List of Horses in Steel Ball Run

This article contains a list of horses featured in Steel Ball Run. The majority of these horses participated in the Steel Ball Run race.

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ValkyrieMini HorsesSlow DancerSilver BulletGets UpGhost Rider in the SkyHey! Ya!HonoFoxy LadyLittle WingCrosstown TrafficEl Condor PasaEurope Express#1PegRamblin' ManRoxanneMoon FlowerNut RockerCountry GrammarCatch a WaveLove UnlimitedNatalieBlack RoseSilver Bullet (Parallel World)

Valkyrie

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 2: Gyro Zeppeli
Game Debut: All-Star Battle
Namesake: Ride of the Valkyries (Richard Wagner composition)

Mini Horses

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 4: September 25, 1890 - 3 Hours to Start

The Mini Horses (手のり馬, Te Nori-ba, lit. Hand Horse) are extremely small horses who are the mascots of the Steel Ball Run race. They march around Steven Steel's feet in the opening ceremony of the race before Steven gives his speech.

Slow Dancer

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 4: September 25, 1890 - 3 Hours to Start
Game Debut: All-Star Battle
Namesake: Slow Dancer (Boz Scaggs song/album)

Silver Bullet

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 5: 1st Stage: 15,000 Meters
Game Debut: Eyes of Heaven
Namesake: Silver Bullet Band (backing band of Bob Seger)

Gets Up

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 12: 1st Stage: Disqualified from Victory (Mentioned only)
Namesake: Get Up (James Brown song)

Gets Up (ゲッツ・アップ, Gettsu Appu), also known as Brown (ブラウン号, Buraun-gō), is a 3-year-old Mustang ridden by Hot Pants. It was last seen by the train tracks near Philadelphia. After its rider's death, its fate remains unknown.

Ghost Rider in the Sky

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 12: 1st Stage: Disqualified from Victory (Mentioned only)
Namesake: Ghost Riders in the Sky (Stan Jones song)

Ghost Rider in the Sky (ゴースト・ライダー・イン・ザ・スカイ, Gōsuto Raidā In Za Sukai) is a 5-year-old mustang ridden by Mountain Tim.

Hey! Ya!

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 12: 1st Stage: Disqualified from Victory (Mentioned only)
Namesake: Hey Ya! (Outkast song)

Hey! Ya! (ヘイ！ヤア！, Hei! Yaa!) is a 4-year-old quarter horse that Pocoloco rides. Despite the lack of skill demonstrated by both the rider and the horse, Hey! Ya! manages to survive and propel Pocoloco to second place in the finish line after Diego Brando (this changes to first after Diego's "disappearance").

Hono

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 12: 1st Stage: Disqualified from Victory (Mentioned only)
Namesake: "Flame" in Japanese

Hono (ホノオ, Honō, lit. "Flame") is a 4-year-old bavarian warm blood that Norisuke Higashikata rides.

Foxy Lady

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 12: 1st Stage: Disqualified from Victory (Mentioned only)
Namesake: Foxy Lady (Jimi Hendrix song)

Foxy Lady (フォクシーレディ, Fokushī Redi) is a 3-year-old quarter horse ridden by tertiary antagonist Andre Boomboom.

Little Wing

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 12: 1st Stage: Disqualified from Victory (Mentioned only)
Namesake: Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix song)

Little Wing (リトル・ウイング, Ritoru Uingu) is a 3-year-old quarter horse ridden by tertiary antagonist L.A. Boomboom.

Crosstown Traffic

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 12: 1st Stage: Disqualified from Victory (Mentioned only)
Namesake: Crosstown Traffic (Jimi Hendrix song)

Crosstown Traffic (クロスタウン・トラフィック, Kurosutaun Torafikku) is a 4-year-old quarter horse ridden by tertiary antagonist Benjamin Boomboom.

El Condor Pasa

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 12: 1st Stage: Disqualified from Victory (Mentioned only)
Namesake: El Condor Pasa (Peruvian folk song, cover by Simon & Garfunkel)

El Condor Pasa (エル・コンドル・パサ, Eru Kondoru Pasa) is a 7-year-old Appaloosa ridden by Mrs. Robinson. His rider is also named after a Simon & Garfunkel song.

