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Umamusume: Pretty Derby

Keeping the Lead Skill Effect

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Keeping the Lead is a Normal Skill in Umamusume: Pretty Derby. See this skill's effect and how to get and utilize it for your character.

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Keeping the Lead Effects and Skill Info

November 11, 2025 Balance Adjustment
・ Reduced the lead margin requirement

Normal Skill Effect

Keeping the Lead Icon Keeping the Lead
Rarity Normal
Effect Slightly increase ability to maintain the lead when leading by a large margin mid-race. (Long)
Skill Points 160

Upgraded Skill

Vanguard Spirit Icon Vanguard Spirit
Required SP: 160
Increase ability to maintain the lead when leading by a large margin mid-race.

How to Get Keeping the Lead

Innate Skills from Characters

Character Innate Skills
Mejiro McQueen (Frontline Elegance) IconMejiro McQueen (Frontline Elegance)
Spring Runner ◯ Icon Spring Runner ◯
Stamina to Spare Icon Stamina to Spare
Keeping the Lead Icon Keeping the Lead
Seiun Sky (Reeling in the Big One) IconSeiun Sky (Reeling in the Big One)
Keeping the Lead Icon Keeping the Lead
Fast-Paced Icon Fast-Paced
Hesitant Pace Chasers Icon Hesitant Pace Chasers

The Characters above have this Skill by default. However, you would still need to spend Skill Points to unlock the skill during a Career run.

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Potential Skills from Characters

There are no Characters that unlock this Skill by increasing their Potential.

Career Events from Characters

There are no Characters that unlock this Skill from their trainee-exclusive Career Events.

Training Hints from Support Cards

Card Training Hint Skills
Mejiro McQueen (Tracen Academy) Image Mejiro McQueen (Tracen Academy)
Spring Runner ◯ Icon Spring Runner ◯
Stamina to Spare Icon Stamina to Spare
Keeping the Lead Icon Keeping the Lead
Long Corners ◯ Icon Long Corners ◯
Hydrate Icon Hydrate
Deep Breaths Icon Deep Breaths
Disorient Icon Disorient
Kyoto Racecourse ◯ Icon Kyoto Racecourse ◯

You have a chance to acquire Skill Hints for this skill by training with the Support Cards listed here while they have a red exclamation mark displayed.

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Career Events from Support Cards

Card Career Event Skills
Seiun Sky (Foolproof Plan) Image Seiun Sky (Foolproof Plan)
Keeping the Lead Icon Keeping the Lead
Fast-Paced Icon Fast-Paced
Second Wind Icon Second Wind
Escape Artist Icon Escape Artist
Dodging Danger Icon Dodging Danger
Seiun Sky (Tracen Academy) Image Seiun Sky (Tracen Academy)
Keeping the Lead Icon Keeping the Lead
Mejiro Palmer (Go Ahead and Laugh) Image Mejiro Palmer (Go Ahead and Laugh)
Keeping the Lead Icon Keeping the Lead
Vanguard Spirit Icon Vanguard Spirit
Wet Conditions ◯ Icon Wet Conditions ◯
Front Runner Straightaways ◯ Icon Front Runner Straightaways ◯
Pace Strategy Icon Pace Strategy
Front Runner Savvy ◯ Icon Front Runner Savvy ◯
Lone Wolf Icon Lone Wolf
Seiun Sky (Paint the Sky Red) Image Seiun Sky (Paint the Sky Red)
Keeping the Lead Icon Keeping the Lead
Vanguard Spirit Icon Vanguard Spirit
Frenzied Pace Chasers Icon Frenzied Pace Chasers

You can acquire Skill Hints for this skill from Career Events from the Support Cards listed above.

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Scenario Events

There are no Scenario Events that grants Skill Hints to this Skill.

