Grass Wonder | |
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Sire | Silver Hawk |
Grandsire | Roberto |
Dam | Ameriflora |
Damsire | Danzig |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 18 February 1995[1] |
Country | United States |
Colour | Chestnut |
Breeder | Phillips Racing Partnership & John Phillips |
Owner | Hanzawa Co., Ltd. |
Trainer | Mitsuhiro Ogata |
Record | 15: 9-1-0 |
Earnings | ¥691,646,000 |
Major wins | |
Keisei Hai Sansai Stakes (1997) Asahi Hai Sansai Stakes (1997) Arima Kinen (1998, 1999) Keio Hai Spring Cup (1999) Takarazuka Kinen (1999) Mainichi Okan (1999) | |
Awards | |
Japanese Champion 2-Year-Old Colt (1997) JRA Special Award (1999) |
Grass Wonder (Japanese: グラスワンダー, foaled 18 February 1995) is an American-bred, Japanese-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from 1997 until 2000 he won nine of his fifteen races including four Grade I races. He was the leading juvenile colt in Japan in 1997 when he was unbeaten in four races, culminating in a victory in the Asahi Hai Sansai Stakes. He missed most of his second season with injury problems but returned in autumn to win the Arima Kinen. He reached his peak as a four-year-old when he won the Takarazuka Kinen and a second Arima Kinen. He failed to win in three races in 2000 and was retired to stud. He has had some success as a breeding stallion.