:
 * IRL: Member of 1997 Top Three.
 * Matches (SL/MS)
 * 1996 Tenno Sho Autumn 3rd/4th (1st: Bubble Gum Fellow)
 * 1996 Arima Kinen 1st/2nd
 * 1997 Tenno Sho Spring 2nd/3rd (1st: Mayano Top Gun)
 * Narita Brian: Laurel wants to defeat her.
 * IRL: Laurel defeated him once.
 * Matches (SL/NB)
 * 1996 Tenno Sho Spring 1st/2nd
 * Sakura Bakushin O: Former member of Victory Club.
 * IRL: Their owner is Sakura Commerce, and they belonged to Katsutaro Sakai stable. Laurel accompanied Bakushin O at 1994 Mile Championship.
 * Sakura Chiyono O: Former member of Victory Club.
 * IRL: Their owner is Sakura Commerce, and they belonged to Katsutaro Sakai stable. They have episodes related with their sempai, Sakura Star O.

Songs

 * Youthful Eyes (Solo song)
 * Gaze on Me
 * KIRARI MAGIC SHOW (Random)
 * DRAMATIC JOURNEY
 * Umapyoi Densetsu

Real Life
"Sakura again! Cherry blossoms fully bloom in Kyoto racecourse again! Sakura Laurel!"

- 1996 Tenno Sho Spring, by Kiyoshi Sugimoto (Kansai TV)

Sakura Laurel is a racehorse in the middle of 1990s. He is known as one of 1997 Old Horse Top Three with Mayano Top Gun and Marvelous Sunday. He got fatal injuries in his legs, but he survived and got two G1s.

"Cherry blossoms fully bloom in chrysanthemum season! Sakura in chrysanthemum season! Sakura Star O!"
 * His health was not good, so his debut was delayed until his age of three.
 * He broke his legs twice. The first time was when he was four, training for Tenno Sho Spring. He almost lost his racing abilty or his life, though, his stable tried and tried curing him and he returned on the turf. The second time was during 1997 Prix Foy in France. He lost in the tail end, and the vet suggested to put him down. His groom Ryota Kojima stopped it and returnd to Japan.
 * Kiyoshi Sugimoto announcer's commentary above refers to his sempai, Sakura Star O, the Kikka Sho winner.

- 1987 Kikka Sho, by Kiyoshi Sugimoto (Kansai TV)