DIRT: Champions Meeting guide

Based on Japan, not on Global

Japan already ran this CM as DIRT 2026 (Del Mar dirt 2000) (2026-04-23 → 2026-04-29), trained in Dreams. This guide summarizes what was used there and what published guides recommend.

Global can differ: cards, skills, scenarios and balance patches arrive in another order, and the meta moves with them. Check every pick against what Global has before you train for it.

Any win figure on this page, in the tables or in the notes, comes from room matches set up in Japan or from single accounts: small samples, not Global results and not a win rate in the real event.

Japan data: medium confidenceGuides: medium confidence

About the CM in Japan

JP Champions Meeting of 2026-04-23 to 2026-04-29: Del Mar dirt 2000 m, left-handed, spring, sunny, Firm, day. Not Oi and not Funabashi. Small-track green is on. No hills. Late phase starts at the entrance of corner 3, about 180 m before the final corner. Straight about 280 m. Final-corner acceleration, the budding-flower acceleration and the final-corner gold are dead. Stamina contest does not trigger below 2101 m. Trained in Dreams. Debuffs were legal. One greens heading that still says turf 2200 is a paste error.

Summary

Front-favoring. March Smart Falcon, swimsuit Hokko Tarumae and Victoire Pisa are the three names.
Two floors, not averaged: one page 2100/1200/1700/1000/1600, another 2100/1300/1500/1000/1600. Wit 1600 or more for skill scaling.
One player's 22 losses: Front Falcon 12, Front Mayano 1, Pace Tarumae 6, Late Pisa 3. His 'about 90%' is an impression. Another diary went 35-0 with Copano Rickey on more than 60% of that player's own wins.
One opening day counted 120 rival horses across four matchings: Front Runner 44, Pace Chaser 53, Late Surger 20, End Closer 3. A debuff tag, not a fifth style, was 13. March Smart Falcon was on 16 of 30 trainers in that sample. Victoire Pisa was on 8 of 30. The page does not say why the denominator is 30.

Guides: Falcon with two buffers; Pisa + buffer + debuffer went 58/80.

Running styles

Styles the guides favor: Front RunnerLate SurgerPace Chaser

Use is the share of rival Umas that ran each style in Japan: how popular it was, not how often it won.

Style	Verdict	Use in Japan	Note
Front Runner	Best	not counted	From guides March Smart Falcon is the forecast ace. One loss list was 12 of 22 to that Front Runner. Sample: no league-wide count
Runaway	Weak	not counted	From guides A Runaway mirror is described as impractical. Sample: no league-wide count
Pace Chaser	Strong	not counted	From guides Swimsuit Hokko Tarumae. 6 of one player's 22 losses. Sample: no league-wide count
Late Surger	Viable	not counted	From guides Victoire Pisa. The unique wants 5th or worse at the mid-race start and misses in a room with no Front Runner. 3 of those 22 losses. Sample: no league-wide count
End Closer	Avoid	not counted	From guides Thin. Orfevre is dirt D. The usual End Closer acceleration does not fit this geometry. Sample: no league-wide count

Expected room

Front Runners per room: no source counted them. Runaways per room: no source counted them. From guides

No source counted Front Runners in a full room of 9. The figures in the style table are one graded window or a pre-event Room Match sample, not a server census.

Umas

What Japan used and what the guides recommend, one card per outfit. A recommendation is a guide author's priority, not a chance of winning.

Smart FalconMarch outfitFront RunnerAceNot in Global yet
In Japan: Front ace. Not the Twilight Triumph cards. Not in the roster at this id. From guides
Hokko Tarumaeswimsuit outfitPace ChaserCoreNot in Global yet
In Japan: Pace ace. Not in the planner roster. From guides
Victoire Pisa1st outfitLate SurgerAlternativeNot in Global yet
In Japan: Late Surger. Misses the unique in a zero-Front room. Not in the planner roster. From guides
Copano RickeyEightfold☆FortuneFront RunnerAlternative
In Japan: More than 60% of one player's own wins in a 35-0 diary. This id is the Global card. Anecdote
Smart Falconマーチ / marching band outfitFront RunnerMain pick
Guides:Front Runner: Forward March and early combo
- Don't read マーチ as the month of March
- Validate availability and version in Global
This outfit is not in the game data yet.
umamusumelabo.com
Hokko Tarumae水着Pace ChaserAlternative
Guides:Pace Chaser: Own acceleration combo
- No 王手 or hills
- Validate availability and version in Global
This character is not in the game data yet.
umamusumelabo.com
Victoire PisaoriginalLate SurgerMain pick
Guides:Late Surger: Own dirt acceleration
- Lobby sensitivity; no rate from losses
- Validate availability and version in Global
This character is not in the game data yet.
umamusumelabo.com
Transcend温泉 / hot springsFront RunnerAlternative
Guides:Front Runner: Own early acceleration
- Exact variant available
- Validate availability and version in Global
This character is not in the game data yet.
umamusumelabo.com

