Yaeno Muteki

Yaeno Muteki debuted in February 1988, winning his maiden race by seven lengths. He would follow up this victory with another at the Jinchoka Sho, prompting his team to try to enter him into the Satsuki Sho. However, he failed to meet the qualifcations initially after placing 4th in the Mainichi Hai. He managed to score an entry into that years Satsuki Sho after being drawn via a lottery. However, he was given a disadventagious starting gate for the course, and as a result was the 9th favorite to win. Despite this, he managed to secure victory by 3/4 of a length, winning his first Grade 1 title. He would have mixed success for the remainder of his career, winning serveral G2 races, such as the 1989 Sankei Osaka Hai. He would place 2nd in the 1990 Yasuda Kinen and 3rd in the Takarazuka Kinen. He would secure his second and final G1 title in the 1990 Tenno Sho (Autumn), besting the then favorite, Oguri Cap. His final race would be the 1990 Arima Kinen which he placed 7th. Prior to the race, he managed to break loose after entering the track, which was described as him holding his own retirement ceremony. ==Racing statistics==

The following racing form is based on information available from JBIS-Search and netkeiba.com. ==Retirement==

Yaeno Muteki retired from racing after the 1990 Arima Kinen and became a breeding stallion at the Nikkapu Agricultural Cooperative Livestock Center. He would be moved to the Hidaka Stallion Station in Urakawa in 1997. He would pass away due to bowel obstruction on March 28, 2014. ==In pop culture==

An anthropomorphized female version of Yaeno Muteki appears as a playable character in the Japanese mobile game Uma Musume: Pretty Derby produced by Cygames. In the game, she appears as a serious girl who practices martial arts. She also appears in the 2020 spin-off manga and subsequent 2025 anime series Uma Musume Cinderella Gray where she appears as a rival to Oguri Cap. ==Pedigree==