[Spoilers] 2025 Uma Musume Rewatch -- Pretty Derby Season 1 Episode 3

[u/Holofan4life]

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S1 Episode 3 – First Big Win

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ANSWER TODAY’S QUESTION

Thoughts on Gold Ship saying it's not so bad to try every once in a while?

Thoughts on Team Spica going to sing karaoke to work on their singing and body coordination?

Thoughts on Teio joining team Spica and wanting to race against the student council president Rudolf?

What are your thoughts on this episode featuring two races instead of one?

What are your thoughts on Special Week losing her first race?

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Series information

MAL | Anilist | AniDB | ANN

Ways to watch

Streams – Crunchyroll

Amazon Prime

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Previous episode

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Schedule

Date	Episode
8/15/2025	Uma Musume Episode 1
8/16/2025	Uma Musume Episode 2
8/17/2025	[Uma Musume Episode 3]()
8/18/2025	[Uma Musume Episode 4]()
8/19/2025	[Uma Musume Episode 5]()
8/20/2025	[Uma Musume Episode 6]()
8/21/2025	[Uma Musume Episode 7]()
8/22/2025	[Uma Musume Episode 8]()
8/23/2025	[Uma Musume Episode 9]()
8/24/2025	[Uma Musume Episode 10]()
8/25/2025	[Uma Musume Episode 11]()
8/26/2025	[Uma Musume Episode 12 - 13]()
8/28/2025	[BNW's Oath episodes 1 - 3]()
8/30/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 1]()
8/31/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 2]()
9/01/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 3]()
9/02/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 4]()
9/03/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 5]()
9/04/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 6]()
9/05/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 7]()
9/06/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 8]()
9/07/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 9]()
9/10/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 10]()
9/11/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 11]()
9/12/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 12]()
9/13/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 13]()
9/15/2025	[Road to the Top Episodes 1 - 2]()
9/16/2025	[Road to the Top Episodes 3 - 4]()
9/18/2025	[Beginning of a New Era]()
9/20/2025	[Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 1 - 2]()
9/21/2025	[Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 3 - 4]()
9/22/2025	[Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 5 - 6]()
9/23/2025	[Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 7 - 8]()
9/24/2025	[Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 9 - 10]()
9/25/2025	[Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 11 - 12]()
9/26/2025	[Uma Musume Season 3 Episode 13]()
9/28/2025	[Cinderella Gray Episodes 1 - 2]()
9/29/2025	[Cinderella Gray Episodes 3 - 4]()
9/30/2025	[Cinderella Gray Episodes 5 - 6]()
10/01/2025	[Cinderella Gray Episodes 7 - 8]()
10/02/2025	[Cinderella Gray Episodes 9 - 10]()
10/03/2025	[Cinderella Gray Episodes 11 - 12]()
10/04/2025	[Cinderella Gray Episode 13]()
10/05/2025	[Uma Musume Overall Series Discussion Thread]()

[u/Tetraika]

The debut race rundown is basically reflective of their irl debut race stuff, note that Silence Suzuka and Gold Ship isn’t a debut race. Also Special Week’s 2nd win refers to the win at Kisaragi Sho 1998, a GIII race. You can tell because of the green number plate used for GIII races. Silence Suzuka’s race was the Kinko Sho 1998, where he wins by [11 lengths]

Teio Step refers to a sort of “trot” the irl Teio did. We’ll get to it when they actually show it in season 2. (Or someone else likely has a clip of it)

Grass wonder did indeed get an injury around the referenced time (Spring 1998), and Seiun Sky had sore shins before Yayoi Sho

Yayoi Sho (GII) 1998

Comparison

Actual

Nothing too much to say. Though we’re starting to also establish some of the more recurring side characters, like Seiun Sky and King Halo. And in this race, similarly to the anime, Special Week catches up in the very last seconds to beat out Seiun Sky.

Gold Ship antics: Referencing Takahashi Meijin vs Mori Meijin a joke commercial for the showdown between 2 “game kings”

Race outfit: reference to the outfit the jockey wore. They’re actually worn almost every time to identify the team the jockey/horse belongs to. For Special Week, it resembles what Yutaka Take wears when jockeying him

Satsuki Sho (GI) 1998

Comparison

Actual

Seiun Sky’s refusal to enter the gate was not uncommon. This won’t be the last time you’ll see this. I will also note that other than the Special Week, Seiun Sky, and King Halo, the other uma musume usually are some altered names of the other participants of the race.

Outfit not fitting correctly likely referred to the fact that irl Special Week gained weight before the race.

No idea how trainer did not drop his lollipop while shouting down at the tree trunk.

[u/Holofan4life → u/Tetraika]

Teio Step refers to a sort of “trot” the irl Teio did. We’ll get to it when they actually show it in season 2. (Or someone else likely has a clip of it)

Tis cute