Europe Express

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 12: 1st Stage: Disqualified from Victory (Mentioned only)
Namesake: Trans-Europe Express (Kraftwerk song)

Europe Express (ヨーロッパ・エクスプレス, Yōroppa Ekusupuresu) is a 4-year-old Trakehner ridden by Fritz von Stroheim.

#1

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 12: 1st Stage: Disqualified from Victory (Mentioned only)
Namesake: #1 (Nelly song)

#1 is a 4-year-old Boulonnais ridden by Mongolian rider Dot Han.

Peg

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 12: 1st Stage: Disqualified from Victory (Mentioned only)
Namesake: Peg (Steely Dan song)

Peg (ペグ, Pegu) is a 6-year-old Creole ridden by Spanish racer Gaucho. His rider is also named after a Steely Dan song.

Ramblin' Man

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 12: 1st Stage: Disqualified from Victory (Mentioned only)
Namesake: Ramblin' Man (The Allman Brothers Band song)

Ramblin' Man (ランブリン・マン, Ranburin Man) is a 4-year-old Pinto horse that Dixie Chicken rides.

Roxanne

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 12: 1st Stage: Disqualified from Victory (Mentioned only)
Namesake: Roxanne (Police song)

Roxanne (ロクサーヌ, Rokusānu) is 5-year-old Arab ridden by Indian racer Zenyatta Mondatta. His rider is also named after an album by Police. Zenyatta and Mondatta were Oingo and Boingo's names in Viz's American translation.

Moon Flower

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 12: 1st Stage: Disqualified from Victory (Mentioned only)
Namesake: Moonflower (Santana album and song)

Moon Flower (ムーン・フラワー, Mūn Furawā) is a 4-year-old Andalusia ridden by Mexican racer Caravan Serai.

Nut Rocker

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 12: 1st Stage: Disqualified from Victory (Mentioned only)
Namesake: Nut Rocker (B. Bumble and the Stingers song)

Nut Rocker (ナットロッカー, Natto Rokkā) is a 5-year-old Arab ridden by Russian Racer Baba Yaga (also a Mussorgsky song covered by Emerson, Lake & Palmer).

Country Grammar

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 12: 1st Stage: Disqualified from Victory (Mentioned only)
Namesake: Country Grammar (Nelly album)

Country Grammar (カントリーグラマー, Kantorī Guramā) is a 4-year-old quarter horse ridden by Nellyville.

Catch a Wave

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 12: 1st Stage: Disqualified from Victory (Mentioned only)
Namesake: Catch a Wave (Beach Boys song)

Catch a Wave (キャッチ・ア・ウェイヴ, Kyatchi A Weivu) is a 4-year-old quarter horse ridden by Sloop John B. His rider is also named after a Beach Boys song.

Love Unlimited

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 12: 1st Stage: Disqualified from Victory (Mentioned only)
Namesake: Love Unlimited (Barry White's backing vocal trio)

Love Unlimited (ラヴ・アンリミテッド, Ravu Anrimiteddo) is a 5-year-old mustang ridden by Billy White.

Natalie

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 12: 1st Stage: Disqualified from Victory (Mentioned only)
Namesake: Nathalie (Julio Iglesias song)

Natalie (ナタリー, Natarī) is a 5-year-old palomino ridden by Iglesias.

Black Rose

Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 42: Silent Way, Part 3 (Flashback)

Black Rose (ブラックローズ, Burakku Rōzu) is a big black horse that is a bit sensitive. Diego Brando was leading the horse while Nicholas Joestar got on top of it. Nicholas intended to ride the horse in his next tournament.

Nicholas was capable of controlling the horse perfectly despite its size. However, he falls off the horse after some time and ends up dying. Diego says that he saw a white mouse scuttling near Black Rose's legs, which startled it and caused Nicholas to fall.

Silver Bullet (Parallel World)

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Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 90: High Voltage, Part 1
Namesake: Silver Bullet

This Silver Bullet from a Parallel World (並行世界から来たシルバーバレット, Heikō Sekai Kara Kita Shirubā Baretto) is an alternative version of Silver Bullet, ridden by Alternate Diego Brando. It is likely a 4-year-old Arab thoroughbred just like its original counterpart, and its features are identical to its original counterpart.

After Alternate Diego's death, his Silver Bullet was found on the side of the road in New York. Because its nose print was an exact match for the print registered for the original Diego's Silver Bullet, it was misidentified as such, leaving the fate of the original Silver Bullet unknown.

Results

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  First stage outcome