Umamusume Pretty Derby: Best Characters for Mile Races

Learn how to build a powerful Mile race team in Umamusume: Pretty Derby and explore their strengths in the category.

Create a top-tier Mile team (Image via Cygames)
Train a top-tier Mile team (Image via Cygames)

Turf Mile races are an interesting middle ground in Umamusume: Pretty Derby that complicate team building for PvP. Since most Dirt tracks are Mile races, and all Mile characters have other aptitudes as well, players can feel uncertain about who to field in this category. Consider our recommendations for your Team Trials Mile group, along with running strategies and alternatives. 

Top Mile Race Characters in Umamusume: Pretty Derby for Team Trials

Front Runner: Daiwa Scarlet

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  • Stat Bonuses
    • Guts 20%
    • Speed 10%
  • Unique Skill: Resplendent Red Ace
    • Speed and acceleration increase during the second half of the race if you’re competing for the first position. 
  • Alternatives
    • Silence Suzuka
    • Maruzensky

Daiwa Scarlet’s unique skill increases both velocity and acceleration, making it especially potent for Mile races. Train Daiwa Scarlet with 900+ Speed, 700+ Power, and some attention to Wit. Combine this with her ‘Prepared to Pass’ and ‘Race Planner’ Potential Level 5 skill to leave the competition in the dust after rounding the final corner. 

Note: The primary reason to use Daiwa Scarlet instead of Silence Suzuka or Maruzensky in this position is that both of them are better employed for Dirt races

Pace Chaser: Taiki Shuttle

Taiki Shuttle
Taiki Shuttle (Image via Cygames)
  • Stat Bonuses
    • Speed 20%
    • Wit 10%
  • Unique Skill: Shooting for Victory!
  • Acceleration increases if you’re in the middle of the pack during the second half of the final corner. 
  • Alternative
    • El Condor Pasa

If you aren’t using her for Dirt races, Taiki Shuttle is the go-to Pace Chaser for Mile. Most of her innate skills are Mile-exclusive and extremely effective when combined with high Power and Speed Stats. Train Taiki Shuttle with 800+ Speed and Power to ensure she can catch up to and overtake Front Runners. Although she is an ideal candidate, Oguri Cap is excluded from this category to reserve her for Dirt racing. 

Late Surger: Vodka

Vodka
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  • Stat Bonuses
    • Power 20%
    • Speed 10%
  • Unique Skill: Cut and Drive!
    • Speed increases when near the lead in the last 200m.
  • Alternative
    • Grass Wonder

Vodka boasts several innate acceleration-boosting skills like ‘Updrafters’ and ‘Slick Surge,’ perfect for eating up the distance between her and the lead before activating ‘Cut and Drive!’ to shoot past her. Since Late Surgers are the most efficient when it comes to using Stamina, maximize Vodka’s Speed and Power. Supplement raw stats with a few Late Surger skills like ‘On Your Left,’ ‘The Bigger Picture,’ and ‘Hard Worker’ to create a powerhouse. 

End Closer

Mile races are too short to use an End Closer strategy effectively. End Closers like Gold Ship are better suited for long-distance races. 


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