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This is a tier list for the Best Character (Trainee) in Umamusume: Pretty Derby for September 2025! Learn about the tier lists for each character's overall ranking, career training, Champions Meeting, and Team Trials here.
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Character Tier List (September 2025)
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| Before Reading! | |
| ⓘ Please have patience as we try to keep the tier lists updated as much as possible. Expect re-evaluation and changes to be made on new Character banner releases. | |
| Date | Changes |
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| Sept. 17, 2025 | Added new Characters: ┗ Hishi Amazon (Azure Amazon). Overall rank A. |
| Sept. 7, 2025 | Added new Characters: ┗ Seiun Sky (Reeling in the Big One). Overall rank S. |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Added new Characters: ┣ Mayano Top Gun (Sunlight Bouquet). Overall rank S. ┗ Air Groove (Quercus Civilis). Overall rank A. ・Adjusted Champions Meeting Tier List for the Gemini Cup . ・Champions Meeting Tier List for the Taurus Cup archived in the Taurus Cup Guide. |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Added new Character: ┗ Narita Brian (Maverick). Overall rank S. |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Added new Character: ┗ Smart Falcon (LOVE☆4EVER). Overall rank A. ↑ (TE: A→S) Mayano Top Gun (Scramble Zone) ↑ (TE: B→A) Narita Taishin (Nevertheless) ↓ (TE: S→A) Matikane Fukukitaru (Rising Fortune) Updated Tier List article format: ・Condensed Tier Lists into tabs under All Character Tier Lists to improve navigation. ・Turned Detailed (Weighted) Rankings into a search format with filters. ・Transfered all tier list criteria to Tier List Criteria. |
| Aug 7, 2025 | ↓ Dropped Taik Shuttle (CM: SS to A Tier) due to her initial E aptitude on Medium. She could not be recommended herself as an easy competitor for Med. for CM, but her Shooting for Victory! is a highly-desired skill inherit. |
| Aug 3, 2025 | Overhauled the Tier List; added Tier Lists for Team Trials and Champions Meeting and implemented a weighted point system for an Overall Tier List. Added new Character: ┗ Narita Taishin (Nevertheless). |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Cleaned up Easiest Characters to Train tier list ordering. Characters are now ordered according to their name and bracketed title in ascending order for each tier. |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Updated Top 100 picks with tallies for Team Trials section. |
| July 28, 2025 | Added new Character: ┗ Curren Chan (Fille Éclair). Set to SS easiness tier. ↓ Dropped T.M. Opera O from SS Tier to S Tier. ↓ Dropped Winning Ticket from S Tier to A Tier. |
| July 25, 2025 | Improvements to exsiting write-ups: ・Bullet listing explanations for Easiest Characters to Train. ・Updated Attention notes in preparation for Team Trials Tier List updates. |
| July 18, 2025 | Added new Characters: ┣ Tokai Teio (Beyond the Horizon) ┗ Mejiro McQueen (End of the Skies) ・Created poll for Alt. Tokai Teio vs Alt. Mejiro McQueen |
| July 14, 2025 | ・Character Tier List published. ・Initial evaluations to Easiest Characters to Train and Team Trials section made. |
New Character Added
| New Trainee Placement | |
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 Hishi Amazon (Azure Amazon)
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Overall Tier:  Score: 6 |
Training Easiness:
Team Trials:
Champions Meeting:
*CM rank considers the Cancer Cup (Mile) |
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・An End Closer suited for Mile races.
・Has 20% growth rate in Power and 10% in Guts. ・Her skill kit consists mostly of speed skills for Mile. Comes with End Closer style skills End Closer Corners ◯ and End Closer Straightaways ◯. |
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Hishi Amazon is a new End Closer adept at Mile and Medium races with an easy-to-raise aptitude for Long. Her kit consists purely of speed skills, and her potential unlocks include both the style skills End Closer Straightaways ◯ and End Closer Corners ◯.
Her unique skill is also a speed skill that activates on the last corner and beyond. It is more conditional than others, though, since it requires overtaking a racer who is closer to the fence.
