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Umamusume: Pretty Derby

Medium Guide: How to Win Medium Races

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Focus on training Speed and Stamina for Medium distance races in Umamusume: Pretty Derby. Learn how to win Medium races, recommended support cards and Umamusume, as well as list of recommended Medium skills.

Race Distance Guides
Taiki ShuttleSprint MaruzenskyMile Mejiro McQueenMedium Rice ShowerLong
Running Style Guides
Front RunnerFront Runner Pace ChaserPace Chaser Late SurgerLate Surger End CloserEnd Closer
Special Running Styles
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How to Train for Medium Races

CheckmarkFocus Mainly on Speed
CheckmarkTrain Power Depending on Running Style
CheckmarkGet Universal Skills
CheckmarkUse Speed, Stamina, and Power Support Cards

Focus Mainly on Speed and Stamina

SpeedSpeed StaminaStamina

When training for Umamusume that will race on Medium races, you should mainly focus on Speed and Stamina as Medium races are much longer than Sprint and Mile.

Losing Stamina during the middle of the race will mean that your runner will slow down and they will be overtaken by other runners, so make sure that you have Stamina from D to C rank with some recovery skill like Swinging Maestro.

Train Power Depending on Running Style

Front Runner
Speed > Stamina
Pace Chaser
Speed > Power Stamina
Late Surger/End Closer
Speed >> Power Stamina

If you're playing as a Late Surger or End Closer, Power is also an important stat to increase as you need it to catch up to the front of the pack. Power also increases some Stamina and you should try to focus on these two stats during Summer Camp.

Get Skills Not Restricted by Distance Type

In some Career goals, you may have to race different distance types other than Medium races. Focus on getting skills that aren't limited to a certain type of distance so they can activate regardless of any race.

Use Speed, Stamina and Power Support Cards

Speed Deck

Medium racers will require your Umamusume to have a lot of Speed so use 3-4 Speed cards whenever you are training a Medium runner. As for the other cards, use Stamina or Power cards based on the running style you're planning to use.

All Support Cards

Recommended Medium Support Cards

Recommended Medium Cards

Recommended Support Cards
Special Week (The Brightest Star in Japan) ImageSpecial Week (The Brightest Star in Japan) Tokai Teio (Dream Big!) ImageTokai Teio (Dream Big!) Vodka (Wild Rider) ImageVodka (Wild Rider)
El Condor Pasa (ChampionEl Condor Pasa (Champion's Passion) Tamamo Cross (Split the Sky, White Lightning!) ImageTamamo Cross (Split the Sky, White Lightning!) Super Creek (Piece of Mind) ImageSuper Creek (Piece of Mind)
Nishino Flower (Even the Littlest Bud) ImageNishino Flower (Even the Littlest Bud) Tazuna Hayakawa (Tracen Reception) ImageTazuna Hayakawa (Tracen Reception)

The Support Cards listed above are well-suited for Medium races as they provide skills that will activate in a Medium race and also other skills like Super Creek's Swinging Maestro that will recover a lot of Stamina, making it the best recovery skill for Mile, Medium, and Long races.

All Support Cards

Recommended Medium Characters

Silence Suzuka

Silence Suzuka (Innocent Silence) ImageSilence Suzuka (Innocent Silence)

Silence Suzuka is an easy to train Umamusume who has a high aptitude for Middle races. She has a 20% growth rate for Speed, which makes training her Speed faster and thus, you can focus on Stamina training from time to time.

Symboli Rudolf

Symboli Rudolf (EmperorSymboli Rudolf (Emperor's Path)

Symboli Rudolf is another highly recommended Medium racer for her high aptitude and also her 20% growth rate for Stamina. She also has a debuff skill that only activates on Medium races, which puts her as one of the best Medium racers in the game.

