Vershina (Вершина) ― ”Summit” or “Peak” in Russian. Sasaki originally considered using the crown name "Majin", in reference to his nickname in Japan as a baseball player, "Dai Majin". However, his wife Kanako Enomoto didn't like that idea, and told him that she found found strong horses have "V" in their names. Sasaki followed her recommendation that he give his horses names containing the letter V instead.