Gold Ship

Gold Ship is a 2-star Medium / Long character in Uma Musume: Pretty Derby. Gold Ship's running style is End Closer. Dormitory: Ritto Dormitory.

On our Uma Musume: Pretty Derby tier list Gold Ship is B tier, 28th of the 66 characters ranked, from where 8 current tier lists put Gold Ship.

Other Medium / Long characters in Uma Musume: Pretty Derby: Air Shakur, Biwa Hayahide, Cheval Grand, Chrono Genesis, Dream Journey, Eishin Flash and 34 more.

Gold Ship (Red Strife) is a free End Closer who holds her own against paid trainees, with a mid-race Unique that's especially strong in Long. Anchors Aweigh! lets her move up through the pack mid-race, which is rare for an End Closer and makes her viable in Medium and Mile too.

She has Uma Stan innately for early positioning and Go-Home Specialist from Potential, a gold recovery skill that lowers how much Stamina Long races demand. One of her events restricts training options.

Appearance

Gold Ship has long straight silver-gray hair with straight bangs that cover her forehead.

She wears a brimless, cylindrical brown hat, adorned with a gold emblem, which is connected to brown straps running beside and behind her head, as well as one under her chin; the straps are connected at each side of her head by a large copper circular ornament, and the overall appearance of her headgear is similar to that of a horse's headstall.

Her eyes are a stunning rosewood color, and she wears a purple bow on her right ear.

She has a noticeably muscular and athletic build compared to the other characters, and stands among the taller Umamusume at Tracen Academy, at a height of 170cm.

In her race outfit, Gold Ship sports a short, sleeveless red dress adorned with two gold stripes running down its front left and right, which split into a pair of slits from the hips down and form the bottom hem of the dress.

Six gold buttons are found at her abdomen between these gold stripes, representing the 6 G1 wins of the real life Gold Ship.

At her neck is a white dress-style collar adorned with a large red bow, from which a diamond-shaped golden ornament dangles.

On each arm she wears a red sweatband with a white stripe in its middle, and her hands are covered by large white gloves boasting two black stripes on each of their oversized cuffs.

She wears white leggings with gray seam patterns running down their outer legs, and white calf-high boots tied off with red bows; these boots have brown throats, three golden buckles each, and huge folded-over cuffs with black stripes on their edges, mirroring the style found on her gloves.

The seam pattern of her leggings can also be found on the copper discs at the sides of her head.

Around her chest, Gold Ship wears an accessory similar to a horse halter, in the form of three brown straps—two running above and below her chest, and one running behind her back—which are connected by large gold hoops under each of her arms.

The straps are adorned with small gold studs.

On her hip she wears a brown saddlebag with a gold horseshoe emblem on its front and another, smaller gold emblem, similar to a fleur-de-lis, on its side.

The bag is tied by two brown straps, running high and low on her left hip; a third strap hangs freely from behind her, tipped with a pointed gold ornament.

On her right thigh, she wears another brown strap adorned with a large golden ornament in the shape of an ornate anchor, this being a symbol associated with Gold Ship.

Mejiro McQueen: Teammate, both in anime and game story mode.

Gold Ship often pranks McQueen, but sometimes she cheers McQueen up when she feels under the weather.

IRL: Broodmare sire. Since McQueen died in 2006, and GolShi was born in 2009, they actually did not meet.

Tosen Jordan: Opponent in game scenario.

Gold Ship always tricks her. It is unclear whether GolShi likes Jordan.

In PakaTube, she acts as if she didn't know Jordan.

IRL: Three years older. It is said GolShi hated Jordan and would try to kick the latter.

Matches (GS/TJ):

2013 Japan Cup 15th/3rd (1st: Gentildonna)

2013 Arima Kinen 3rd/14th (1st: Orfevre, 2nd: Win Variation)

2014 Takarazuka Kinen 1st/10th (3rd: Verxina)

IRL: Two years older. They shared the same jockey, Hiroyuki Uchida.

Eishin fought with Gold Ship twice.

Matches (GS/EF):

2012 Arima Kinen 1st/4th (3rd: Rulership)

2013 Japan Cup 15th/10th (1st: Gentildonna)

Gentildonna: Rival. Gold Ship sometimes pranks her, but the latter tends to be unimpressed.

Despite this, like Orfevre, she respects her as a strong rival.

IRL: Cousin through Sunday Silence. They fought each other in various noteworthy races, including the 2013 Takarazuka Kinen.

Both had won twice.

Matches (GS/Gd):

2013 Takarazuka Kinen 1st/3rd

2013 Japan Cup 15th/1st (3rd: Tosen Jordan)

2014 Takarazuka Kinen 1st/9th (3rd: Verxina)

2014 Arima Kinen 3rd/1st

Nakayama Festa: Friend. They often play games.

Both share a mutual respect for Stay Gold.

IRL: Gold Ship's half-brother (both sired by Stay Gold).

Both have temper issues. They have run at L'Arc.

Stay Gold: Roommate. She has great respect for her.

Stay Gold is a very absent roommate who frequently travels to the point that even Gold Ship is surprised about seeing Stay Gold in their room.

IRL: Sire/father. Gold Ship and Stay Gold were supposed to be stable-mates before Stay Gold's death.

Now, Gold Ship stays in his father's former stable.

Orfevre: Friend and rival. She respects her as a strong rival.

IRL: Half-brother (both sired by Stay Gold).

Fought each other at the 2013 Arima Kinen — Orfevre's final race.

Matches (GS/Of):

2013 Arima Kinen 3rd/1st (2nd: Win Variation)

Fenomeno: Friend and rival. Often a victim of Gold Ship's pranks.

IRL: Gold Ship's half-brother through Stay Gold and rival.

While Fenomeno prevails twice on two editions of the spring Tenno Sho, GolShi defeated him once in the 2013 Takarazuka Kinen, where Gold Ship won 1st place and Fenomono placed 4th.

Matches: (Fn/GS)

2012 Japanese Derby 2nd/5th (1st: Deep Brillante)

2013 Tenno Sho (Spring) 5th/1st

2013 Takarazuka Kinen 1st/4th

2014 Tenno Sho (Spring) 7th/1st (2nd: Win Variation, 3rd: Gentildonna)

2014 Arima Kinen 3rd/10th (1st: Gentildonna)

Dream Journey: Friend. Both share a mutual respect for Stay Gold.