Daring Tact

Daring Tact (デアリングタクト, Dearingu Takuto) is a character in Uma Musume: Pretty Derby.

Appearance
She has a white star on her forehead, just like the real-life one. A hair ornament on her left, three stars, signify her Triple Tiara. Her Ribbon's patterns are based off of real-life owner Normandy Thoroughbred Racing's racing silk. These appearances became hints for guessing her identity when she first debuted as a horse girl with an appearance that was too different to be a random one.

Special Commentary

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Trivia

 * Daring Tact is the first horse girl who is based on an active racehorse.
 * She first appeared on the still picture in the story mode's final chapter, at the back of Special Week as an extra. Some fans speculated that she was Daring Tact.

Real Life
"Dreams surely come true. Who expected such success? Oka Sho, Oaks, and Shuka Sho. She made big dreams true with her earnest runs. Dreams surely come true. She taught it."

- JRA Heroes poster

Daring Tact is a racehorse in the 2020s. She is the first undefeated Triple Tiara winner and is currently racing to this day.

In 2019 (2 years old)
She won a maiden race in Kyoto 1600m.

In 2020 (3 years old)
After winning Elfin Stakes (L) by 4 lengths. she went to the Oka-Sho (G1) directly.

At the Oka-Sho, she didn't care about the heavy rain. She overtook Resistencia, the juvenile queen, just before the goal.

At the Japanese Oaks (G1), she was surrounded at the home stretch, but Kohei Matsuyama managed to find a way out and won. An undefeated Double Tiara was achieved for the first time for 63 years, since Miss Onward did it in 1957.

At the Shuka-Sho (G1), she gradually accelerated herself from the backstretch. She overtook all at the last 150m and won. She became the first undefeated Triple Tiara winner. Moreover, five runs to the Triple Tiara is the shortest race record, breaking the one Almond Eye set in 2018. This is also the most shortest career a Triple Tiara winner has ever had. "Bloomed, bloomed, the triple flower! Strongly, toughly, and beautifully! Dearing Tact, achieved the Triple Tiara!"

- 2020 Shuka Sho, by Koken Yoshida (Kansai TV) One week later, Contrail also won the Triple Crown undefeated. In this year, two Triple Crowns were born.

Her team declared her entry in the Japan Cup (G1). In this race, Almond Eye and Contrail also entered, and three Triple Crowns met together. Almond Eye won her retirement race as her ninth G1. Contrail was placed in the second, and Daring Tact lost in third place.

She unanimously won the JRA Award for Best 3-year-old Filly.

In 2021 (4 years old)
At the Kinko Sho (G2), Gibeon, the most unpopular horse, unexpectedly won and Daring Tact lost by a neck.

At the Hong Kong Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1), She lost to Loves Only You in third place.

Her team aimed for the Takarazuka Kinen (G1), however, ligamentitis was found in her right-front leg. She was compelled to rest for over a year. She later had an operation, a stem cell transplantation.

In 2022 (5 years old)
"And, we have waited for you, thank you for your coming back! #1, Daring Tact!"

- 2022 Victoria Mile, by Masami Kobayashi (Radio NIKKEI)

After 385 days of rest, she returned to a race. At Victoria Mile (G1), she was placed in sixth, losing to Sodashi. Which is definitely not bad for a horse with over a year of rest.

At the Takarazuka Kinen (G1), she was third to Titleholder, showing that her revival was near.

Next race was in the autumn, the Sankei Sho All-comers (G2). She tried to overtake at the homestrech from the outside, but it was too late to reach the frontrunners inside. She lost to Geraldina in sixth.

At the Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1), she was surrounded. She tried to accelerate at the homestrech, but she couldn't overtake leading horses. She lost to Geraldina in sixth again.

At the Japan Cup (G1), she was surrounded again. Nevertheless she got out of the crowd at the homestretch, and managed to place in fourth.

Her team is going to run her also in 2023, unless any other issues arise.


 * On 2021 Japanese Oaks day, Daring Tact and Contrail's tapestries were put up in Tokyo Racecourse's Rose Garden.
 * It seems that she gets nervous when in a gate but it takes some time for her to get comfortable during the race.