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Mihono Bourbon, ミホノブルボン, is the sort of Uma Musume who can make a room go still just by focusing on a goal. Nicknamed the “Cyborg,” she is famous for her blank precision: she interprets things numerically, moves with cool efficiency, and fixes herself on a mission with almost mechanical certainty. Her stated target says everything about her dramatic, uncompromising style: “Target confirmed. Beginning Operation: Triple Crown Victory.” It is a wonderfully severe image—but the important thing is that Mihono Bourbon is not truly emotionless. Her ironclad manner was shaped by intense training from childhood and by simply not having many chances to socialize, leaving her feelings tucked carefully beneath the polished surface.
That contrast is what gives her profile its particular spark. On first impression, she can seem inorganic, almost intimidatingly controlled, the kind of runner who turns ambition into a procedure and determination into a system. Yet the official notes make it clear that this is learned composure, not emptiness. There is warmth under the armor, even if she does not advertise it easily. She refers to herself as Watashi, and she calls her trainer “Master,” a detail that only sharpens her disciplined, mission-oriented aura. In a cast full of bright personalities, Mihono Bourbon stands out by being so resolutely, memorably composed.
Even her trivia feels larger-than-life in that slightly deadpan Bourbon way. Her strong point is listed as staring contests, which feels entirely believable for someone with such relentless focus, while her weak point is using electronic appliances—an unexpectedly charming crack in the machine-like image. Her family reportedly adopted an analog lifestyle because appliances kept breaking around her. Her ears perk up at commands even in her sleep, and there is even a rumor that her tail is strong enough for her to stand on it. Then the profile turns oddly, wonderfully human again: thanks to her father, she still thinks thunder might steal her tail. It is exactly the sort of detail that keeps the “Cyborg” nickname from flattening her into a gimmick.
Mihono Bourbon is a Senior Division student living in Ritto Dormitory, where her roommate is Nishino Flower. She is listed at 160 cm, with a recorded weight of “No change,” and is voiced by Ikumi Hasegawa, whose performance helps carry that careful balance between severity and hidden feeling. Her orbit also includes names like Rice Shower, Smart Falcon, and Transcend, while Rice Shower and Sakura Bakushin O are noted among her rivals. For all the steel in her presentation, there is also a quietly reassuring side to her: one profile note says that people who have received piggyback rides from her describe her back as surprisingly broad and comforting. That may be the neatest summary of Mihono Bourbon there is—unyielding at a glance, dependable when it matters.
A few quick facts:
- Birthday: April 25
- Dorm: Ritto Dormitory
- Roommate: Nishino Flower
- Self-pronoun: Watashi
- Trainer address: Master
- Voice actor: Ikumi Hasegawa
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Mihono Bourbon was one of the standout Japanese colts of the early 1990s, a chestnut stallion foaled on 25 April 1989 and bred by Keiji Haraguchi. He was by Magnitude out of Katsumi Echo, a daughter of Chalet, and emerged from Haraguchi Farm to race at the highest level in Japan. His published earnings reached ¥437.30 million in JRA racing, with Wikipedia listing total earnings of 525,969,800 yen, underlining the scale of his success.
Racing in the colours associated with U.Mihono International and trained at Ritto by Shigeki Matsumoto, Mihono Bourbon quickly established himself as a top-class juvenile. His 1991 season brought victory in the Asahi Hai Sansai Stakes and ended with him being named JRA Best Two-Year-Old Colt. That championship title marked him out as one of the most important young horses of his crop before he had even turned three.
He went on to an even bigger year in 1992. Among his principal wins were the Fuji TV Sho Spring Stakes, the Satsuki Shō, the Tōkyō Yūshun, and the Kyoto Shimbun Hai. Wikipedia summarizes his race record as 8 starts for 7 wins and 1 second, a remarkably compact and brilliant career that still produced one of the strongest championship résumés of the period.
Those performances brought Mihono Bourbon the highest honours in Japanese racing: JRA Best Three-Year-Old Colt and, above all, JRA Horse of the Year for 1992. That combination places him in rare company, as a horse who dominated first at two and then rose to national supremacy at three. Even in a brief career, he left a very strong historical impression as a classic-winning colt whose peak came on the biggest stages.
After racing, Mihono Bourbon was retired to stud. The available source material also records that he died on 22 February 2017. His profile remains that of a horse whose reputation rests not on longevity alone but on concentration of excellence: an elite juvenile, a classic winner, and ultimately Japan’s Horse of the Year.
| Date | Race | Grade | Course | Going | Dist | Pos | Draw | Jockey | Wgt | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-11-08 |
Kikuka Sho
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G1 | Kyoto (JP) | Good | 3000 m | 2 | 7 | S.Kojima | 57.0 kg | 1.5 | 3:05.2 |
| 1992-10-18 |
Kyoto Shimbun Hai
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G2 | Kyoto (JP) | Good | 2200 m | 1 | 10 | S.Kojima | 57.0 kg | 1.2 | 2:12.0 |
| 1992-05-31 |
Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby)
|
G1 | Tokyo (JP) | Good to Soft | 2400 m | 1 | 15 | S.Kojima | 57.0 kg | 2.3 | 2:27.8 |
| 1992-04-19 |
Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas)
|
G1 | Nakayama (JP) | Good | 2000 m | 1 | 4 | S.Kojima | 57.0 kg | 1.4 | 2:01.4 |
| 1992-03-29 |
FUJI TV SHO SPRING STAKES
|
G2 | Nakayama (JP) | Soft | 1800 m | 1 | 1 | S.Kojima | 56.0 kg | 4.5 | 1:50.1 |
| 1991-12-08 |
ASAHI HAI SANSAI STAKES
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G1 | Nakayama (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 1 | 4 | S.Kojima | 54.0 kg | 1.5 | 1:34.5 |
| 1991-11-23 |
3yo ALW (1 Win)
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Pre-OP | Tokyo (JP) | Good | 1600 m | 1 | 9 | S.Kojima | 54.0 kg | 1.5 | 1:35.1 |
| 1991-09-07 |
3yo DBT
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Maiden | Chukyo (JP) | Good | 1000 m | 1 | 3 | S.Kojima | 53.0 kg | 1.4 | 0:58.1 |
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