Recommended Medium Skills

Umamusume and Support Card with Medium Skills

Skill Type Support Card Umamusume Effect
Thunderbolt Step Icon Thunderbolt Step Speed Hint Events:
Tokai Teio (Dream Big!) Tamamo Cross (Split the Sky, White Lightning!) Tokai Teio (Tracen Academy) Tamamo Cross (Tracen Academy) Tamamo Cross Power SSR
Career Events:
None
 Innate Skill:
Tokai Teio (Peak Joy) Special Week (Hopp
Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:
None
Character Events:
None
 Moderately avoid becoming surrounded when positioned toward the back mid-race.
Conditions: Medium
Trigger: Mid-Race, Back
Soft Step Icon Soft Step Recovery Hint Events:
Tokai Teio (Dream Big!) Tamamo Cross (Split the Sky, White Lightning!) Tokai Teio (Tracen Academy) Tamamo Cross (Tracen Academy) Kawakami Princess (Princess Bride) Kawakami Princess (Tracen Academy) Mejiro Ardan (My Heart Will Go On) Mejiro Ardan (Tracen Academy) Tamamo Cross Power SSR
Career Events:
Silence Suzuka (Winning Dream)
Innate Skill:
Tokai Teio (Beyond the Horizon)
Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:
Tokai Teio (Peak Joy) King Halo (King of Emeralds)
Character Events:
El Condor Pasa (El Numero 1) El Condor Pasa (Kukulkan Warrior)
Slightly decrease fatigue when moving sideways.
Conditions: Medium
Lightning Step Icon Lightning Step Speed Hint Events:
None
Career Events:
None
 Innate Skill:
None
Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:
Tokai Teio (Peak Joy)
Character Events:
None
 Avoid becoming surrounded when positioned toward the back mid-race.
Conditions: Medium
Trigger: Mid-Race, Back
Tether Icon Tether Debuff Hint Events:
Grass Wonder (Fairest Fleur) Agnes Tachyon (Experimental Studies on Subject A) Grass Wonder (Tracen Academy) Symboli Rudolf (Tracen Academy) Agnes Tachyon (Tracen Academy) Satono Diamond (The Will to Overtake) Satono Diamond (Tracen Academy)
Career Events:
Kawakami Princess (Princess Bride)
Innate Skill:
Symboli Rudolf (Emperor Grass Wonder (Stone-Piercing Blue) Agnes Tachyon (Tach-nology)
Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:
None
Character Events:
None
 Slightly decrease velocity of runners ahead when positioned toward the back late-race.
Conditions: Medium
Trigger: Late-Race
Dominator Icon Dominator Debuff Hint Events:
None
Career Events:
None
 Innate Skill:
None
Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:
Agnes Tachyon (Tach-nology) Grass Wonder (Stone-Piercing Blue) Symboli Rudolf (Emperor
Character Events:
None
 Decrease velocity of runners ahead when positioned toward the back late-race.
Conditions: Medium
Trigger: Late-Race
Rosy Outlook Icon Rosy Outlook Recovery Hint Events:
Silence Suzuka (Beyond This Shining Moment) Tamamo Cross (Split the Sky, White Lightning!) Daiwa Scarlet (Nothing Hard Work Can Silence Suzuka (Tracen Academy) Daiwa Scarlet (Tracen Academy) Tamamo Cross (Tracen Academy) Daiwa Scarlet (Mini☆Vacation) Silence Suzuka (Winning Dream) Tamamo Cross Power SSR
Career Events:
None
 Innate Skill:
Silence Suzuka (Innocent Silence) Mihono Bourbon (MB-19890425)
Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:
None
Character Events:
None
 Slightly decrease fatigue when in the lead mid-race.
Conditions: Medium
Trigger: Mid-Race
Up-Tempo Icon Up-Tempo Speed Hint Events:
El Condor Pasa (Champion Oguri Cap (Get Lots of Hugs for Me) Daiwa Scarlet (Nothing Hard Work Can Air Groove (Nothing Escapes the Vice Prez) Mejiro Ryan (On and Off the Court) Agnes Tachyon (Experimental Studies on Subject A) Mejiro Dober (Ignore the Stares) El Condor Pasa (Tracen Academy) T.M. Opera O (Tracen Academy) Daiwa Scarlet (Tracen Academy) Air Groove (Tracen Academy) Mejiro Ryan (Tracen Academy) Agnes Tachyon (Tracen Academy) Mejiro Dober (Tracen Academy) Yaeno Muteki (Fiery Discipline) Yaeno Muteki (Tracen Academy) Mejiro Dober (My Thoughts, My Desires) Mejiro Ryan (Winning Pitch) Daiwa Scarlet (Mini☆Vacation)
Career Events:
None