Hishi Amazon lacks recovery skills to start with, so you'll want to try looking for other sources that provide those skills to help her endure longer distance races, especially in her Career.
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All Character Tier Lists (September 2025)
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Please stay tuned for tier adjustments based on the upcoming Cancer Cup! |
Narita Taishin (Nevertheless) 
Narita Brian (Maverick) 
Mayano Top Gun (Sunlight Bouquet) 
Seiun Sky (Reeling in the Big One) 
Air Groove (Quercus Civilis) 
Smart Falcon (LOVE☆4EVER) 
Tokai Teio (Beyond the Horizon) 
Mejiro McQueen (End of the Skies) 
Nice Nature (Poinsettia Ribbon) 
Mejiro Ryan (Down the Line) 
Super Creek (Murmuring Stream) 
T.M. Opera O (O Sole Suo!) 
Matikane Fukukitaru (Rising Fortune) 
Rice Shower (Rosy Dreams) 
Winning Ticket (Get to Winning!) 
Biwa Hayahide (pf. Winning Equation...) 
The Overall Tier List takes and sums an Umamusume's total score from all 3 aspects: Training Easiness (Career), Team Trials, and Champions Meeting.
- To see the evaluation criteria for each tier list, head over to the Tier List Criteria section.
- To check the exact weighted ranking for each character, check the Detailed Rankings Tier List in the next section below.
Detailed (Weighted) Rankings Tier List
| Column Legend | TE = Training Easiness Tier
TT = Team Trials Tier CM = Champions Meeting Tier Point System for Total:  = 1 | = 2 |  = 3 |  = 4Total Points Range: = 3-5 | = 6-8 = 9-10 | = 11-12★ =
 in specified aptitude. |
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| ※ Type key terms (name, aptitude, etc.) in the Search field below or use the dropdowns to filter the list!
※ The Search field works as an inclusive filter. For example, typing in just Medium will filter out non-Medium Uma but will let you see Mile/Medium and Medium/Long Umas (Note: This uses all columns). ※ The Dropdowns serve as exclusive filters, meaning they'll take only exact matches for the columns: ★ Track, ★ Distance, and ★ Style. ※ To scroll horizontally on mobile, press and drag on the table from left to right. On desktop, hover your mouse over the table then use the scroll wheel. |
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Tier List Polls
Poll: Wedding Air Groove vs Wedding Mayano
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Like any of the two new Wedding outfit characters that came out? Let us and others know who your favorite is between Air Groove (Quercus Civilis) and Mayano Top Gun (Sunlight Bouquet)!
Poll: How Would You Rank Narita Brian? (Training Easiness)
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Let us and others know personally what rank Narita Brian (Maverick) should be at for the easiest to train! Rank her as low as B if you think her overall training and career is harder than most, or as high as SS if you feel she is the easiest!
Tier List Criteria
Overall Tier List Criteria
| Training Easiness Total | Umas here are graded based on the ease of their training and careers |
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| Team Trials Total | Umas here are graded based similarly on how also they can get to 1st place, but more focused on how much they can provide points through skills and team flexibility. |
| Champions Meeting Total | Umas are graded based purely on getting 1st place or helping their teammates achieve 1st place; whether they serve as Ace leads or specialized support (debuffers). |
| Scoring Summaries | |
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= Highly effective in all/nearly all game modes. = Effective in several or specialized in one or two game modes. = Specialized in one game mode and acceptable effectiveness in others. = Specialized in one game mode or requires more effort to be effective in one or more. = 3-5 | = 6-8 | = 9-10 | = 11-12 |
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Overall Tier List ranking conveys overall effectiveness in a wide range of game modes.
