メロディーレーン
[tn]Named after a [[Camellia]] cultivar.[/tn]
Japanese racehorse. Sired by [[Orfevre (racehorse)|]] and foaled by Mowen. She is a bay mare with a wide blaze marking that is slanted over the left side of her face, socks on all but her front left leg and is notable for being unusually small as well as being [[Titleholder (racehorse)|]]'s elder sister.

This diminutive thoroughbred is famous for having the record as the JRA's lightest winner of a race - at 338 kg - and usually hovers around 350 kg. Most of her fellow competitors as well as both parents (in their racing years, both were around 450 and 460 kg) are at least a full 100 kg heavier than her. While not a top-level runner, she actually has modest success as a Stayer (a long-distance runner) and is renowned for her exceptional stamina. Her first win was at a 2400 m race, her other wins being above that distance and her only Classics appearence being a respectable 5th place at the Kikuka Sho (3000 m. Two years later, Titleholder would win that race).

Unsurprisingly, being an idol horse, she is a popular choice for [[horse girl|original]] [[Umamusume]], often depicted together with her RL sire Orfevre (either in her [[orfevre (old design) (umamusume)|old design]] or in her [[orfevre_(umamusume)|canon version]]) or a umamusume version of Titleholder. She is usually represented this way with brown hair with a wide blaze marking making the left side of her bangs, an ornament based on her namesake flower or a musical note ([i]Melody[/i] Lane) on or around [b]her left ear[/b], and is portrayed as much smaller than other characters.
melody lane (racehorse)