Mejiro Palmer and Inari One are among the four new trainees joining Umamusume: Pretty Derby's global roster in May.
Umamusume: Pretty Derby developer Cygames have revealed the May roadmap for the game's global version will be headlined by four new trainees, two new Support Cards as well as reruns for four existing ones. The month of May will also feature new Legend Races, a new Story Event, and the return of two Champions Meetings: the Taurus Cup and the Gemini Cup.
Read on as we break down everything coming to Umamusume: Pretty Derby in the month of May:
Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Release date: 26 June, 2025 (worldwide)
Developer: Cygames
Platforms: iOS, Android, Windows PC
Who are the new trainees coming to Umamusume: Pretty Derby in May?
Mejiro Palmer
Banner dates: 10-20 May (UTC)
Umamusume's global version will be getting its fifth Mejiro umamusume as the first trainee banner for the month of May. Mejiro Palmer is a Front Runner specialising in Medium and Long races on Turf. She also has stat growth bonuses for Speed (10%), Stamina (10%), and Guts (10%).
Mejiro Palmer's unique skill ‘Keep Pushing Ahead’ recovers her stamina and increases her velocity in the second half of the race if she is able to position herself toward the front from the start of the race.
Mejiro Palmer's innate skills include ‘Playtime’s Over!', ‘Front Runner Straightaways’, and ‘Keeping the Lead’. She can also innately learn the skills ‘Early Lead’, ‘See Ya Later!’, ‘Long Shot’, and ‘Vanguard Spirit’ when her Potential Levels are raised. In addition, she can also get skill hints for ‘Front Runner Savvy’ and ‘Sympathy’ from her career events.
Mejiro Palmer is also the second trainee in Umamusume's global version after Silence Suzuka to learn the ‘Runaway’ skill, which lets her attempt to gain an especially large lead from the start of the race until the finish line as long as she has enough Stamina. With that said, she is unable to learn this skill in the current ‘Trackblazer’ scenario, which disables career events. If you want to give Mejiro Palmer the Runaway skill, you will have to train her in the ‘URA Finale’ or ‘Unity Cup’ scenarios, at least until a new scenario releases.
Wedding Curren Chan and Wedding Fine Motion
Banner dates: 18-29 May (UTC)
The Wedding versions of Curren Chan and Fine Motion will be released alongside the new ‘The Promised Hour: Silk & Three Riddles’ Story Event on 18 May (UTC).
Wedding Curren Chan
Wedding Curren Chan, just like her original version, will be a Pace Chaser specialised for Sprint races on Turf. With that said, she can also be shifted to becoming a Front Runner due to her ‘B’ Aptitude with that running style. She also has stat growth bonuses for Speed (10%), Power (10%), and Wit (10%).
Wedding Curren Chan's unique skill ‘One True Color’ makes it easier for her to break out of the pack when positioned toward the front with 350m or less remaining and with another runner close behind.
Wedding Curren Chan's innate skills include ‘Hesitant Front Runners’, ‘Pace Chaser Corners’, and ‘Intimidate’. She can also innately learn the skills ‘Sprinting Gear’, ‘Adored by All’, ‘Pace Chaser Savvy’, and ‘Turbo Sprint’ when her Potential Levels are raised. In addition, she can also get skill hints for ‘Frenzied Late Surgers’, ‘Sprint Corners’, ‘Disorient’, and ‘Sprinting Gear’ from her career events.
Wedding Fine Motion
Wedding Fine Motion, just like her original version, will be a Pace Chaser specialised for Mile and Medium races on Turf. You can also run her in Long races or as an End Closer with the right Sparks as she has ‘C’ Aptitudes for that distance and running style, respectively. She also has stat growth bonuses for Guts (10%) and Wit (20%).
Wedding Fine Motion's unique skill ‘Best Day Ever’ increases her velocity if well-positioned late-race on the final corner or later, with an added increase to her acceleration if there's still a large distance to the finish line.
Wedding Fine Motion's innate skills include ‘Firm Conditions’, ‘Head-On’, and ‘Shifting Gears’. She can also innately learn the skills ‘Mile Corners’, ‘Changing Gears’, ‘Fall Runner’, and ‘Neck and Neck' when her Potential Levels are raised. She can also learn a ton of skills from her career events, including ‘Pace Chaser Corners’, ‘All I’ve Got', ‘Mile Straightaways’, ‘Prepared to Pass’, ‘Standing By’, ‘Up-Tempo’, ‘Straight Descent’, ‘Updrafters’, ‘Preferred Position’, and ‘Head-On’.
Inari One
Banner dates: 28 May-7 June (UTC)
Inari One finally completes the famed ‘Heisei Three’, a trio of characters that also includes Oguri Cap and Super Creek that is based on the three real-life racehorses that spearheaded the late-80s/early-90s boom in Japanese horse racing. Inari One is a very versatile trainee, able to run on both Turf and Dirt tracks, as well as Mile, Medium, and Long races. She is primarily an End Closer, though you can also run her as either a Pace Chaser or Late Surger. Inari One has stat growth bonuses for Stamina (10%) and Power (20%).
