Meaning of favorite in Japanese

ディズニーランドでは一時になるといろいろな物語の中の人気者達が行列をなして行進します。
In Disneyland, popular characters in various stories march in procession at one o'clock.

本命と対抗馬が競り合ったお陰で、ダークホースの彼が漁夫の利を得たってわけだ。
Since the favorite and his rival were running against each other a dark horse like him was able to pull out in front.

私のお気に入りの味はチョコレートです。
My favorite flavor is chocolate.

その歌手は売れっ子になるだろう。
The singer is going to be a hit.

近所に行きつけの店があるから、今日はそこでランチを食べよう。
I'm a regular at a restaurant in this neighborhood. Let's have lunch there today.

私の祖母は、口癖のように１００歳まで生きると言っていましたが、８５歳で亡くなりました。
My grandmother used to say that she would live to be a hundred, but she died at the age of 85.

ステーキとキャビアが私の好物だ。
Steak and caviar are my favorite foods.

彼の座右の銘は「暮らしは質素に、理想は高く」だ。
His motto is "Plain living and high thinking."