Uma Musume Ichiban Kuji Gold Week 2026: Confirmed Prizes and How to Collect From Japan

The next Uma Musume ichiban kuji is a family reunion. Ichiban Kuji Uma Musume Pretty Derby Vol.14 goes on sale in Japan on October 17, 2026 at ¥920 per draw, and its "GOLD WEEK" theme lines up four characters who all trace back to a single real racehorse. This guide answers what English-speaking collectors are actually searching: which prizes are confirmed, how the lottery works, why Uma Musume figures are suddenly worth chasing in 2026, and how to buy them from Japan.

Uma Musume: Pretty Derby is a Cygames multimedia franchise about "horse girls" who race in events modeled on real Japan Racing Association meets. It began as a mobile game in Japan on February 24, 2021, grew into three anime seasons and two films, and went worldwide in English on June 26, 2025. The figure market has followed that growth, and this ichiban kuji is the most accessible entry point right now.

Every date, price, and prize below comes from the official BANDAI SPIRITS listing and is sourced at the end. Where the lineup is still unannounced, this guide says so rather than guessing.

Uma Musume Ichiban Kuji Gold Week 2026: The Quick Facts

Here is the whole thing in one place before the details. Ichiban Kuji is a Japanese prize lottery in which every ticket wins something, so there are no blanks — you pay per draw and take home whatever tier you pull. This set is themed "GOLD WEEK," and the top prizes are scale-style prize figures rather than trinkets.

• Set: Ichiban Kuji Uma Musume Pretty Derby Vol.14 (GOLD WEEK)
• On sale: October 17, 2026 (rolling out by store)
• Price: ¥920 per draw (tax included)
• Confirmed prizes: A, B, C, D and the Last One prize
• Still hidden: tiers E, F, G and H (marked "???")

Akibato ships Uma Musume Pretty Derby figures from Japan — the Phat Company Durandal 1/7 scale figure is in the store's figure collection right now — so overseas fans can start a Pretty Derby shelf without importing piece by piece.

The 5 Confirmed Gold Week Prizes (17-20 cm)

Four figures and a statue are locked in, ranging from about 17 cm to 20 cm tall. That size band matters for overseas buyers: these are display-scale prize figures, not keychain minis, so a single kuji tier gives you a real shelf piece. Here is what is confirmed so far.

• A Prize — Stay Gold "GOLD WEEK" figure (about 17 cm): the headline sculpt and the character the whole set is named around.
• B Prize — Dream Journey "GOLD WEEK" figure (about 18 cm): Orfevre's full brother, and the tallest of the trio.
• C Prize — Orfevre "GOLD WEEK" figure (about 20 cm): the Triple Crown horse of the group, tied with the D-prize statue for the largest piece.
• D Prize — Golden Gorshi statue (about 20 cm): a gold-finished "Gorshi" (Gold Ship) statue, the meme-friendly display piece of the wave.
• Last One Prize — Stay Gold "GOLD WEEK" figure, Last One ver. (about 17 cm): a special-pose repaint of the A prize, handed to whoever draws the final ticket.

Why the Gold Week roster is one bloodline

The theme is not random. In real racing, Orfevre and Dream Journey are full brothers, and Gold Ship shares the same sire — the stallion Stay Gold. So the four Gold Week characters are literally one family tree, which is a rare bit of collector logic to build a prize set around. If you follow the game's Japanese lore, grabbing all four reads as assembling Stay Gold's line, not just four unrelated pulls.

The 4 prizes still marked "???"

Tiers E, F, G and H have not been revealed. In past Uma Musume kuji these lower tiers have been things like acrylic stands, rubber straps, hand towels, and mini illustration boards, so expect flat goods rather than more figures. Treat the confirmed five as the reason to buy in; the rest is upside. This guide will read as complete for the figures, and the flat-goods tiers rarely change a collector's decision.

Who Are the Gold Week Four?

If you came in through the global game and do not know the roster, here is the short version. Each Uma Musume character is a "horse girl" version of a famous Japanese racehorse, and the four in this set are chosen because they share one bloodline. That connection is the whole point of the theme.

• Stay Gold: the namesake. As a racehorse, Stay Gold was a famously stubborn late-career winner and, more importantly here, the sire of the other three. In the game she anchors the set.
• Orfevre: based on the 2011 Japanese Triple Crown winner — the most decorated runner of the group and the largest figure at about 20 cm.
• Dream Journey: Orfevre's older full brother in real pedigree, which is why the two sit side by side as the A and B tiers.
• Gold Ship (the "Gorshi" statue): a fan-favorite for wildly unpredictable races, immortalized here as a gold statue rather than a standard figure — a wink at how memeable the character is.

