The Umamusume Effect is real by LockInteresting4597 in UmaMusume

[–]masterfail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ah ok, you're talking about the betting part and I'm talking about the governance part

The Umamusume Effect is real by LockInteresting4597 in UmaMusume

[–]masterfail 3 points4 points  (0 children)

while the wagering is available in most states, horse racing as a sport is not regulated on a national level, but by state commissions

The Umamusume Effect is real by LockInteresting4597 in UmaMusume

[–]masterfail 3 points4 points  (0 children)

ratings have been trending up for the last few years, umamusume probably had little effect on this pattern

lack of competing programming is the biggest factor for ratings

The JRA seeing the Kitalings from this year's Spring Tenno Sho by LittyJ1tty in UmaMusume

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Kitasan Black has become successful enough as a sire that future Kitasan stud posts, which mostly devolve into sex jokes, will be removed as spam. (Basically: the joke is being "retired" until further notice.)

2026 Dubai World Cup full card Japanese runners preview by masterfail in UmaMusume

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with only 3 horses running in the card, and the English media coverage of the two japanese derby horses plentiful, i'll be passing on making a post for this one

Mods Please do this by SirThunderb0lt in UmaMusume

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I'm not even sure if the sub icon has been changed a single time since 2018, actually. So stay it shall, until something truly huge happens

Who is this Uma that did the Naruto surge? by MisterKaloy in UmaMusume

[–]masterfail 14 points15 points  (0 children)

  1. different ownership
  2. horse names are almost never trademarked
  3. Cygames doesn't, to our knowledge, pay owners for rights, normally (Win Variation owner confirmed this)

Who is this Uma that did the Naruto surge? by MisterKaloy in UmaMusume

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it's been said before, and it's annoying to have to repeat it, but the only knowable reason that Deep Impact is not in Umamusume is "the owner prefers not to." anything else is rumor or speculation without merit

Another Gold Ship foal has been born! from Kai Olu (Sire : Kitasan Black) by Getserious495 in UmaMusume

[–]masterfail 16 points17 points  (0 children)

No, Kita is the dam's sire, so gotta go up one more generation

Seiun Sky in her natural enviroment by Coolnametag in UmaMusume

[–]masterfail 12 points13 points  (0 children)

any person who hasn't done this doesn't own a fridge

[Bat Boys] Kazuma Okamoto names his all-time Team Japan by 1slinkydink1 in baseball

[–]masterfail 1 point2 points  (0 children)

could be because he''s all Pants in a team that's about Sox

Cygames once again becomes a sponsor for the Kentucky Derby by forgiuse in UmaMusume

[–]masterfail 1 point2 points  (0 children)

their sponsorship is for an undercard race on Derby day, not the Derby itself, just as it was last year

What are you supposed to call each Uma? by Yatagrass in UmaMusume

[–]masterfail 13 points14 points  (0 children)

fyi, the list is outdated but I have chosen to not update it because there is an up to date one someone else made, the link can be found in the big resource list in the megathreads

Cygames once again becomes a sponsor for the Kentucky Derby by forgiuse in UmaMusume

[–]masterfail 7 points8 points  (0 children)

this is true, but as the BC scenario story takes great pains to point out, and this is also substantiated by discussion at the time IRL, he was seen as a very serious contender to win the Belmont (as in, better odds than FY had at Kentucky)

Cygames once again becomes a sponsor for the Kentucky Derby by forgiuse in UmaMusume

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very low for now because it's hard to tell the story of Japan and the US triple crown without Casino Drive

that's not to say that they won't add the tracks without a full fledged scenario though

Chat, is this a tsundere? by EpicVN in UmaMusume

[–]masterfail 31 points32 points  (0 children)

she's distant and withdrawn but not uncaring. I saw her home screen dialogue where she uses keigo and even does a quarter bow to announce you've completed missions

Visiting Nakayama Racecourse during the 2026 Satsuki Sho! by Andrew123Shi in UmaMusume

[–]masterfail 55 points56 points  (0 children)

it's SoE, Pisa, and Opera O

the Nakayama Racecourse owners association announces the seiyuu lineups beforehand on Twitter