List of Horses in Steel Ball Run

This article contains a list of horses featured in Steel Ball Run.

Valkyrie
Valkyrie is a 4-year-old stock horse with Australian roots and the horse that Gyro Zeppeli rides in the Steel Ball Run race. Gyro specifically chose the horse for its stamina and durability. As noted by Diego Brando, Valkyrie has a quirk where it sways suddenly to its left for every eight breaths it takes. Valkyrie's owner dies in battle against Funny Valentine, and both the horse's and Gyro's corpse are brought back to Naples by Johnny.

Valkyrie makes an appearance in All-Star Battle (PS3) as a technical playable character through Gyro.

Slow Dancer
Slow Dancer is an 11-year-old appaloosa and the horse that Johnny Joestar rides. Initially, it proves difficult to tame, but by the start of the race, it manages to warm up to Johnny and hoists Johnny onto the saddle by hoisting him and causing him to roll along its neck. Though Slow Dancer is old, it does not lack in stamina, and Gyro states that choosing the old horse is better due to the horse's experience, as opposed to the younger horses that hold much power but charge into danger without an afterthought.
 * Namesake: Slow Dancer (Boz Scaggs song/album)

Slow Dancer makes an appearance in All-Star Battle (PS3) as a technical playable character through Johnny.

Silver Bullet
Silver Bullet is a 4-year-old Arab thoroughbred and the horse that Diego Brando rides.
 * Namesake: Silver Bullet Band (backing band of Bob Segar)

Silver Bullet makes an appearance in Eyes of Heaven (PS3/PS4) as a technical playable character through Diego.

Europe Express
Europe Express is a 4-year-old Trakehner ridden by Hot Pants.
 * Namesake: Trans-Europe Express (Kraftwerk song)

In an alternate universe where the goal of the Steel Ball Run is to get the President's diamonds, an alternate Hot Pants refers to her horse as S.S. Brown.

Ghost Rider in the Sky
Ghost Rider in the Sky is a 5-year-old mustang ridden by Mountain Tim.
 * Namesake: Ghost Riders in the Sky

Hey Ya!
Hey Ya! 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").
 * Namesake: Hey Ya! (Outkast song)

Honoo
Honoo is a 4-year-old bavarian warm blood that Norisuke Higashikata rides. Its name is Japanese for "flame".

Foxy Lady
Foxy Lady is a 3-year-old quarter horse ridden by minor antagonist Andre Boom Boom.
 * Namesake: Foxy Lady (Jimi Hendrix song)

Little Wing
Little Wing is a 3-year-old quarter horse ridden by minor antagonist L. A. Boom Boom.
 * Namesake: Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix song)

Crosstown Traffic
Crosstown Traffic is a 4-year-old quarter horse ridden by minor antagonist Benjamin Boom Boom.
 * Namesake: Crosstown Traffic (Jimi Hendrix song)

El Condor Pasa
El Condor Pasa is a 7-year-old Appaloosa ridden by Mrs. Robinson. His rider is also named after a Simon & Garfunkel song.
 * Namesake: El Condor Pasa (Peruvian folk song, cover by Simon & Garfunkel)

Get Up
Get Up is a 3-year-old Mustang ridden by Fritz von Stroheim.
 * Namesake: Get Up (James Brown song)

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 * Namesake: unknown
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Peg
Peg is a 6-year-old Creole ridden by Spanish racer Gaucho. His rider is also named after a Steely Dan song.
 * Namesake: Peg (Steely Dan song)

Rambling Man
Rambling Man is a 4-year-old Pinto horse that Dixie Chicken rides.
 * Namesake: Ramblin' Man (The Allman Brothers Band song)

Roxanne
Roxanne 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.
 * Namesake: Roxanne (Police song)

Moonflower
Moonflower is a 4-year-old Andalusia ridden by Mexican racer Caravan Serai.
 * Namesake: Moonflower (Santana album and song)

Nightrocker
Nightrocker is a 5-year-old Arab ridden by Russian Racer Baba Yaga (also a Mussorgsky song covered by Emerson, Lake & Palmer).
 * Namesake: Nut Rocker (Mussorgsky song covered by Emerson, Lake & Palmer)

Country Grammar
Country Grammar is a 4-year-old quarter horse ridden by Nellyville.
 * Namesake: Country Grammar (Nelly album)

Catch a Wave
Catch a Wave is a 4-year-old quarter horse ridden by Sloop John B. His rider is also named after a Beach Boys song.
 * Namesake: Catch a Wave (Beach Boys song)

Love Unlimited
Love Unlimited is a 5-year-old mustang ridden by Barry White.
 * Namesake: Love Unlimited (Barry White's backing vocal trio)

Natalie
Natalie is a 5-year-old palamino ridden by Iglesias.
 * Namesake: Nathalie (Julio Iglesias song)