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Race Bonus Explained

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Umamusume Pretty Derby - Race Bonus Explained

Race Bonus is a Support Card bonus that gives stat increases and skill points whenever you finish a race in Umamusume: Pretty Derby. Learn what Race Bonus is, what it affects, what total Race Bonus to target, and support cards to get more bonus.

What is a Race Bonus?

Gives You Stat Increase and Skill Points

Race Bonus are boosts from certain Support Cards that you obtain at the end of a race. They give you an increase on the stats you gain after finishing a race, as well as more skill points.

Race Bonus Affects Stat Bonus in Hidden Events

Having a huge amount of race bonus affect the stats you gain in some hidden events if you manage to activate them during your career. The more race bonus you have, the more stats you will get.

How Much Race Bonus Should You Target?

Aim for 34 or Higher

Race Bonus

You should aim to have 34 Race Bonus or higher during your Career, as it will give you +4 bonus to each of your stats after winning a race instead of +3.

Having 50 Race Bonus Gives You +3 on Stat Bonus if You Place Second Place

Another thing to note is that when you have a 50 Race Bonus on your deck, you can gain +3 bonus for each of your stats if you place second place instead of +2.

How to Check Total Race Bonus

Check the Perk Section Before Starting a Career

Click the Perks button before starting a career and scroll down to see how many Race Bonus you have in your Support Card deck. Some cards also have Race Bonus as their Unique Perk which is equal to 5 Race Bonus.

In the image above, Kitasan Black, Mejiro Ryan, and Hishi Amazon give 5 Race Bonus each which totals to 15. Meanwhile, Marvelous Sunday and Super Creek each give 10 Race Bonus which totals to 20 Race Bonus. Lastly, Agnes Tachyon gives 7 Race Bonus.

All of the above when added will result into 42 Race Points. However, take note that both Hishi Amazon and Mejiro Ryan have Race Bonus as their Unique Perk which gives 5 Race Bonus each.

Overall, the total result of the deck above will be 52 Race Bonus points.

Support Cards with Race Bonus

Support Cards with 15% Race Bonus

Nishino Flower (Lifting Your Spirits) ImageNishino Flower (Lifting Your Spirits) Sakura Chiyono O (Peak Sakura Season) ImageSakura Chiyono O (Peak Sakura Season) Nice Nature (Daring to Dream) ImageNice Nature (Daring to Dream)
Ikuno Dictus (Warm Heart, Soft Steps) ImageIkuno Dictus (Warm Heart, Soft Steps) Marvelous Sunday (Dazzling Day in the Snow) ImageMarvelous Sunday (Dazzling Day in the Snow) -

Note that these cards need to be fully uncapped in order for them to reach 15% Race Bonus.

Support Cards with 10% Race Bonus

Marvelous Sunday (A Marvelous ☆ Plan) ImageMarvelous Sunday (A Marvelous ☆ Plan) Agnes Tachyon (Experimental Studies on Subject A) ImageAgnes Tachyon (Experimental Studies on Subject A) Mejiro Ryan (On and Off the Court) ImageMejiro Ryan (On and Off the Court)
Manhattan Cafe (My Solo Drawn to Raindrop Drums) ImageManhattan Cafe (My Solo Drawn to Raindrop Drums) Air Groove (Nothing Escapes the Vice Prez) ImageAir Groove (Nothing Escapes the Vice Prez) Hishi Amazon (Reach to the Top!) ImageHishi Amazon (Reach to the Top!)
Biko Pegasus (Double Carrot Punch!) ImageBiko Pegasus (Double Carrot Punch!) Smart Falcon (My Umadol Way! ☆) ImageSmart Falcon (My Umadol Way! ☆) Super Creek (Piece of Mind) ImageSuper Creek (Piece of Mind)
Sakura Bakushin O (Eat Fast! Yum Fast!) ImageSakura Bakushin O (Eat Fast! Yum Fast!) Gold City (Run (my) way) ImageGold City (Run (my) way) Winning Ticket (BNWinner!) ImageWinning Ticket (BNWinner!)
Fine Motion (Wave of Gratitude) ImageFine Motion (Wave of Gratitude) El Condor Pasa (ChampionEl Condor Pasa (Champion's Passion) Tokai Teio (Dream Big!) ImageTokai Teio (Dream Big!)
Special Week (The Setting Sun and Rising Stars) ImageSpecial Week (The Setting Sun and Rising Stars) Haru Urara (UraraHaru Urara (Urara's Day Off!) Daitaku Helios (LetDaitaku Helios (Let's Get This Party Lit!)
Satono Diamond (The Will to Overtake) ImageSatono Diamond (The Will to Overtake) Yaeno Muteki (Fiery Discipline) ImageYaeno Muteki (Fiery Discipline) Kawakami Princess (Princess Bride) ImageKawakami Princess (Princess Bride)
Mejiro Dober (My Thoughts, My Desires) ImageMejiro Dober (My Thoughts, My Desires) Shinko Windy (///WARNING GATE///) ImageShinko Windy (///WARNING GATE///) Mejiro Ryan (Winning Pitch) ImageMejiro Ryan (Winning Pitch)
Sweep Tosho (ItSweep Tosho (It's All Mine!) Winning Ticket (Full-Blown Tantrum) ImageWinning Ticket (Full-Blown Tantrum) Riko Kashimoto (Planned Perfection) ImageRiko Kashimoto (Planned Perfection)
Tamamo Cross (Beware! Halloween Night!) ImageTamamo Cross (Beware! Halloween Night!) Curren Chan (Cutie Pie with Shining Eyes) ImageCurren Chan (Cutie Pie with Shining Eyes) Narita Brian (The Whistling ArrowNarita Brian (The Whistling Arrow's Taunt)
Yukino Bijin (Dancing Light into the Night) ImageYukino Bijin (Dancing Light into the Night) Daitaku Helios (Make! Some! NOISE!) ImageDaitaku Helios (Make! Some! NOISE!) Narita Taishin (Strict Shopper) ImageNarita Taishin (Strict Shopper)

Note that these cards need to be fully uncapped in order for them to reach 10% Race Bonus.

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