Sodashi The pure white horse has captivated Japanese racing fans with her combination of looks and abilities, starting her five-year campaign on May 14 in search of a repeat victory. at Victoria Mile (G1) at Tokyo Racecourse.
Sodashi has seven wins in 14 starts with three of them in 1st grade. All of those are miles away.
The Kurofune mare, who got her color from her mother president , also won to 2,000 meters (about 1 1/4 miles). She scored from that distance in the Sapporo Kinen (G2) match in August 2021 with Love Only You in second place. In the next match, Loves Only You won the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) at Del Mar.
She was also tested on the dirt track, finishing third on the sloppy track in the February 2022 Bets (G1) at Tokyo Racecourse. With Japan’s newly found global success on the ground, that could point to any possibilities for Sodashi for the rest of the season. Victoria Mile offers a grass option in the form of a “Win and You Go” Challenge race for this year’s Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, where Sodashi can earn an all-expenses-paid ride to the competition. match on November 4 at Santa Anita . Park Should she take pictures on Sunday?
First, though, she’ll have to tiptoe before reaching the Victoria Mile. She drew the gate outside in a field of 16 and faced some serious objections.
Coach Naosuke Sugai said Sodashi returned to the Ritto Training Center in good condition after wintering at the farm.
“I didn’t see any major changes in her physicality,” he said. “But I feel she has matured mentally.”
He said he was disappointed that Sodashi finished third in the Mile Championship (G1) to end her 2022 season and noted the change of driver from Hayato Yoshida, hand The only racer to have ridden Sodashi to date, to Damian Lane.
“Equestrian King Damian Lane rode her two weeks ago (during training) and he said he found her very easy to ride,” Sugai said. “He’s researched all of her races and I want him to ride her when he feels right. There are a lot of top horses in the lineup, but I want her to be able to bring them all out. my ability.”
stars on earth looms as the biggest threat. The stiffness won last year’s Oka Sho (Japan One Thousand Guineas, G1) and Yushun Himba (Japan Oaks, G1). The latter is 2,400 meters (about 1 1/2 miles). She then finished third in Shuka Sho (G1) to end her 3-year campaign.
Stars on Earth captures Yushun Himba at Tokyo Racecourse
The stars on Earth have been on her side lately, second after Jack d’Or at Osaka Hai (G1) April 2 at an altitude of 2,000 meters.
Christophe Lemaire, returning from riding sotogake skin finishing sixth in the Kentucky Derby (G1), Stars on Earth said it missed halftime in Osaka Hai and will need to improve on that.
“With only 1,600 meters, she will have to accelerate very soon and I hope to get the position she wants. Last time we lost because we ran from too far. The start will be very important. “
The draw after 2 will make it even more important.
song also did the best job at a mile or less. She finished fifth at Victoria Mile 2022, then won Yasuda Kinen (G1) at the same track and distance just three weeks later. She hasn’t raced since finishing 10th in the 1351 Turf Sprint Cup (G3) in Saudi Arabia on February 25, the race she won the previous year.
beautiful rose back to the 1,600 meters after two wins in 2022 at the 2,000 meters, including Shuka Sho. Namursecond in that heat, back to looking up her first grade 1 stake score.
