Hishi (WELLLLLLLL IT'S THE BIG SHOW) Akebono Factoids

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>Her IRL counterpart is the heaviest horse to win a GI (at 560 kg). Fans used to cheer whenever his weight was announced and his heaviest ever weight was 568 kg in the 1996 Mile Championship.
>He grew to a colossal 650kg after retirement.
>For comparison, the average weight of a horse is ~470 kg and 500 kg is considered quite big.
>There was a time where he lost a lot of weight though, where he ended up at 518 kg. By Akebono standards, this was quite lean...
>He actually performed worse at lower weights, this is why letting him go HYUGE was somehow optimal.
>Horse girl Hishi Akebono is heavily associated with food, whether eating it or feeding it to others.
>Because he is large, he is troubled by a lack of stamina, so he only raced in short-distance races.
>Due to his pedigree, he is a precocious horse, that’s why he started to lose a lot after turning four-years old.
>This contributes to her personality in the game: being cheerful on surface, but realistic or even pessimistic at core.
>When he won the 1995 Sprinters Stakes, the horse finished in second was Biko Pegasus. The photo taken at the time, which showed the size difference between the two horses, became a popular topic in Keiba circles.
>When he raced at CBC-Sho in 1997, his gate malfunctioned and he had to start again.
>Is known to be a very tame horse.
>Worth noting however that rather than just fat, most of Akebono's weight was in fact muscle mass.