{"id":1776224,"date":"2026-02-17T14:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1776224"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:34:09","slug":"if-youve-always-wanted-forever-young-in-umamusame-pretty-derby-you-wont-have-to-wait-furlong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1776224","title":{"rendered":"If you&#8217;ve always wanted Forever Young in Umamusame: Pretty Derby, you won&#8217;t have to wait furlong"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a 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\/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"d37340db-5bc8-45a3-aa78-8d9b427eb3d9\" data-name=\"Umamusume: Pretty Derby\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Umamusume: Pretty Derby\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Umamusume: Pretty Derby\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Umamusume: Pretty Derby\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Umamusume: Pretty Derby\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Umamusume: Pretty Derby\" title=\"Follow Umamusume: Pretty Derby\"><br \/>\n  Follow Umamusume: Pretty Derby<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>One of the best racing horses in the modern era of the sport will be coming to Umamusume: Pretty Derby, according to a statement from the horse&#8217;s owner.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to horse racing outlet Idolhorse following Forever Young&#8217;s victory at the Saudi Cup yesterday, Susumu Fujita teases the appearance of the champion: &#8220;Forever Young will be in Umamusume soon, I can&#8217;t say the exact details, but it&#8217;s a huge thing for me personally that Forever Young can contribute to Umamusume.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This follows <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/uma_musu\/status\/1984753867087888389\">a mysterious tease from the official Umamusume: Pretty Derby last year<\/a>, which showed a silhouette of a horse and a date. This date, it turns out, is Forever Young&#8217;s birthday. So there&#8217;s some extra proof if you aren&#8217;t convinced.<\/p>\n<p>Umamusame: Pretty Derby remains an incredibly popular mobile game since it released back in 2021, and further still when it came out in Europe and America last year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/clair-obscur-is-game-of-the-year-but-what-about-everything-else-here-are-the-winners-of-the-2025-game-awards\">It even won a Game Award<\/a> for Best Mobile Game, which is certainly something.<\/p>\n<p>The developers of Pretty Derby, Cygames, announced in January <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cygames-ai-studio-formed\">its intention to create an AI-focused sub studio<\/a>, aimed at producing &#8220;AI-services and tools&#8221;. Following backlash, Cygames rolled this back somewhat, stating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/umamusume-developer-apologises-after-ai-studio-backlash-says-it-will-not-use-generative-ai-without-prior-notice\">it wouldn&#8217;t use generative AI &#8220;without prior notice&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a horse you&#8217;d like to see in Umamusame: Pretty Derby? Oh, and if a certain song is stuck in your head, you&#8217;re looking for Forever Young by Alphaville.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? 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This date, it turns out, is Forever Young&#8217;s birthday. So there&#8217;s some extra proof if you aren&#8217;t convinced.<\/p>\n<p>Umamusame: Pretty Derby remains an incredibly popular mobile game since it released back in 2021, and further still when it came out in Europe and America last year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/clair-obscur-is-game-of-the-year-but-what-about-everything-else-here-are-the-winners-of-the-2025-game-awards\">It even won a Game Award<\/a> for Best Mobile Game, which is certainly something.<\/p>\n<p>The developers of Pretty Derby, Cygames, announced in January <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cygames-ai-studio-formed\">its intention to create an AI-focused sub studio<\/a>, aimed at producing &#8220;AI-services and tools&#8221;. 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