Release Date, Price, and How Ichiban Kuji Works

The set launches October 17, 2026 in Japanese hobby shops, convenience stores, and BANDAI's own outlets, at ¥920 per draw. Ichiban kuji is sold as physical tickets at a display: you pay per pull and immediately receive the tier printed on your ticket, so unlike a gacha capsule there is no chance of walking away empty-handed. Popular sets sell through their ticket boxes within days.

Two rules shape how collectors play it. First, the higher tiers (here, the figures) are limited per box, so a shop can run out of A and B prizes while lower tiers remain. Second, the reward for buying the very last ticket in a box is the Last One prize — the special Stay Gold repaint above — which is why boxes near sell-out sometimes get cleared by a single buyer chasing it.

For a sense of how these lineups read once every tier is public, our other ichiban kuji breakdowns walk through full boxes: see the Fairy Tail 20th Anniversary ichiban kuji guide and the Yu Yu Hakusho Demon World Gate ichiban kuji guide for the same prize-by-prize format applied end to end.

Why Uma Musume Is Worth Collecting in 2026

Uma Musume stopped being a Japan-only curiosity in 2025. The mobile game had already generated more than $2.5 billion in lifetime revenue by March 2025, and its worldwide English launch on June 26, 2025 (iOS, Android, Windows and Steam) pulled in $45.4 million in its first 30 days, with 50.3% of that coming from outside Japan. In plain terms: the overseas audience for these characters is now large and paying.

The anime keeps that demand alive between game updates. The main TV series ran three seasons from 2018 to December 2023, and the franchise has since moved into theaters with films such as "Road to the Top" and "Beginning of a New Era," each of which reintroduces characters to new fans. A steady screen presence is what turns a game roster into a durable figure market.

That demand is why figure lines are expanding and why prize sets like this one matter to collectors abroad. Scale figures from makers such as Good Smile Company and Phat Company sell out and climb on the aftermarket, so an ¥920 prize figure of a marquee character is one of the cheaper ways into the hobby. A record-setting game tends to pull its merch prices up, not down, which rewards buying near release.

How to Collect Uma Musume Figures From Japan

Ichiban kuji tickets are not sold outside Japan, so overseas fans have three realistic paths, in rough order of value:

• Buy the finished figure, not the ticket: after a kuji sells out, singles hit the secondary market. You skip the gamble and pay for exactly the sculpt you want.
• Use a Japan-based store that ships worldwide: the simplest route for standard scale figures and restocked prize items, with tracking and no proxy fees.
• Use a proxy/forwarding service: most flexible for auction-only pulls, but you pay service and consolidation fees on top.

Two practical notes for importing. Pre-orders for popular scale figures often close months before release, so watching a shop's listing early beats hunting after launch. And figures ship in large boxes, so consolidating several into one parcel usually saves more than any single discount — plan your shelf in batches rather than one-offs.

If you would rather own a guaranteed sculpt today than roll a lottery you cannot legally enter from abroad, start with the scale figures. The Phat Company Durandal 1/7 scale figure is a good example of the tier above prize figures — cleaner paint, larger size, a fixed price instead of a draw.

If the Gold Week lineup has you wanting a Pretty Derby shelf, Akibato stocks Uma Musume figures — including that Durandal 1/7 — and ships them worldwide from Japan. Browse the Akibato figure collection to see what is in stock before the kuji drops. Fans who collect one prize-figure franchise usually collect several, so our Berserk ichiban kuji guide is a good next read if you also chase MASTERLISE-grade sculpts.

Beyond the kuji: what to know before you buy

Prize figures (ichiban kuji, "amusement" figures) are made to a lower price point than scale figures: expect ~17-20 cm sizes, simpler paint, and no articulation. Scale figures (1/7, 1/8) are larger, more detailed, and cost more. Neither is "better" — they answer different questions. For a fast-growing line like Uma Musume, prize figures are the low-risk way to test which characters you actually want before committing to a scale sculpt.

The Bottom Line

Ichiban Kuji Uma Musume Pretty Derby Vol.14 is a clean, character-driven set landing at the exact moment the franchise is peaking overseas. Here is what to hold onto:

• Date and price: October 17, 2026, at ¥920 per draw in Japan.
• Confirmed: A Stay Gold, B Dream Journey, C Orfevre, D Golden Gorshi statue, plus a Last One Stay Gold repaint — all 17-20 cm.
• Theme: "GOLD WEEK" ties the roster to sire Stay Gold's bloodline.
• Pending: tiers E-H are unannounced and likely flat goods.
• Overseas: you cannot draw the kuji from abroad — buy finished figures from a Japan-based shop that ships worldwide.