The in-game races in Uma Musume are actually very intricately designed.

Having a basic understanding of how they work can make training easier and also help you earn top rewards in upcoming PvP events.

That said, trying to explain everything about the race mechanics would basically turn into a full-blown academic paper, so for now, I’d like to give a general overview of what each status stat does.

I don’t play on the English version myself, so the translations I’m using might be a little off.
If you notice anything wrong, feel free to correct me in a reply!
Also, if you have any questions, I’m happy to answer as best I can—don’t hesitate to ask.

In this post, I’ll summarize what each of the stats does and explain which ones you should focus on in general training to make it easier to hit your goals.

I’ll also go into a bit more detail for each stat in replies after this.

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There are five main stats in Uma Musume:
•Speed
•Stamina
•Power
•Guts
•Wit

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•Speed determines how fast your Uma Musume can run during the final spurt at the end of a race.

•Stamina shows how much energy she has to run the whole race.

•Power affects how quickly she can accelerate and how well she can handle uphill sections without losing too much speed.

•Guts influences how efficiently she can go all-out during the final spurt, using less stamina to perform at full power.
(By the way, in the Japanese version, a special “boost mode” was added later on that scales with this stat—but I’m not sure if that mode has been implemented in the English version yet.)

•Wit helps improve her speed throughout the entire race and also increases the activation rate of her skills.

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The two most important stats are Speed and Stamina.

Without enough speed, your Uma Musume won’t be able to break away from the pack in the final spurt.

Without enough stamina, she might start her final push too late—or run out of energy and slow down at the end.

In other words, Speed and Stamina are the minimum requirements to win.

That said, the amount of Stamina you need depends heavily on the race distance.
Overtraining it doesn’t really give you any benefits in most cases.

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Next in importance are Power and Wit.

If two horses have the same Speed, the one that can accelerate faster (thanks to Power) will win.
Wit is also important because low Wit can lead to skills not activating reliably or to shaky mid-race behavior.

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Lastly, Guts is the least important of the five.

It has a very small effect on race outcomes.
It’s nice to have, sure—but if you need to cut one stat to focus on the others, Guts is the first thing you should drop.

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So, for basic training:
1.Prioritize raising Speed as much as possible.
2.Raise Stamina just enough to match the distance of the race.
3.Then, boost Power and Wit as much as you can.

From here, I’ll go on to explain each stat in more detail in the following replies. ・Speed

Speed determines how fast your Uma Musume can run during the final spurt at the end of the race.

That said, some Trainers might have a question when they hear this:
“If she’s only fast during the final spurt, wouldn’t she still lose if she’s too slow during the rest of the race?”

Actually, outside of the final spurt, most Uma Musume run at roughly the same speed.
(I’ll explain this more in the Wit section.)

So whether a horse has 0 Speed or 1200 Speed, if their running style is the same, their movement up until the final spurt is almost identical. That’s why the Speed stat has such a significant impact on the outcome of the race.

As a rough estimate, every 100 points in Speed results in a time difference of about 0.1 seconds, or about 2.5 meters, which equals one length.

For reference, the golden speed skill Heart and Soul creates about a 2-meter lead on a 2400m course.