ikezoe ken'ichi

Real-life Japanese jockey nicknamed "the Grand Prix man" as he had won 7 Grand Prixs during his career out of his 27 G1 victories. Among horseracing and Umamusume fans, Ikezoe is more known for his misfortune of being saddled (heh) with "difficult" horses for most of his career.

Race Horses which Ikezoe rode during his career

• Aoraki
• Curren Chan
• Dream Journey
• Durandal - Ikezoe's cell phone's wallpaper is said to be a picture of this horse
• Meikei Yell
• Orfevre
• Songline
• Sweep Tosho