By Alan Carasso
In this ongoing series, Alan Carasso takes a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Not a lot of American-bred entrants this weekend, but we focus on a son of Super Saver who is being bet like he cannot lose Saturday at Hanshin Racecourse:
Saturday, April 8, 2017
3rd-HSN, ¥9,550,000 (US$86k), 3yo, 1200m
WONDER SETTLER (c, 3, Super Saver–S. S. Miracle, by Seattle Slew) finished a midpack sixth on his Mar. 11 debut at Chukyo, but improved for that effort to fight on for a brave second from gate 14 over this course and distance Mar. 26 (video). With a better draw this time in nine, the half-brother to SW & GSP Spin Master (Distorted Humor) is poised to break through and is the 2-1 favorite ante-post. Wonder Settler hails from the extended female family of MGSW & MGISPs Top Rung (Seattle Slew) and Gray Cashmere (Relaunch) and Repriced (Roberto). B-Meg & Mike Buckley (KY)
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