
The Solitary Queen
Admire Groove
★★★
/Medium/Late Surger
Introduction
Admire Groove is a 3-star Medium character in Uma Musume: Pretty Derby. Admire Groove's running style is Late Surger. Dormitory: Tracen Academy Ritto Dormitory.
Other Medium characters in Uma Musume: Pretty Derby: Admire Vega, Agnes Tachyon, Air Groove, Air Messiah, Curren Bouquetd'or, Dantsu Flame and 22 more.
Profile
Admire Groove carries the title "The Solitary Queen". Admire Groove is a female Umamusume. Her birthday is 2021-04-30, and she stands 165 tall.
Background
Admire Groove's hair cut is a ocean blue bob, with the lower half of her hair fading into a light dull navy blue.
She wears a black headband, with her bangs starting from it.
The left side of her forehead is exposed as there's no bangs, although one bang on the far left bends and sticks out of her face on the left side.
The middle of her bangs are white, and the right side of her bangs are ocean blue.
With her bangs reaching down to above her eye, two long light navy blue strands of hair frame her face as they reach down to her chest, with a white line going through her right strand of hair.
A blue braid is on the right side of her head that goes around the side and ends at the back of her hair.
She has heterochromia, her left eye is a light purple, and her right eye is a ocean blue.
With both eyes being a light pink in the bottom.
A small dark navy blue fluffy pom pom accessory is on the back right side of her hair, with a navy blue ribbon coming out of it.
Her horse ears are covered by a bright blue ear cover, with a gold band going around the base of her left horse ear, with a dark navy blue bow attached to the side of the golden band.
And her horse tail is a ocean blue, with the tip of her horse tail fading to a dull light navy blue.
IRL: Rival for their entire career. Among the races, they had fought twice on Queen Elizabeth II Cup, with Admire Groove won both.
Matches (AG/SiL):
2003 Oka Sho 3rd/1st
2003 Japanese Oaks 7th/1st
2003 Rose Stakes 1st/5th
2003 Shuka Sho 2nd/1st
2003 Queen Elizabeth II Cup 1st/2nd
2004 Kinko Sho 5th/8th (1st: Tap Dance City)
2004 Queen Elizabeth II Cup 1st/9th
2005 Kinko Sho 4th/6th (1st: Tap Dance City)
2005 Takarazuka Kinen 8th/9th (1st: Sweep Tosho, 3rd: Zenno Rob Roy)
Air Groove: Looks up to her like a big sister while Air Groove dotes on her.
IRL: Dam/mother.
Admire Groove (アドマイヤグルーヴ, Adomaiya Gurūvu) was a racehorse that competed in the early 2000s.
The daughter of Air Groove, Admire Groove was a G1-winning mare like both her mother and her maternal grandmother Dyna Carle.
Among her achievements, Admire Groove won the Queen Elizabeth II Cup twice consecutively in 2003 and 2004.
After retiring from racing, she returned to Northern Farm, where she served as a broodmare.
She would eventually foal Duramente, a stallion that continued the family line's streak of G1 winners.
She passed away at the age of twelve.
"Please stop... You keep sticking your nose into my business on a whim..."
An elite Umamusume who has shown exceptional talent from childhood, lauded as a prodigy.
Telling herself such things as "Making friends is unnecessary" and "What others say about you is nothing more than noise", she continues to stoically refine her conduct, standing proudly like a lone flower.
And yet, it seems as though she hides a different desire behind that frigid beauty...?
Admire Groove is an Umamusume of slightly above average height with pale skin and ocean blue hair that fades into a dull color at the bottom.
It is styled in a bob with longer strand at the front, with her side-swept bangs being streaked with white.
Admire Groove has heterochromia, with her left eye being lilac and her right eye being a bright blue.
Both of her eye colors fade into a light pink at the bottom.
She also wears bright blue ear covers, with the left one sporting a golden ring and a navy ribbon, a navy headband, and a matching pom-pom accessory coupled with a ribbon that holds up a small braided section of her hair.
Admire Groove's racing outfit consists of a frilly cyan dress with an asymmetrical skirt, a dark blue waistline and a red belt with a gold buckle.
