Real-Life Inspiration for Umamusume, Haru Urara, Has Passed Away
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Key points
- The real-life inspiration for Umamusume: Pretty Derby’s Haru Urara died on Sept. 9, 2025.
- Her death was mourned by fans all over the world through X.
- Haru Urara lived up to 29 years old, or 83 years old when converted to human years.
The real-life inspiration for Umamusume: Pretty Derby’s Haru Urara died on Sept. 9, 2025, due to colic, a complication in the gastrointestinal tract that causes abdominal pain. Haru Urara was one of the most beloved racehorses in Japan, not because she won a lot of races, but because she never won one in the first place.
Dubbed “The Shining Star of Losers Everywhere,” Haru Urara has impressed her fans with her undying perseverance in trying to win. Her career has spanned 113 races, and she has lost every single one of them.
This same Haru Urara was the inspiration for Umamusume: Pretty Derby’s character of the same name. True to her inspiration, the character also inherited the real racehorse’s perseverance in the form of a jolly personality when it comes to racing.
Fans around the world mourned her death on X, with artists drawing fan art of Haru Urara to commemorate her.
A month ago, another real-life racehorse that was used as inspiration for Umamusume: Pretty Derby, Grass Wonder, passed away. He was aged 30 when he died, while Haru Urara was 29. In human years, they lived up to 85 years old and 83 years old, respectively.
Umamusume: Pretty Derby is a mobile game that was initially released in 2021 in Japan. The game only recently came to the global market in June. Players in the game train Umamusumes, girls who are inspired by real-life racehorses, in order to fulfill their dreams by winning their races.
