Ellerslie Pride
Ellerslie Pride is a prominent character in Uma Musume Cinderella Gray, where she serves as the representative horse girl from New Zealand. Known throughout her homeland as a top-tier athlete, she carries the moniker of Prideful Beauty. She travels to Japan to participate in the prestigious Japan Cup, driven by an intense passion and personal ambition to demonstrate the strength of New Zealand racing to the world and fulfill the ultimate goal of her region.
Overview
Ellerslie Pride is a prominent character in Uma Musume Cinderella Gray, where she serves as the representative horse girl from New Zealand. Known throughout her homeland as a top-tier athlete, she carries the moniker of Prideful Beauty. She travels to Japan to participate in the prestigious Japan Cup, driven by an intense passion and personal ambition to demonstrate the strength of New Zealand racing to the world and fulfill the ultimate goal of her region.
Appearance
Ellerslie Pride is distinguished by her remarkably elegant features, anchored by a prominent scar across her left cheek. Rather than detracting from her looks, the mark accentuates her refined facial structure and adds a striking quality to her appearance. Her handsome visuals leave a strong impression on rivals and observers alike, marking her as an exceptionally attractive competitor.
Personality
Exuding the air of a composed, cool beauty, Ellerslie Pride harbors a fierce ambition to carve her name and her homeland into international racing history. Despite her intense competitive drive, she maintains high respect for host cultures and opponents, demonstrated by her visiting a shrine upon arriving in Japan. Beneath her dignified exterior lies a passionate appreciation for Gold City, whom she admires as both a top racer and a cover model, frequently reading publications featuring her idol.
Abilities
With an impressive career record of 18 wins out of 37 total starts, Ellerslie Pride is a highly experienced veteran whose formidable late-stage kick is regarded as world-class. During competition, she carefully gauges the positions of her rivals from the rear pack before launching a powerful outer sprint down the stretch, demonstrating sharp tactical awareness and elite acceleration.
Background
Ellerslie Pride had originally been scheduled to run in the Japan Cup two years prior, but was forced to withdraw due to sudden illness. Returning with renewed determination, she engaged in a fierce contest against elite runners like Tamamo Cross, ultimately finishing in eighth place. Although unable to claim victory, she left Japan with a warm smile, confident that future generations from New Zealand would accomplish the goal. Her hopes and the nation's high expectations were subsequently inherited by her junior counterpart, Fork In.
Relationships
Ellerslie Pride holds profound admiration for Gold City, openly complimenting her beauty when meeting in person and sharing a firm handshake with her at the airport prior to her departure. She also serves as a foundational figure for her junior, Fork In, who inherits the heavy national expectations generated by Ellerslie Pride's prior campaign. On the track, she readily acknowledges the formidable skill of competitors like Tamamo Cross.
Trivia
Her character is modeled after Bonecrusher, a legendary racehorse dubbed the Hero of Oceania, with her name deriving from Ellerslie Racecourse in New Zealand where a statue honoring the horse stands. During serialisation, the manga author occasionally forgot to draw her signature cheek scar, leading to drawing corrections in the compiled volumes. Owing to her Southern Hemisphere origins, she is uniquely positioned as the only international horse girl in the series born in September.