Choose to upgrade your speed skills in Umamusume to help gain more momentum at various instances and pace past your opponents.

Umamusume Pretty Derby is packed with a lot of different Umas who compete other in a variety of races. Each race has its own conditions wherein specific Umas excel, and the others are destined to fail. That is exactly where the speed skills come into the picture. During your career mode with an Uma, you get to use skill points to purchase skills and permanently add to the Uma’s arsenal. You can choose to either upgrade their positives or strengthen their weaknesses.
In this article, we will look at all the speed skills in Umamusume Pretty Derby.
Speed Skills in Umamusume Pretty Derby

There are more than a hundred different speed skills in Umamusume Pretty Derby. Each has its own type of effectiveness, ranging from race conditions to track conditions. Perfectly equipping your Uma with the right skill can determine your rate of success. Now let’s look at the list of all the speed skills.
List of Speed Skills
Skills | Description | Race Condition |
#LookatCurren | Get a boost of momentum when passing another runner around halfway through the race. | |
win Q.E.D. | Your velocity will increase when passing another runner towards the front of the race. | |
1,500,000 CC | A slight increase in velocity on an uphill. | Late Surger |
1st Place Kiss | A slight increase in your Uma’s ability to break through the pack when on a straight after engaging in a challenge. This activates towards the front of the final corner. | |
Acceleration | Slightly increases the acceleration when your Uma passes a runner mid-race. | |
Beeline Burst | Increases the velocity on a straight segment. | |
Behold Thine Emperor’s Divine Might | A great increase in the velocity on the final straight after your Uma passes 3 runners late in the race. | |
Blinding Flash | Increase the spurting ability when your Uma is positioned towards the back at a late-race stage. | Sprint |
Blue Rose Closer | An increase in velocity with strong willpower, the moment you pass through a pack of racers on the final straight. | |
Call Me King | An increase in velocity during the last 200m of the race. | |
Center Stage | Navigation will increase early in the race. | |
Certain Victory | An increase in velocity when you are right behind a runner towards the front at the final straight. | |
Changing Gears | Increase the ability to pass when you are positioned towards the front mid-race. | |
Clairvoyance | Your field of view widens with a heightened observation early in the race. | Medium |
Class Rep + Speed = Bakushin | A moderate increase in velocity with the Bakushin power. This will trigger when challenging the racers towards he front, during the second half of the race. | |
Concentration | The decrease in time due to slow starts will be reduced. | |
Corazon * Ardiente | You will slightly hold on to the position towards the front, using the spare energy on the final straight. | |
Corner Acceleration | A slight increase in acceleration on a corner with masterful turning. | |
Corner Adept | SLight increase in velocity on a corner with skilled training. | |
Corner Connoisseur | An increase in acceleration on a corner with masterful turning. | |
Countermeasure | Slightly increases passing ability when you are towards the front, while mid-race. | Sprint |
Determined Descent | A moderate improvement while running on a downhill. | Pace Chaser |
Dodgin Danger | A moderate increase in avoiding being surrounded early in the race. | Front Runner |
Early Lead | Slight increases your ability to go to the front during the early part of the race. | Front Runner |
Empress’s Pride | A moderate increase in velocity with the stride of an empress. This triggers when you pass another runner towards the back of the last corner. | |
End Closer Corners | Slightly will increase the velocity on a corner. | End Closer |
End Closer Straightaways | A moderate increase in velocity with the stride of an empress. This triggers when you pass another runner towards the back of the last corner. | |
Escape Artist | Increases your ability to rush to the front during mid-race. | Front Runner |
Fast & Furious | Your velocity will increase during mid-race. | Late Surger |
Fast-Paced | Slightly increases your ability to rush to the front while mid-race. | Front Runner |
Feel the Burn! | will moderately increase your acceleration in an attempt to move you up during a corner, while in the late race. | |
Fighter | It will slightly increase your ability to pass the others. | Late Surger |
Final Push | Slightly increases your ability to maintain your lead during the final corner. | |
Focus | Slightly will decrease the time you lose to a slow start. | |
Focused Mind | Will moderately increase the velocity with a strong turn while passing another runner towards the back while on a straight. | |
