Taiki Shuttle

“Howdy! If it’s the mile, then it’s no problem! Here we go!”

―Taiki Shuttle

Taiki Shuttle
Name	Taiki Shuttle
Kana	タイキシャトル
Romaji	Taiki Shatoru
T. Chn.	大樹快車
Korean	타이키 셔틀
Other Names	Strongest Miler
Characteristics
Species	Horse Girl
Birthday	March 23
Birthplace	United States
Gender	Female
Height	172cm (5'8")
Three Sizes	B94 - W59 - H90
Team	Team Rigil
Occupation	Student
Affiliation	Miho Dormitory
Voice Actor
Japanese	Yuka Ōtsubo

Taiki Shuttle (タイキシャトル, Taiki Shatoru) is a supporting character in Uma Musume: Pretty Derby.

She is well known as the fastest short-distance horse girl in Japan.

Personality

Taiki Shuttle is a joyful and bright fun-lover who often mixes English phrases into her words. She doesn't like to think about difficult things and mostly acts intuitively. Unrivaled in short distance races, Taiki Shuttle is proud of her abilities.

Appearance

She is a tall, busty horse girl who has light orange hair with medium length and a pair of long, thin horse ears. Her hair is tied up into a high ponytail with a green star-shaped hair band. She wears a pin with the same shape on the right side of her head. Her eyes are cobalt blue.

Songs

• Chokkan No Problem! (Solo song)
• Kiseki o Shinjite!
• Make Debut!
• Grow Up Shine!
• GIRLS' LEGEND U
• Honnou Speed
• UNLIMITED IMPACT
• Winning' 5 -Winning☆Five-
• Never Looking Back
• We are DREAMERS!!
• Gaze on Me
• Umapyoi Densetsu

Special Commentary

Uma Musume	Real Life
タイキシャトル強い！　タイキシャトル文句なし！ 圧勝ーッ！	タイキシャトル強い！　タイキシャトル文句なし！ タイキシャトル文句なし！　圧勝ーッ！
Taiki Shuttle is strong! Taiki Shuttle is perfect! The overwhelming victory!	Taiki Shuttle is strong! Taiki Shuttle is perfect! Taiki Shuttle is perfect! The overwhelming victory!

• Requirement: Winning Sprinters Stakes by some lengths
• Reference: 1997 Sprinters Stakes by Tatsuya Aoshima (Fuji TV)

Real Life

IRL: Taiki Shuttle
Basic profile
Name	Taiki Shuttle
Kana	タイキシャトル
Romaji	Taiki Shatoru
Hong Kong	大樹快車
Nickname	Strongest Miler Shutt-Jiiji
Sex	Stallion
Color	Flaxen chestnut
Birth	March 23, 1994
Death	August 17, 2022
Birthplace	Kentucky, United States
Breeder	Taiki Farm
Owner	Taiki Farm
Racing silk	Green, white stars, sleeves with white stripes
Family
Father	Devil's Bag (USA)
Mother	Welsh Muffin (UK)
Damsire	Caeleon (IRE)
Children	Win Kluger Meisho Bowler Summer Wind
Grandchildren	Straight Girl One and Only Reine Minoru
Great-grandchildren	Yoshio
Racing Info
First run	April 19, 1997
Last run	December 20, 1998
Traning Center	Miho
Trainer	Kazuo Fujisawa
Jockeys	Yukio Okabe, 11 times Norihiro Yokoyama, 2 times
Result
Runs	13
Wins	11
Earnings	615,485,000 JPY
Major wins	1997 Unicorn Stakes, G3 1997 Swan Stakes, G2 1997 Mile Championship, G1 1997 Sprinters Stakes, G1 1998 Keio Hai Spring Cup, G2 1998 Yasuda Kinen, G1 1998 Prix Jacques Le Marois, G1 1998 Mile Championship, G1
Honors	1997 JRA Award for Best Sprinter or Miler 1998 JRA Award for Horse of the Year 1998 JRA Award for Best Sprinter or Miler 1998 JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse 1998 Hermes Award Greatest Older Horse 1999 JRA Hall of Fame

“In 1998, Yasuda Kinen.
The invincible in the heavy rain, Taiki Shuttle.
Possibility makes people excited.”

―2011 Yasuda Kinen Commercial, by JRA

Taiki Shuttle is a racehorse in the late 1990s. He had overwhelming speed in mile races. He won five G1s including French one.

• His name comes from a space shuttle. Taiki Town has many JAXA facilities.
• In 1997, He won Mile Championship and Sprinters Stakes in a row. This was the first in JRA.
• He is the second Japanese-trained horse who won a foreign G1.
  • Just a week before he won, Seeking the Pearl won Prix Maurice de Geest. Few knew she went to France, so fans and Shuttle's stable were surprised.
• After he retired a studhorse in 2017, he moved to Versailles Resort Farm in Hidaka Town, and lived with Meisho Doto. In 2021, both moved to Nothern Lake in Niikappu Town.
• In 2022, Taiki Shuttle passed away by a heart failure.