 Innate Skill:
T.M. Opera O (O Sole Suo!) Daiwa Scarlet (Peak Blue) Air Groove (Empress Road) Mejiro Ryan (Down the Line)
Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:
El Condor Pasa (El Numero 1)
Character Events:
Grass Wonder (Stone-Piercing Blue) Air Groove (Quercus Civilis) Grass Wonder (Saintly Jade Cleric) Meisho Doto (Turbulent Blue)
Slightly increase positioning ability when positioned toward the front mid-race.
Conditions: Medium
Trigger: Mid-Race, Front
Killer Tunes Icon Killer Tunes Speed Hint Events:
None
Career Events:
El Condor Pasa (Champion
Innate Skill:
None
Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:
Mejiro Ryan (Down the Line) Daiwa Scarlet (Peak Blue) T.M. Opera O (O Sole Suo!)
Character Events:
None
 Increase positioning ability when positioned toward the front mid-race.
Conditions: Medium
Trigger: Mid-Race, Front
Steadfast Icon Steadfast Speed Hint Events:
Special Week (The Brightest Star in Japan) Ines Fujin (Watch My Star Fly!) Yukino Bijin (City Girl 101) Mejiro Dober (Ignore the Stares) Special Week (Tracen Academy) Ines Fujin (Tracen Academy) Mejiro Dober (Tracen Academy) Yukino Bijin (Tracen Academy) Special Week (The Setting Sun and Rising Stars) Yukino Bijin (Hometown Cheers) Matikane Tannhauser (Just Keep Going) Matikane Tannhauser (Tracen Academy) Sakura Chiyono O (Peak Sakura Season) Sakura Chiyono O (Tracen Academy) Mejiro Dober (My Thoughts, My Desires)
Career Events:
Kawakami Princess (Princess Bride) Kawakami Princess (Tracen Academy) Fine Motion Power SR
Innate Skill:
Special Week (Special Dreamer) Winning Ticket (Get to Winning!) Hishi Amazon (Azure Amazon)
Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:
None
Character Events:
Daiwa Scarlet (Peak Blue) Seiun Sky (Reeling in the Big One) Hishi Amazon (Azure Amazon) Super Creek (Halloween)
Slightly increase ability to fight back when passed by another runner on the final corner.
Conditions: Medium
Trigger: Final Corner, Passed
Trackblazer Icon Trackblazer Recovery Hint Events:
None
Career Events:
None
 Innate Skill:
None
Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:
Mihono Bourbon (MB-19890425)
Character Events:
None
 Decrease fatigue when in the lead mid-race.
Conditions: Medium
Trigger: Mid-Race, Lead
Hawkeye Icon Hawkeye Speed Hint Events:
El Condor Pasa (Champion Meisho Doto (Fighting for Fortune) El Condor Pasa (Tracen Academy) Meisho Doto (Tracen Academy) Ikuno Dictus (Never Skip Warm-Ups) Ikuno Dictus (Tracen Academy) Ikuno Dictus Guts SSR
Career Events:
None
 Innate Skill:
El Condor Pasa (El Numero 1)
Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:
None
Character Events:
None
 Moderately widen field of view with heigthened observation early-race.
Conditions: Medium
Trigger: Early-Race
Clairvoyance Icon Clairvoyance Speed Hint Events:
None
Career Events:
None
 Innate Skill:
None
Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:
El Condor Pasa (El Numero 1)
Character Events:
None
 Widen field of view with heightened observation early-race.
Conditions: Medium
Trigger: Early-Race
Medium Straightaways ◯ Icon Medium Straightaways ◯ Speed Hint Events:
Vodka (Wild Rider) El Condor Pasa (Champion Air Groove (Nothing Escapes the Vice Prez) Agnes Digital (Digital Mejiro Ryan (On and Off the Court) Agnes Tachyon (Experimental Studies on Subject A) Vodka (Tracen Academy) El Condor Pasa (Tracen Academy) Air Groove (Tracen Academy) Agnes Digital (Tracen Academy) Mejiro Ryan (Tracen Academy) Agnes Tachyon (Tracen Academy) Mejiro Ryan (Winning Pitch) Narita Brian (Two Pieces) Narita Brian (Tracen Academy) Tosen Jordan (Turf as Nails) Tosen Jordan (Tracen Academy)
Career Events:
Zenno Rob Roy (The Perfect Book for You) Zenno Rob Roy (Tracen Academy) Zenno Rob Roy Speed SSR
Innate Skill:
Narita Brian (Maverick)
Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:
Mejiro Ryan (Down the Line) Agnes Tachyon (Tach-nology) Agnes Digital Super Creek (Halloween)
