New Umamusume: Pretty Derby Trainee and Support Card banners appear today, and they mean a Lucky Tidings Matikanefukukitaru character alt and two new SSR cards for Riko Kashimoto and Rice Shower are here. Riko is the new character from the Unity Cup: Shine On, Team Spirit Career, which also launched today. Those banners and that Career should be live now, and the new character and cards will join the general pool after that ends.
Aside from the new look and an array of skills that focus on boosting Velocity, this version of Matikanefukukitaru isn’t all that different from the original one. She’s still got an A rank for Turf and F rank for Dirt tracks. At the start, she’s best at running Medium and Long races, but you could pretty easily get that C in Mile up to an A via inheritances. She still starts with an A in Late Surger and B in Pace Chaser for her strategy, though her moveset this time around makes it easier to go with a Pace mindset right away. The original has a 20% Stamina bonus Growth Rate and 10% Power one, but this one has a 10% bonus in Stamina, Guts, and Wit.
This Matikanefukukitaru’s Unique Skill is Bountiful Harvest. That increases her Velocity when she’s pressured and in a Late Surger or End Closer position in the second half of a race. (If she’s far enough back as a Pace Chaser, this could trigger too.) If you invest in her, you could also pick up the Velocity-increasing Inside Scoop, Overwhelming Pressure, and Innate Experience.
You can see the Cygames Lucky Tidings Matikanefukukitaru Umamusume: Pretty Derby infographic below:
As for the two new SSR Support Cards, they are Happiness Just Around the Bend: Rice Shower, which is a Power type, and the Friend type card Planned Perfection: Riko Kashimoto. The former offers the possibility of getting the Swinging Maestro Stamina skill from a Career Event. (That skill is also available via the Super Creek Trainee and Stamina SSR Support Card and is considered one of teh best ones in the game.) Riko, as a Friend card, adds Failure Production and Energy Cost Reduction at level 30 and the possibility of getting the Rushing Gale ability. (The Dream Big: Tokai Teio SSR Speed Support Card also features that skill.)
You can get a closer look at the two new Support Cards in their infographics below:
Umamusume: Pretty Derby is available for the PC and mobile devices, and the Unity Cup: Shine On, Team Spirit Career, Lucky Tidings Matikanefukukitaru alt, and new cards are available now. They are the first of many November 2025 events.