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Yellow Skills Speed Red Skills Debuff Blue Skills Recovery
Green Skills Passive Purple Skills Negative

All Normal Speed Skills

Prudent Positioning Image Prudent Positioning Go with the Flow Image Go with the Flow Thunderbolt Step Image Thunderbolt Step
Shrewd Step Image Shrewd Step Keeping the Lead Image Keeping the Lead Long Corners ◯ Image Long Corners ◯
Corner Adept ◯ Image Corner Adept ◯ Pace Chaser Corners ◯ Image Pace Chaser Corners ◯ Pressure Image Pressure
I Can See Right Through You Image I Can See Right Through You Uma Stan Image Uma Stan Focus Image Focus
Final Push Image Final Push Fast-Paced Image Fast-Paced Up-Tempo Image Up-Tempo
Prepared to Pass Image Prepared to Pass Slick Surge Image Slick Surge Updrafters Image Updrafters
Straightaway Acceleration Image Straightaway Acceleration Mile Straightaway ◯ Image Mile Straightaway ◯ Homestretch Haste Image Homestretch Haste
Steadfast Image Steadfast Outer Swell Image Outer Swell Straightaway Adept Image Straightaway Adept
Early Lead Image Early Lead Shifting Gears Image Shifting Gears Acceleration Image Acceleration
Corner Acceleration ◯ Image Corner Acceleration ◯ Nimble Navigator Image Nimble Navigator Productive Plan Image Productive Plan
Straight Descent Image Straight Descent Highlander Image Highlander Front Runner Straightaways ◯ Image Front Runner Straightaways ◯
Front Runner Corners ◯ Image Front Runner Corners ◯ Position Pilfer Image Position Pilfer Pace Chaser Straightaways ◯ Image Pace Chaser Straightaways ◯
Hawkeye Image Hawkeye Leader Leader's Pride Ramp Up Image Ramp Up
Medium Straightaways ◯ Image Medium Straightaways ◯ Medium Corners ◯ Image Medium Corners ◯ Fighter Image Fighter
Late Surger Corners ◯ Image Late Surger Corners ◯ Sprinting Gear Image Sprinting Gear Huge Lead Image Huge Lead
Countermeasure Image Countermeasure 1,500,000 CC Image 1,500,000 CC Studious Image Studious
Gap Closer Image Gap Closer Unyielding Spirit Image Unyielding Spirit Straightaway Spurt Image Straightaway Spurt
Inside Scoop Image Inside Scoop Strategist Image Strategist Groundwork Image Groundwork
Tail Held High Image Tail Held High Second Wind Image Second Wind Slipstream Image Slipstream
Playtime Playtime's Over! Sprint Straightaways ◯ Image Sprint Straightaways ◯ Sprint Corners ◯ Image Sprint Corners ◯
Meticulous Measures Image Meticulous Measures Mile Corners ◯ Image Mile Corners ◯ End Closer Straightaways ◯ Image End Closer Straightaways ◯
Masterful Gambit Image Masterful Gambit Long Straightaways ◯ Image Long Straightaways ◯ Late Surger Straightaways ◯ Image Late Surger Straightaways ◯
End Closer Corners ◯ Image End Closer Corners ◯ Tactical Tweak Image Tactical Tweak Dodging Danger Image Dodging Danger
Top Pick Image Top Pick End Closer Corners ◎ Image End Closer Corners ◎ End Closer Straightaways ◎ Image End Closer Straightaways ◎
Front Runner Corners ◎ Image Front Runner Corners ◎ Front Runner Straightaways ◎ Image Front Runner Straightaways ◎ Late Surger Corners ◎ Image Late Surger Corners ◎
Late Surger Straightaways ◎ Image Late Surger Straightaways ◎ Long Corners ◎ Image Long Corners ◎ Long Straightaways ◎ Image Long Straightaways ◎
Medium Corners ◎ Image Medium Corners ◎ Medium Straightaways ◎ Image Medium Straightaways ◎ Mile Corners ◎ Image Mile Corners ◎
Mile Straightaway ◎ Image Mile Straightaway ◎ Pace Chaser Corners ◎ Image Pace Chaser Corners ◎ Pace Chaser Straightaways ◎ Image Pace Chaser Straightaways ◎
Sprint Corners ◎ Image Sprint Corners ◎ Sprint Straightaways ◎ Image Sprint Straightaways ◎ Gatekept Image Gatekept
Forward, March! Image Forward, March! Ignited Spirit SPD Image Ignited Spirit SPD Ignited Spirit PWR Image Ignited Spirit PWR
Ignited Spirit GUTS Image Ignited Spirit GUTS Ignited Spirit WIT Image Ignited Spirit WIT Risky Business Image Risky Business
Early Start Image Early Start All I All I've Got Head-On Image Head-On

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