Character Events:
None
 Slightly increase velocity on a straight.
Conditions: Medium
Trigger: Straight
Medium Corners ◯ Icon Medium Corners ◯ Speed Hint Events:
Tamamo Cross (Split the Sky, White Lightning!) Yukino Bijin (City Girl 101) Agnes Tachyon (Experimental Studies on Subject A) Tamamo Cross (Tracen Academy) Agnes Tachyon (Tracen Academy) Yukino Bijin (Tracen Academy) Satono Diamond (The Will to Overtake) Yukino Bijin (Hometown Cheers) Satono Diamond (Tracen Academy) Sakura Chiyono O (Peak Sakura Season) Sakura Chiyono O (Tracen Academy) Narita Brian (Two Pieces) Narita Brian (Tracen Academy) Tosen Jordan (Turf as Nails) Tosen Jordan (Tracen Academy) Tamamo Cross Power SSR
Career Events:
Yaeno Muteki (Fiery Discipline) Yaeno Muteki (Tracen Academy)
Innate Skill:
Meisho Doto (Turbulent Blue) Eishin Flash (Meisterschaft)
Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:
Agnes Tachyon (Tach-nology)
Character Events:
None
 Slightly increase velocity on a corner.
Conditions: Medium
Trigger: Corner
Murmur Icon Murmur Debuff Hint Events:
Nice Nature (It Sweep Tosho (Lamplit Training of a Witch-to-Be) Nice Nature (Tracen Academy) Sweep Tosho (Tracen Academy) Nice Nature (Messing Around) Sweep Tosho (It Nice Nature (Daring to Dream)
Career Events:
None
 Innate Skill:
Nice Nature (Poinsettia Ribbon) Narita Taishin (Nevertheless) Mayano Top Gun (Sunlight Bouquet) Super Creek (Halloween)
Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:
None
Character Events:
None
 Slightly disturb runners directly ahead mid-race.
Conditions: Medium
Trigger: Mid-Race
Mystifying Murmur Icon Mystifying Murmur Debuff Hint Events:
None
Career Events:
None
 Innate Skill:
None
Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:
Nice Nature (Poinsettia Ribbon) Mayano Top Gun (Sunlight Bouquet) Super Creek (Halloween)
Character Events:
None
 Disturb runners directly ahead mid-race.
Conditions: Medium
Trigger: Mid-Race
Unyielding Icon Unyielding Speed Hint Events:
None
Career Events:
Air Shakur (7 More Centimeters) Mejiro Ryan (Winning Pitch)
Innate Skill:
None
Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:
Hishi Amazon (Azure Amazon)
Character Events:
None
 Increase ability to fight back when passed by another runner on the final corner.
Conditions: Medium
Trigger: Final Corner, Passed
Miraculous Step Icon Miraculous Step Recovery Hint Events:
None
Career Events:
None
 Innate Skill:
None
Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:
Tokai Teio (Beyond the Horizon)
Character Events:
None
 Decrease fatigue when moving sideways.
Conditions: Medium
All I All I've Got Speed Hint Events:
None
Career Events:
None
 Innate Skill:
None
Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:
None
Character Events:
Vodka (Wild Top Gear) Taiki Shuttle (Wild Frontier)
Slightly increase velocity when well-positioned on a straight in the last spurt.
Conditions: Medium

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Best Starter Guide How to Enhance Support Cards
How to Reroll How to Link Steam and Mobile Account
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Early Game Progression How to Win Races at Any Distance
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Veteran Umamusume Guide Legacy and Sparks Guide
Claw Machine Guide Rest Guide
Recreation and Mood Guide How to Increase Bond Levels
Condition Guide Weather Guide
Triple Crown Races Guide How to Increase Unique Skill Level
Star Unlock Guide How to Get 3 Star Sparks
How to Gain Fans Efficiently Acupuncturist Event Guide
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Stats Explained Which Stats to Train?
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Power Guide Guts Guide
Wit Guide Aptitude Guide
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Medium Guide Long Guide
Front Runner Guide Pace Chaser Guide
Late Surger Guide End Closer Guide
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