She was from the second crop of foals sired by Gold Ship, an outstanding Japanese racehorse whose wins included the Satsuki Sho, Kikuka Sho, Tenno Sho, Arima Kinen and Takarazuka Kinen. Uberleben's dam Meine Theresia showed modest racing ability, winning one minor contest from three starts as a two-year-old in 2009. She was a daughter of the Flower Cup winner Meine Nouvelle and a female-line descendant of the British broodmare Inquisitive Rose, the grand-dam of Drum Taps.
