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Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Déjà Vu: Sodashi's White Half-Sister Marga Impresses On Debut
Déjà Vu: Sodashi's White Half-Sister Marga Impresses On Debut originally appeared on Paulick Report. Racegoers at Hadokate Racecourse in Hadokate, Japan, might have experienced déjà vu as they watched a white filly streak to victory in a 1,800 meters (about 1 ⅛ miles) newcomer race on July 12, reported NetKeiba. Advertisement The debuting 2-year-old filly Marga won gate-to-wire in 1:48.1 over the turf, setting a juvenile course record, in the very same race her older champion half-sister Sodashi won on debut five years ago. Marga looks much like her half-sister. Both appear fully white from nose to tail, with no bay splotches like their mother, Buchiko. "I'm relieved, you don't see 1.1 odds very often,' said jockey Yutaka Take. 'She's still a bit tricky in her mouth, but her talent is obvious. I think she'll be aimed at major mile races." Trainer Naosuke Sugai, who also trained Sodashi, said the Grade 3 Artemis Stakes on Oct. 25 at Tokyo Racecourse is the next major target. Marga is sired by the multiple G1 winner Maurice. She is a half sister to Sodashi (Kurofune), the first white winner of a G1 race and champion 2-year-old filly of Japan in 2020, and bay G1 winner Mama Cocha (Kurofune). Buchiko has a white yearling filly and a white weanling filly, both by Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner New Year's Day. Read more at This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Jul 14, 2025, where it first appeared.
Japan Forward
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Japan Forward
Takarazuka Kinen: Meisho Tabaru Claims Wire-to-Wire Victory
Although threatened by Bellagio Opera, Meisho Tabaru pulled away for a three-length victory. It was jockey Yutaka Take's fifth Takarazuka Kinen win. Yutaka Take rides Meisho Tabaru en route to victory in the 66th Takarazuka Kinen on June 15, 2025, at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture. (©SANKEI) Meisho Tabaru led wire-to-wire to capture his third graded and first G1 title in the Takarazuka Kinen on Sunday, June 15 at Hanshin Racecourse. In his previous start, the son of 2014 Takarazuka Kinen champion Gold Ship finished fifth in the Dubai Turf (G1, 1,800 meters) on April 5. On Sunday, trainer Mamoru Ishibashi, who won the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) as a jockey in 2006 and opened his yard in 2014, registered his third graded and first G1 victory. Jockey Yutaka Take earned his 84th Japan Racing Association G1 title. It was Take's record-extending fifth win in the Grand Prix (All-Star) race. He also triumphed in the Takarazuka Kinen aboard Inari One (1989), Mejiro McQueen (1993), Marvelous Sunday (1997) and Deep Impact (2006). A winning combination: jockey Yutaka Take and Meisho Tabaru. (©SANKEI) Quick out of stall 12, 4-year-old Meisho Tabaru promptly took the front to set the pace and continued to lead the All-Star field through the backstretch. Although threatened by Bellagio Opera (Kazuo Yokoyama's ride) in the final corners, the Gold Ship colt found another gear after entering the stretch and pulled away tenaciously to capture his first G1 title with a comfortable three-length victory. ( Watch the 66th Takarazuka Kinen on the JRA's YouTube channel. ) Winning jockey Yutaka Take (©SANKEI) "My plan was to take the lead, and although I was unsure about the pace, I think we were able to race at just the right pace," the 56-year-old Take said. "I knew the other horses were going to make a bid early but my mount had good momentum going around the fourth corner and I was hoping that he would manage to push through." Meisho Tabaru completed the 2,200-meter race in 2 minutes, 11.1 seconds. Horses jockey for position as they reach the fourth corner in the 66th Takarazuka Kinen. (©SANKEI) Race favorite Bellagio Opera broke smoothly and settled in fourth, 2-3 lengths behind the front three runners. As the field approached the final corner, the Lord Kanaloa bay shifted to the outside to make a bid. Then he entered the lane in second and, though unable to display his usual late charge, he managed to hold off the strong charge from behind to secure the runner-up seat. Tenth choice Justin Palace (Michael Dee) saved ground around 14th, gradually switched to the outside in the backstretch and circled wide to enter the lane in 15th. The son of Deep Impact launched the fastest kick over the last three furlongs (35.1 seconds). And, while having too much ground to catch the front two finishers, he crossed the wire a neck behind the runner-up to finish third. Shonan la Punta (Hideaki Miyuki) and Chuck Nate (Damian Lane) finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 17-horse race. The Sprinters Stakes is the JRA's next G1 race on September 28 at Nakayama Racecourse. Read the full report , including details on each of the Takarazuka Kinen entrants, on JRA News. Author: JRA News