Below that, she wears navy shorts with gold accents.
She also wears a floral black translucent lace top with feathery sleeves and a small red tie, and a royal blue sash with gold accents drapes from her right shoulder.
Admire Groove also wears frilly black form-fitting sleeves accented with golden jewelry, dark translucent stockings, the right of which having a bright blue arrow pattern held up by gold garters, each embedded with a red gem as well as a pair of golden diamond-shaped anklets.
Her shoes are white with chunky golden heels with red soles.
Air Groove - A reliable senior and mentor.
Air Groove watches out for Admire Groove and often worries for her wellbeing, making sure that she's alright.
She shows great care for Admire Groove, despite Admire Groove's cold and withdrawn demeanor.
IRL, Admire Groove was foaled by Air Groove.
Rulership - Friend and classmate, introduced through Air Groove.
They both get annoyed by each other, and Rulership hates it when Admire Groove finds her to be a nuisance.
However, Air Groove encourages both of them to get along with each other and not bicker.
On occasion, Rulership asks Admire Groove to play games with her and help her with studying.
IRL, Admire Groove is Rulership's older half-sister.
Currently, in Umamusume, it is not confirmed whether or not Admire Groove and Rulership are biologically related due to Admire Groove being an orphan.
Still in Love - Rival. Still in Love's "alter ego" is especially fired up about racing with her, going as far as to chase after her and call her "her prey." The two are shown to be opposites; while Still in Love is full of warmth and love, Admire Groove rejects love and mentions being "cold" inside.
Despite Admire Groove being the favorite in all three Triple Tiara races, it's Still in Love who wins them.
Admire Groove is visibly upset about losing to Still in Love, which makes Still in Love wonder why Admire Groove dislikes her so much.
Still in Love seems to respect Admire Groove a lot, especially after witnessing how many people cheer her on and root for her.
IRL, They are 2 prolific rivals throughout the 2003 Classic Season, and across their careers, they raced each other 9 times.
Notable, Admire Groove lost all three legs of the Triple Tiara to Still in Love despite being the favorite.
Red Desire - Roommate. Admire Groove gets annoyed when Red Desire prays for her before they go to sleep.
Despite Admire Groove's personality, Red Desire believes that she's a nice girl deep down.
Duramente - Friend and underclassman. Admiring her strength, Duramente gets taken under her wing.
Meanwhile, Admire Groove feels oddly familiar when around Duramente, and watches her races in support.
IRL, Admire Groove is the dam of Duramente.
Sweep Tosho - Underclassman and rival. Sweep wants to challenge Admire Groove, while Admire Groove is unbothered by her.
IRL, Sweep Tosho and Admire Groove competed with each a few times, such as in the 2004 Queen Elizabeth II Cup and the 2005 Takarazuka Kinen.
Zenno Rob Roy - Friend. Rob Roy admires the assertive behavior of Admire Groove, despite also being concerned over her cold demeanor.
Neo Universe - Classmate. Neo Universe notices that despite Admire Groove's behavior, she's actually really perceptive of other people, like how she notices Still.
She also shows great concern for her, as her universal knowledge of her past as a horse lets her understand what Admire Groove is going through.
IRL, Admire Groove, Zenno Rob Roy, and Neo Universe were a part of the 2003 generation.
Cesario - Friend. Cesario helps out the children from Admire Groove's orphanage with training.
Cesario also encourages Admire Groove to be open with the children, since the children admire her.
IRL, Cesario and Admire Groove resided at the same farm.
Stats
- Speed118
- Stamina100
- Power118
- Guts111
- Wit103
At 5 stars, Glacial Queen. Each bar is measured against the highest value in the Uma Musume: Pretty Derby roster.
Skills
2Aptitude
AptitudeTrack: Turf A, Dirt G Distance: Sprint G, Mile B, Medium A, Long G Running style: Front Runner G, Pace Chaser B, Late Surger A, End Closer C
Stat growth
GrowthTraining gains: Speed +10%, Guts +10%, Wit +10%