Front Runner Corners | Slightly increases the velocity on a corner. | Front Runner |
Front Runner Straightaways | Slightly increases the velocity on a straight. | Front Runner |
Furious Feat | It will slightly increase the spurting ability when you are towards the back during the late race. | Mile |
G00 1sst. F | Increase the velocity when you are towards the front after making it to the final straight. | |
Gap Closer | It will slightly increase the spurting ability when you are towards the back during late race. | Sprint |
Go With The Flow | Moderately will increase your navigation late in the race. | |
Groundwork | Slightly increases acceleration after you have activated many other skills early-race. | |
Hard Worker | Moderately will increase your passing ability. | Late Surger |
Hawkeye | Moderately will widen your field of view with a heightened observation, while early in the race. | Medium |
Highlander | Slightly improves your ability to run uphill. | |
Homestretch Haste | Slightly increases your velocity during the last spurt. | |
Huge Lead | This will slightly increase your ability to maintain the lead when leading by a huge margin during mid-race. | Sprint |
I Can See Right Through You | It will slightly widen your field of view with more situational awareness while moving sideways. | End Closer |
I Can Win Sometimes, Right? | Moderately increases velocity with a rise in fighting spirit when you are in the third position and are about to lose while late in the race. | |
In Body and Mind | Increases your velocity during the last spurt. | |
Inside Scoop | Slightly increases velocity while running closer to the inner rail during the final corner. | Long |
Keeping the Lead | Slightly increases your ability to keep the lead while leading by a huge margin mid-race. | Long |
Killer Tunes | Increases your positioning ability when in the front towards mid-race. | Medium |
Lane Legerdemain | Increases your navigation while late in the race. | |
Leader’s Pride | Slightly avoid being passed by while early in the race. | Fron Runner |
Legacy of the Strong | Increase your velocity when being pressured by another runner. This triggers when you are running out of energy towards the front of the race after the final corner. | |
Lightning Step | You will avoid being surrounded towards the back mid-race. | Medium |
Long Corners | Slight increases your velocity on a corner. | Long |
Long Straightaways | Slightly increases your velocity on a straight. | Long |
Luck Be with Me! | Moderately cleans up your path forward when other racers crowd in front while late in the race. | |
Masterful Gambit | Slightly will help you move up in preparation to close the gap while late in the race. | End Closer |
Medium Corners | Slightly increases your velocity on a corner. | Medium |
Medium Straightaways | Slightly increases your velocity on a straight | Medium |
Meticulous Measures | Moderately prepares to have you head for the finish line while mid-race. | Sprint |
Mile Corners | Slightly increases your velocity on a corner. | Mile |
Mile maven | Widen the margin when in the lead, while early in the race. | Mile |
Mile Straightaway | Slightly increases your velocity on a straight. | Mile |
Nimble Navigator | It will slightly increase your maneuverability when your path ahead is blocked during the last spurt. | |
No Stopping Me! | Increases your maneuverability when your path ahead is blocked during the last spurt. | |
On Your Left! | Increases your acceleration while late in the race. | Late Surger |
Outer Swell | Slightly increases your velocity when you pass another runner while on the final corner. | Late Surger |
Pace Chaser Corners | Slightly increases your velocity on a corner. | Pace Chaser |
Pace Chaser Straightaways | Slightly increases your velocity on a straight | Pace Chaser |
Plan X | Increases your ability to pass when ahead while mid-race. | Sprint |
Playtime’s Over! | Slightly increases your velocity when followed by another runner who has been directly chasing you for a long time. | |
Position Pilfer | Slightly increases your velocity while mid-race. | Late Surger |
Prepared to Pass | It will slightly increase your ability to break through a pack at the final corner. | Pace Chaser |
Pressure | Slightly increases your velocity when passing another runner late in the race. | Long |
Productive Plan | slightly widens the margin of lead when ahead early in the race. | Mile |
Professor of Curvature | Increases your velocity on a corner with great turning. | |
Prudent Positioning | Moderately increases your navigation while early in the race. | |
Ramp Up | Slightly increases your velocity when you pass another runner mid-race. | |
Red Ace | Slightly swells you up with the determination to lead the race during the second half. | |
Red Shift/LP1211-M | Increases your acceleration by shifting gears when you are ahead during the final corner or later. | |