Stats and aptitudes

Target	Speed	Stamina	Power	Guts	Wit
Recommended	2100	1200	1700	1000	1600
Minimum	2100	1300	1500	1000	1600

Without one: 1200.

Aptitudes: Dirt S or the best aptitude the horse can hold. Speed 2000 or more for the full spurt. Wit 1600 or more.

From guides Do not average the two floors. One page prints 2100/1200/1700/1000/1600. Another, updated after the meet, prints 2100/1300/1500/1000/1600. Comfort on the second page is stamina 1400 plus a small recovery, or 1600.

Check your own build in the HP Calculator before training: these targets come from Japanese guides.

Skills

Inherited uniques 4

Angling and SchemingFront RunnerLate-race corner acceleration for the leader. Final-corner golds are dead.
Victory Cheer!Front RunnerPace ChaserOn the fast list for 1st through 3rd.
Moving Past, and BeyondLate SurgerOn the fast list around 5th or 6th. It is a late-race corner tool, not a final-corner tool.
Let's Pump Some Iron!Front RunnerLate Surger6th-place acceleration on the same list.

Green skills 5

Left-Handed ○Front RunnerRunawayPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserCourse green (+40 Speed).
Standard Distance ○Front RunnerRunawayPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserCourse green (+40 Stamina).
Firm Conditions ○Front RunnerRunawayPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserCourse green (+40 Power).
Spring Runner ○Front RunnerRunawayPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserCourse green (+40 Speed).
Sunny Days ○Front RunnerRunawayPace ChaserLate SurgerEnd CloserCourse green (+40 Guts).

Team compositions

March Smart Falcon (Front Runner) + swimsuit Hokko Tarumae (Pace Chaser) + Victoire Pisa (Late Surger)
From guides The three forecast names. One final was five Front Runners, so this trio is not the only shape.
1 × Front Runner + 1 × Pace Chaser + 1 × Late Surger
From guides The three forecast names. One final was five Front Runners, so this trio is not the only shape.

Debuffers

Useful Legal. Buffs were the louder new piece. Pisa plus a debuffer and Tarumae plus a debuffer both appear in the post-event notes.

Support decks

Decks published by guides for this CM in Japan. Some cards may not be in Global yet; the planner checks which ones you can use.

Deck shapes

2 Speed / 1 Stamina / 1 Power / 1 Wit / 1 Pal · Front Runner · JP · Dreams · umamusumelabo.com
2 Speed / 1 Power / 1 Guts / 1 Wit / 1 Pal · Front Runner · JP · Dreams · umamusumelabo.com

What may differ in Global

Not Oi and not Funabashi.
The 90% line is an impression.
A Korean page dates this course to August 2027 as a forecast.

Gaps in the data

Cup-wide win%: not found. The two stamina floors are both printed and were not averaged.

Sources and credits

This guide is our own summary, in our words, of the research below; the findings belong to their authors. Follow the links to read them in full.

Del Mar dirt forecast Uma Musume Lab · guide · 2026-03-24 · Japanese
One loss list Sizaemon · blog · 2026-04-28 · Japanese1 player
Calendar Kamigame · guide · 2026-04-23 · Japanese
Opening day, 120 rival horses Uma-log · data · 2026-04-23 · Japanese4 matchings, 120 rival horses

Guides cited

umamusumelabo.com https://umamusumelabo.com/ikusei/chanmi-nigeikusei-202604