A new name was added to the history books in December 2020, as two-year-old Sodashi narrowly took the Group 1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies at Hanshin racecourse, Japan.
The victory maintained her perfect race record; she is now four wins from four starts.
The filly comes from the line of Shirayukihime, a daughter of legendary sire Sunday Silence.
The mare was born white and named Shirayukihime, which translates to Snow White in Japanese.
Her white colouring was caused by a gene mutation, the KIT gene, which plays a role in colour during embryo development.
Her best progeny was the white-spotted mare and dam of Sodashi, Buchiko.
She herself was talented at the track, winning four races and gaining cult status amongst the Japanese public.
She has seemingly passed her ability on – and more – to daughter Sodashi, which means pure and radiant in Sanskrit.
Heading into her three-year-old Classic year, Sodashi’s fairytale story may not yet be over.
Her trainer, Naosuke Sugai, said "there is room for improvement."
"I hope we can get her ready for next year's Classics." How far could this fairytale go?
Hanshin Juvenile Fillies past winners:
2010 Reve d'Essor
Yuichi Fukunaga / Hiroyoshi Matsuda
2011 Joie de Vivre
Yuichi Fukunaga / Hiroyoshi Matsuda
2012 Robe Tissage
Shin-ichiro Akiyama / Naosuke Sugai
2013 Red Reveur
Keita Tosaki / Naosuke Sugai
2014 Shonan Adela
Masayoshi Ebina / Yoshitaka Ninomiya
2015 Major Emblem
Christophe Lemaire / Yasuhito Tamura
2016 Soul Stirring
Christophe Lemaire / Kazuo Fujisawa
2017 Lucky Lilac
Syu Ishibashi / Mikio Matsunaga
2018 Danon Fantasy
Cristian Demuro / Mitsumasa Nakauchida
2019 Resistencia
Yuichi Kitamura / Takeshi Matsushita
2020 Sodashi
Hayato Yoshida / Naosuke Sugai
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