Rising Dragon | Increases your velocity when you pass another racer while on the outside during the final corner. | |
Rushing Gale! | Increases your acceleration on a straight! | |
Second Wind | Slightly increases your acceleration when towards the back mid-race. | Front Runner |
Shifting Gears | Slightly will increase your ability to pass others when positioned towards the front, while mid-race. | Mile |
Shooting for Victory | Increases your acceleration with a pow, a wow, and a bang when you are positioned well during the final corner of the race. | |
Shooting Star | Use the momentum and increase your velocity after passing another runner towards the front while late in the race. | |
Shrewd Step | Slightly increases your ability to navigate more smoothly | Pace Chaser |
Sky-High Teio Step | Greatly increases your velocity when closing the gap to runners who are ahead of you on the final straight. | |
Slick Surge | Slightly increases your acceleration while late in the race. | Late Surger |
Slipstream | Slightly decreases wind resistance when directly behind another runner. | |
Speed Star | Increases your ability to break past a pack of runners at the final corner. | Pace Chaser |
Sprint Corners | slightly increase your velocity on a corner. | Sprint |
Sprint Straightaways | Slightly increases your velocity on a straight. | Sprint |
Sprinting Gear | Slightly increases your acceleration on a straight. | Sprint |
Staggering Lead | Increases your ability to maintain a lead when in a lead position with a larger margin mid-race. | Sprint |
Steadfast | Slightly increases your ability to fight back when another runner passes you at the final corner. | Medium |
Step on the Gas! | Increase your acceleration when you pass another racer mid-race. | Mile |
Straight Descent | Slightly improves your ability to run downhill. | Pace Chaser |
Straightaway Acceleration | Slightly increases your acceleration on a straight. | |
Straightaway Adept | It will slightly increase your velocity on a straight. | |
Straightaway Spurt | Slightly increases your acceleration on a straight during the last spurt. | End Closer |
Strategist | Slightly widens your field of view when in the back while late in the race. | End Closer |
Studious | It will slightly widen your field of view with a heightened sense of observation during mid-race. | Late Surger |
Tactical Tweak | Slightly increases your acceleration when in the back during mid-race. | Pace Chaser |
Tail Held High | Slightly increases your velocity after you activate many skills while mid-race. | |
Taking the Lead | Increases your ability ot go towards the front while early in the race. | Front Runner. |
Technician | Moderately increases your ability to navigate smoothly. | Pace Chaser |
The bigger Picture | Your field of view widens with a heightened aobservation while mid-race. | Late Surger |
The Coast is Clear! | Moderately increases your field of view with more situational awareness while moving sideways. | End Closer |
The Duty of Dignity Calls | Increases your velocity with the determination not to be overtaken when you are towards the front at the final corner. | |
The View from the Lead is Mine! | Increases your velocity by drawing on all of your remaining strength while leading by a far margin on the final straight. | |
The Dance is for Vittoria! | This will increase your velocity when in a battle towards the front at the final corner. | |
Thunderbolt Step | Moderately avoid being surrounded when you are positioned towards the back while mid-race. | |
Triumphant Pulse | It will greatly increase your ability to break through a pack of racers by opening up a path when ahead with close to 200m remaining. | |
Turbo Sprint | Increases your acceleration on a straight. | Sprint |
Uma Stan | It will slightly increase your velocity when near other runners. | |
Unrestrained | Increases your ability to maintain the lead at the final corner. | Fron Runner |
Unyielding | Increases your ability to challenge the runner who passes you at the final corner. | Medium |
Unyielding Spirit | Slightly increases your ability to pass other runners. | Mile |
Up-Tempo | Slightly increases your ability to better position yourself towards the front while mid-race. | Medium |
Updrafters | Slightly increases your ability to pass other runners when in the back, while late in the race. | Mile |
V is for Victory! | You will refuse to back down from a challenge. This will moderately increase your velocity on the last straight. | |
Vanguard Spirit | Increases your ability to maintain your lead when leading with a huge margin, while mid-race. | Long |
Warning Shot! | This will slightly increase your velocity with a long spurt beginning towards the halfway mark of the race. | |
Xceleration | You will become stronger at challenging rivals. This will also moderately increase your velocity when placed in the front with just 200m or less remaining to run. |
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