New Umamusume Banners Are Biwa Hayahide...

Cygames updated the banners in the global version of Umamusume: Pretty Derby on July 10, 2025, in keeping with the accelerated schedule, and added Biwa Hayahide as a playable character on the new Trainee one and released SSR Mejiro Palmer on the Support Card Scout. These will both be available until July 22, 2025, after which point both will be added to the general pools of cards and characters.

In terms of her stats, Biwa Hayahide doesn’t fill any unique roles in Umamusume: Pretty Derby. She’s best at running on Turf, she is designed to take part in Medium and Long distance races, and she excels at the Pace Chaser strategy, though you could bump her up to a Late one easily through inheritances from Veteran units. She does come with the Cooldown and Calm and Collected skills, which are handy for long distance runners and Pace Chasers. Her unique skill also helps increase the velocity of a runner when they are passing and at the front on the final corner.

As fo Mejiro Palmer, she’s a Guts type card. In addition to helping it in general, she assists further at level 30. The skill tied to the card is Vanguard Spirit, which helps someone stay in the lead on a Long type race. She also offers friendship, mood effect, power, race, fan, and hint bonuses when present in a deck.

Here’s how both the Trainee and Support Card look:

As a note, someone who is very invested in Umamusume: Pretty Derby may want to save and wait for the next new Trainee and Support Card banners coming up on July 16, 2025. In addition to the first alts for Mejiro McQueen and Tokai Teio, that is when the Kitasan Black SSR Support Card will debut in the game. That Speed type card is considered one of the best in the game, to the point that even in the Japanese version it is still prized for its skills and abilities.

Umamusume: Pretty Derby is available for the PC and mobile devices, and the Biwa Hayahide Trainee and SSR Mejiro Palmer Support Card joined the game in new banners on July 10, 2025. The original anime series is streaming on Crunchyroll, and the Cinderella Gray anime is on Amazon.