Makoto Kaneko

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Makoto Kaneko (金子真人, Kaneko Makoto^?, born March 15, 1945, from Tokyo) is the President, CEO and Representative Director of Zuken Inc., a public listed multinational corporation in the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Makoto Kaneko is better known as a prominent horse owner in Japan. He is the owner of one of the most famous racehorse Deep Impact, in Japanese history.

[edit] His famous racehorses

• Black Hawk

He won the Sprinters Stakes and the Yasuda Kinen.

• Kurofune

He has 4 course records. Because of his strength, He was called "White Secretariat".

• To the Victory

She won the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup (Elizabeth Jouou Hai) and challenged the Dubai World Cup twice. Her younger brother Silent Deal is also Makoto's horse.

• Utopia

He was traded to the Godolphin Racing Inc.

• King Kamehameha

He won the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) for the first time as Makoto's horse.

• Kane Hekilli

He was also one of the strongest dirt-horses in Japan. He won 4 GI dirt-races.

• Deep Impact

He achieved the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing won 7 GI races, and challenged the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe held in 2006.

• New Beginning

He is a younger brother of Deep Impact.

• White Bessel

In the history of JRA, He is the first winner as a white horse. His father is Kurofune and mother is Shirayukihime who is also a white horse.