Inari One's unique skill ‘Now We’re Cruisin'!' greatly increases her velocity when competing for the lead if positioned in the midpack or further for the first half of the race.
Inari One's innate skills include ‘Tail Held High’, ‘End Closer Straightaways’, and ‘Familiar Ground’. She can also innately learn the skills ‘Winter Runner’, ‘Tail Nine’, ‘Straightaway Spurt’, and ‘Master of the Sands' when her Potential Levels are raised. Her career events also grant her skill hints for ‘Ramp Up’, ‘Forward, March!’, ‘Tail Held High’, ‘Eager’, ‘All I’ve Got', and ‘Fighting Spirit’.
Which Support Cards are coming to Umamusume: Pretty Derby in May?
Wedding Ikuno Dictus and Wedding Haru Urara
Banner dates: 18-29 May (UTC)
New SSR Support cards Wedding versions of Ikuno Dictus and Haru Urara will be released alongside the new ‘The Promised Hour: Silk & Three Riddles’ Story Event on 18 May (UTC).
The Wedding Ikuno Dictus SSR Support Card will have a Stamina specialty and grants the ‘Pressing Forward’ skill, which is unique to Late Surgers and greatly increases velocity mid-race at the cost of stamina. Meanwhile, the Wedding Haru Urara SSR Support Card will have a Power specialty and grants the ‘Hard Worker’ skill, which is unique to Late Surgers and moderately increases acceleration for a medium duration when trying to pass another runner.
Reruns for SSR Rice Shower and SSR Makitanefukukitaru
Banner dates: 10-20 May (UTC)
Running alongside the banner for Mejiro Palmer will be reruns for the SSR Support Cards featuring Rice Shower and Makitanefukukitaru.
The Rice Shower SSR Support Card has a Power specialty and grants the ‘Swinging Maestro’ skill, which recovers stamina on corners. Meanwhile, the Makitanefukukitaru SSR Support Card has a Speed specialty and grants plenty of stats at the start of a career and during her career events. It also grants the ‘Super Lucky Seven’ passive skill that increases Speed, Stamina, and Power by 60 if your umamusume's starting gate block is 7.
Reruns for SSR Sakura Chiyono O and SSR Admire Vega
Banner dates: 28 May-7 June (UTC)
Running alongside the banner for Inari One will be reruns for the SSR Support Cards featuring Sakura Chiyono O and Admire Vega.
The Sakura Chiyono O SSR Support Card has a Stamina specialty and grants the ‘Speed Star’ skill, which is unique to Pace Chasers and increases a runner's ability to break out of the pack on the final corner. Meanwhile, the Admire Vega SSR Support Card has a Power specialty and grants the ‘Daring Strike’ skill, which is unique to End Closers and moderately increases velocity for a medium duration when positioned toward the back mid-race.
New Story Event ‘The Promised Hour: Silk & Three Riddles’
The upcoming Story Event ‘The Promised Hour: Silk & Three Riddles’ will be second ‘Wedding’-themed event for Umamusume's global version, running from 18-29 May (UTC). It will feature the usual array of rewards for completing careers, racking up event points, and playing the ‘Prize Derby’ minigame.
Alongside the release of the Wedding versions for Curren Chan and Fine Motion as well as the SSR Support Cards for the Wedding versions of Ikuno Dictus and Haru Urara on the limited banners, players will also get the SSR Support Card for Wedding Rice Shower for free by participating in the event. The Wedding Rice Shower SSR Support Card will have a Wit specialty and grants the ‘Shatterproof’ skill, which is unique to Pace Chasers and moderately increases acceleration when positioned toward the back mid-race.
Champions Meetings return and new Legend Races
Champions Meetings: Taurus Cup and Gemini Cup return
The month of May will see the cycle of Champions Meetings restart, beginning with the Taurus Cup from 10-20 May (UTC) and followed by the Gemini Cup from 31 May-10 June (UTC).
With the Champions Meetings cycle restarting, Cygames have also introduced changes to upcoming Champions Meetings. Future Champions Meetings will feature different race conditions from previous editions and have expanded grade requirements for the Open League, which can now include veteran umamusume of rank A+ or below.
In addition, the amount of attainable Monies and Support Points across all rounds of Champions Meetings have been increased while Gold-titles or lower have been made easier to acquire. Stars will also be added to titles that players have earned more than once. For example, if you already have the Taurus Cup Platinum title and acquire it again, it will change to Taurus Cup Platinum ★.
Anyway, here are the race conditions for the upcoming Champions Meetings in May:
Taurus Cup
- Tokyo Turf, 2400m (Medium)
- Left, Spring, Sunny, Firm
Gemini Cup
- Tokyo Turf, 1600m (Mile)
- Left, Spring, Sunny, Firm
Legend Races featuring Anime Collab Mejiro McQueen, Rice Shower, and Mejiro Bright
Finally, the month of May will also see a new set of Legend Races that will grant Star Pieces for the Anime Collab version of Mejiro McQueen, Rice Shower, and Mejiro Bright from 7-16 May (UTC). All three of those Legend Races will be the Tenno Sho Spring, a Long race over 3200m on Turf.