Training Easiness Criteria
| Stat Growths | We refer to existing stats, most importantly stat growths, to see how easy it is to train a priority stat. The most important stat in career would be Speed and Stamina, with lack of Stamina being one of the guarantees for failed runs if not carefully trained for. |
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| Race Goal Easiness | Career races are considered when ranking Training Easiness. Umas with more required Long races in career are typically harder to train. This also considers Umas who are forced to participate in a race that they are not naturally specialized in (ex. King Halo having in Medium and Long goal races even at B aptitude). |
| Career Events | We consider Umas which have unique gimmicks or career events that can hinder optimal training routines (ex. Gold Ship's Fickle Maiden Event, Super Creek's Under the Weather event, and Rice Shower's numerous mood reduction events). |
| Scoring Summaries | |
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= Very easy to use in career with little or no hindrances. This is also makes them easy to farm Fans with or to train to competitve stats for PvP. = Relatively easy career with little or no hindrances. = Career can be challenging at certain points in part due to tougher race goals. = Career can be challenging most of the time due to numerous Long race requirements, gimmicks, or undesirable events. = 1 | = 2 | = 3 | = 4 |
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All Characters can be trained to their best stats in their aptitude, but not all are equal when it comes to training demands. Above is our evaluation criteria for the easiest-hard training based on game experience and accessibility to support cards.
The four notably easiest to train Umamusume characters are:
- Sakura Bakushin O (Sprint-Mile). Easy near full Sprint career and Front Runner specialty. Trainers need to not worry too much about training for Stamina.
- Oguri Cap (Mile-Medium-Dirt). Has innate strong unique skill (Triumphant Pulse) and races consist mostly of Mile and Medium.
- Curren Chan (Sprint). Full Sprint career along with great stat growths for that race type (10% Speed and 20% Power).
- Smart Falcon (Mile-Medium). Abundant Mile-Medium race goals and Front Runner specialty.
Team Trials Criteria
| Flexibility | Umas who are easily capable of occupying different teams with different aptitude requirements will rank higher on the Team Trials Tier List. |
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| Skill Strength | This means Umas with strong skills, whether they're unique skills, starting skills, and potential level skills. |
| Stat Growths | Stat Growths are noted but strong Support Card setups and lucky runs can bring better results than expected of an Umamusume's tier in the tier list. |
| Scoring Summaries | |
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= Flexible and can perform well in most teams. Has highly desirable skills. = Can be flexible, but can just be specialized and is the best for a certain team. = Sufficient enough to compete in a team. Can be highly specialized to one team. = Usually restricted to one team and requires more work to become effective. = 1 | = 2 | = 3 | = 4 |
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To win in Team Trials, you'll want to focus on maximizing your points on each race which is done by having your team leading or closest to the front and activating the most skills. In this case, building Umas purely on debuffs are a significantly of less priority compared to Champions Meeting.
Champions Meeting Criteria
| Skill Strength | Umas with highly desirable skills, such as Maruzensky with Red Shift/LP1211-M, will find themselves rated higher on the list. This includes innate skills and potential skills. |
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| Aptitude Specialty | Umas who have the natural aptitude for the upcoming/current Champions Meeting course will be rated higher on the list. |
| Role-Appropriate | Umamusume who can serve very well in specific roles in a team of 3, such as Oguri Cap for an Ace or Nice Nature for a Debuffer, will be rated higher on the list. |
| Scoring Summaries | |
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= Strong skills, well-suited to a role for the race, and meets the course's aptitude requirements. = Average-strong skills, can be effective or serve as a sub for a role in the race, and meets the course's aptitude requirements.. = Average skills but usually outclassed or requires more work for certain aptitudes. Can still compete effectively if trained well. = Initially does not meet the course's aptitude requirements and requires a lot of work to be effective. = 1 | = 2 | = 3 | = 4 |
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Above is our Tier List Criteria for constructing lists for the Champions Meeting. Champions Meeting concerns winning 1st as the only goal of the game mode to progress and rank.
This mean only 1 racer on your team is required to hit the finish line. This increases the tension and dynamic of the team, since teammates can be trained more to act as a substitute Ace or to support others on their team rather than take the win.
