But he has reasons to overcome his difficulties; a lifelong rival horse called Superhorse Cascade, that Makibaō needs to defeat.

[8] A second series, titled Taiyō no Makibaō [ja] (たいようのマキバオー), started in Shueisha's Weekly Playboy on March 26, 2007.

[a] The manga was later moved to the Shū Play News website, continued under the title Taiyō no Makibaō W (たいようのマキバオーW), where it ran from May 9, 2011,[11] to November 14, 2016.

[16] A 61-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Pierrot and directed by Noriyuki Abe, was broadcast on Fuji TV from March 2, 1996, to July 12, 1997.

[18] An art exhibition to celebrate the series' 30th anniversary ran at the Graveyard Gallery in Nakano, Tokyo from November 7 to December 2, 2024.