is the founder, President, CEO and Representative Director of

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Inc., a public listed

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in the

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. He also owns the exclusive King Kamehameha Golf Club in Hawaii. Makoto Kaneko is better known as a prominent horse owner in Japan. He was the owner of Deep Impact, one of the most famous racehorses in Japanese history. Kaneko has also become the first racehorse owner to win all of the 8 major races of Japan as well as the

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Makoto Kaneko's famous racehorses

* Black Hawk :He won the

Sprinters Stakes The is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan open to thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres (approximately 6 furlongs) at Nakayama Racecourse, and it takes place annually in late September or ea ...

and the

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. * Kurofune :He has four course records. Because of his strength, He was called "White

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". * To the Victory :She won the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup and challenged the

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twice. Her younger brother Silent Deal is also Makoto's horse. *

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:He was traded to Godolphin Racing. * King Kamehameha :He won the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) for the first time as Kaneko's horse. * Kane Hekili :He was also one of the strongest dirt-horses in Japan. He won seven GI dirt-races. * Deep Impact :He won 7 GI races including the Japanese Triple Crown in 2005, and challenged the

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held in 2006. *White Vessel :He was the first

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history to win a race. His father is Kurofune and mother is Shirayukihime who is also a white horse; White Vessel is a full brother of Yukichan. *Yukichan :She was the first white horse in Japan Racing Association history to win a graded race. * Apapane :She won the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown in 2010. *

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:Winner of the 2015

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and

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(Autumn) *

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:Winner of the 2016 Japanese Derby. *

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:Winner of the 2018 Japanese Derby. *

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:The first white horse to win a grade 1 race.

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