Team Trials Top 100 Statistics
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Top 100 Tally Date: August 1, 2025 We tally Team Trials leaderboards manually whenever possible, so please have patience for updates! |
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| Sprint | Mile | Medium | |||
| Long | Dirt | ||||
Quick Summary
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 Sakura Bakushin O (Blossom in Learning) Rarity: R Popular Sprint: 94 Picks |
 Vodka (Wild Top Gear) Rarity: SR Popular Mile: 86 Picks |
 Agnes Tachyon (Tach-nology) Rarity: R Popular Med.: 69 Picks |
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 Gold Ship (Red Strife) Rarity: SR Popular Long: 78 Picks |
 El Condor Pasa (El Numero 1) Rarity: SR Popular Dirt: 93 Picks |
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| Running Styles in Distance (Top 100) | |||||
| Sprint – Pace (106) | Late (91) | Front (77)
Mile – Late (109) | Front (104) | Pace (87) Medium – Pace (121) | Late (93) | Front (79) Long – Pace (108) | End (73) | Late (51) Dirt – Pace (176) | Late (89) | Front (23) |
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| Common Training Grades (Top 100) | |||||
| A+ (876) | A (589) | S (31) | B+ (3) | S+ (1) | |||||
| Popular Ace Position Uma (Top 100) | |||||
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Sprint: 43 –
Sakura Bakushin O (Blossom in Learning)
Mile: 25 –
 Maruzensky (Formula R)
Medium: 24 –
Agnes Tachyon (Tach-nology)
Long: 27 –
Gold Ship (Red Strife)
Dirt: 55 –
 Oguri Cap (Starlight Beat)
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Ace position refers to the 1st, top-most slot occupied by an Uma in a Team. This Uma gives 1.1x more score in Team Trials.
Popular picks at the top 100 of Team Trials are influenced by several key factors:
- Easily accessible and inexpensive, such as Gold Ship and Agnes Tachyon being non-3 star Umamusume.
- Easy to train, such as Oguri Cap, or available from the start such as Sakura Bakushin O.
- Access to strong inheritable uniques and potential level skills, from Maruzensky's Red Shift/LP1211-M to Oguri Cap's Gourmand.
- Flexibility in aptitude. Examples being Oguri Cap, El Condor Pasa, Taiki Shuttle, and Maruzensky being found in other distance/dirt teams.
Team Trials Guide: How to Build a Team
Sprint Races
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Date Tallied: August 1, 2025
1st: 94 –
Sakura Bakushin O (Blossom in Learning)
2nd: 77 –
 King Halo (King of Emeralds)
3rd: 56 –
 Air Groove (Empress Road)
4th: 24 –
 Curren Chan (Fille Éclair)
5th: 22 –
 Taiki Shuttle (Wild Frontier)
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Mile Races
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Date Tallied: August 1, 2025
1st: 86 –
Vodka (Wild Top Gear)
2nd: 52 –
 Grass Wonder (Stone-Piercing Blue)
3rd: 46 –
 Daiwa Scarlet (Peak Blue)
4th: 37 –
Maruzensky (Formula R)
5th: 36 –
 Silence Suzuka (Innocent Silence)
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Medium Races
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Date Tallied: August 1, 2025
1st: 69 –
Agnes Tachyon (Tach-nology)
2nd: 39 –
 Mihono Bourbon (MB-19890425)
3rd: 32 –
 Symboli Rudolf (Emperor's Path)
4th: 24 –
 Tokai Teio (Peak Joy)
5th: 23 –
Daiwa Scarlet (Peak Blue)
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Long Races
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Date Tallied: August 1, 2025
1st: 78 –
Gold Ship (Red Strife)
2nd: 50 –
 Mejiro McQueen (Frontline Elegance)
3rd: 42 –
 Mayano Top Gun (Scramble Zone)
4th: 28 –
Symboli Rudolf (Emperor's Path)
5th: 22 –
 Special Week (Special Dreamer)
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Dirt Races
| Common Team Trials Racers (Top 100) | |
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Date Tallied: August 1, 2025
1st: 93 –
El Condor Pasa (El Numero 1)
2nd: 79 –
Oguri Cap (Starlight Beat)
3rd: 73 –
 Haru Urara (Bestest Prize)
4th: 37 –
Taiki Shuttle (Wild Frontier)
5th: 16 –
Maruzensky (Formula R)
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