Where will Sodashi go next? Owner’s travel history has bearing, says trainer
Past overseas disappointments have left a sour taste for owner Makoto Kaneko and that is having an impact on decision-making with his star mare Sodashi.

Owner Makoto Kaneko’s previous experience targeting overseas races – including the humiliation of Deep Impact’s 2006 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe disqualification – are likely to mean that his outrageously popular mare Sodashi will stick to Japan’s domestic races according to trainer Naosuki Sugai.
Deep Impact is considered Japan’s greatest-ever racehorse and his devastating defeat on race day as favourite and subsequent disqualification from the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe due to a positive swab still stings among the country’s dedicated racing fans.
Ten years later Kaneko returned to Longchamp with the 2016 Derby winning son of Deep Impact, Makahiki, who won the G2 Prix Niel in the lead-up but ultimately finished a disappointing 14th as second favourite in the Arc.