Washington owners Dr. Mark Dedomenico and Dr. George Todaro, trainer Blaine Wright and jockey Tyler Baze all had reasons to smile on December 26 as horses they were connected with won all three of the graded stakes run on the 2014-15 opening card at Santa Anita Park.

  Dedomenico and Todaro got the day off to a good start with three-year-old Sam's Sister, who took the $301,000 La Brea Stakes by a half-length over race favorite Taris. The first Grade 1 winner for Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner Brother Derek, Sam's Sister is a Kentucky-bred daughter of the stakes-placed Include mare Kittery Point.  Co-owned and trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, Sam's Sister has won four of her five starts and earned $307,450.

  Peter Redekop BC. Ltd's recently-crowned 2014 British Columbia Horse of the Year Alert Bay earned his fourth consecutive stakes win and third graded tally in the Grade 2, $201,250 Mathis Brothers Mile Stakes. The California-bred three-year-old gelding by City Zip-Hickory (Chi), by Dushyantor, who is trained by Wright and was ridden by Baze, improved his stellar record to 7-4-1 from 13 starts and upped his earnings to $617,207.

  Todaro and partners' 2013 champion two-year-old male Shared Belief came back from his lone career defeat (a fourth place finish the Breeders' Cup Classic [G1] after a much troubled trip) to score his eighth victory in the $301,000 Malibu Stakes (G1). The odds-on favorite in the seven-panel race, Shared Belief finished a neck the better of Conquest Two Step, while giving that rival five pounds. Ridden by Mike Smith and trained by co-partner Jerry Hollendorfer, Shared Belief, a gelded son of Candy Ride (Arg)-Common Hope, by Storm Cat, has earned $2,032,200.

   Janene Maryanski, Gerald Schneider and trainer Blaine Wright's Bar Doncella became the eighth winner from the first Washington crop (foals of 2012) of Pulse Ranches' Preachinatthebar when the half-sister to stakes winners Spanish Highway and Ashby Hill took a $25,000 maiden claiming race at Golden Gate Fields on January 1. The new winner, a daughter of the El Prado (Ire) mare Pardo's Joy, was bred in Washington by Terry and Mary Lou Griffin.

  Trainer Frank Lucarelli, Custom Truck Accessories, and Scott and Tom Nelson's Can't Get Enough, a 2011 Washington-bred son of Harbor the Gold-Silver City Lilly, by Tiffany Ice, improved his race record to 5-3-3 from 14 starts after taking a $10,000 claiming race at Turf Paradise by 2 1/4 lengths on December 31. Bred by Bar C Racing Stables Inc., Can't Get Enough, who was claimed out of the race by trainer Robertino Diddoro, has earned $49,930.

  Lotta Attitude, a four-year-old Kentucky-bred filly by Sharp Humor-Kickin' the Clouds, by Dixieland Band, improved her race record to 3-2-2 in ten starts after taking a $25,000 claiming race by 5 1/4 lengths on January 1 at Santa Anita Park, pushing her winnings to $67,943.

  Art McFadden's Oregon Stater took his second Portland Meadows allowance win on January 6 with a 3 3/4-length victory in the six-furlong race. The four-year-old Kentucky-bred son of Officer-Feng Shui, by French Deputy, who is trained by Jim Fergason, had broken his maiden at Emerald Downs last September.

  After having to cancel racing on December 30 due to unsafe track conditions, Portland Meadows ran a nine-race card on New Year's Day, led by a trio of $9,000 "Lake" handicaps.

  The mile East Lake Handicap, for newly turned three-year-olds, featured a five-horse field led by .05-to-one favorite Oh Derek, a multiple stakes-winning son of Brother Derek raced by David Gregory. But this time around, Karen Kirshner's 13-to-one longshot Cash N Dash, who is trained by Robert Baze and was ridden by Jake Samuels, drew off to defeat that runner by 3 1/2 lengths in a time of 1:42.68 over a fast track. Jim Fergason and Jeri Johnson's That's No Bull, by Bernstein, finished another 2 1/4 lengths back in third place. Cash N Dash was bred in Washington by Prisco Vacca. It marked the second win for the gelded son of Gibson Thoroughbred Farms' Parker's Storm Cat-Bon Jour Paris, by Eltish.

  Lawrence O'Brine and Marvin Pietila's five-year-old mare Society Girl, the odds-on favorite, took her third Portland stakes in the mile Crescent Lake Stakes for older fillies, defeating Rancho Viejo's Seventyprcentcocoa, by Private Gold, by a neck. Pinot Noir Stables' Pala Blanca, by Modigliani, finished nearly 12 lengths behind them in third. Trained by Jim Fergason and ridden by Jorge Rosales, Society Girl, who finished the race in 1:41.89, is a Washington-bred daughter of Soft Gold (Brz). Out of multiple stakes producer Crimson Date, Society Girl has a record of 7-2-1 from 14 starts and has earned $43,936.

  The final stakes on the card was the Crater Lake Handicap, also at a mile, for four-year-old and up runners. Jacqueline Smith-trained and -owned Sportive, at 22-to-one odds, defeated trainer Rodina Barrett and Wayne Williams' Johnski, by Lion Hearted, by three-quarters of a length with Rancho Viejo and Hernan Torres' Stoney River, by Grindstone, in the show spot. Sportive, an eight-year-old California-bred son of Bellamy Road-Party Mode, by Quiet American, improved his record to 16-13-10 from 48 starts and has earned $82,852. Javier Matias was aboard the winner for his 1:39.68 win.

  Also on the Thursday card was a five-furlong maiden special weight race which was taken by Peggy Buckley and trainer Sharon Balcom's homebred filly Golden Storm Cat. The three-year-old Oregon-bred is the sixth winner from the 2012 crop of Parker's Storm Cat and is out of the Awesome Again mare Golden Larkspur. The filly was one of three winners ridden by Matias on the card.

  In early January the Oregon Racing Commission approved the addition of a Monday, February 9, live race day to make up for the lost late December card.

  Portland Meadows announced that effective January 4, 2015, Travis Demers had been named the new track announcer. Demers is a 12-year radio veteran who spent ten years as a host and anchor with ESPN Sports Radio 1080 The FAN in Portland, Oregon. Demers has extensive experience in television as well, hosting various shows on Comcast SportsNet Northwest, including Trail Blazers Pulse and Portland Meadows: Horse Racing Live. He has been a part of live horse racing broadcasts at Portland Meadows and Emerald Downs as a show host, reporter and analyst.

  The Jockeys' Guild announced December 30 that 27 Guild members have been elected to the organization's senate, including seven new senate members: Russell Baze, Dennis Carr, Julien Leparoux, Leslie Mawing, Irad Ortiz Jr., Jesus Sanchez and Elvis Trujillo.

  Senate members are elected for a two-year term and will be formally inducted at the Guild's annual meeting January 19-20 in Hollywood, Florida.

  The 27 senate members are elected by fellow Guild members, with nine from each of three regions. The list of Guild senate members follows:

Eastern: Joe Bravo, Abel Castellano Jr., Javier Castellano, Mike Luzzi, Irad Ortiz Jr., Edgar Prado, Sheldon Russell, Jesus Sanchez, John R. Velazquez.

Central: Robby Albarado, Alex Birzer, Joel Campbell, Jon Court, James Graham, Brian Hernandez Jr., Julien Leparoux, Glen Murphy, Rodney Prescott.

Western: Russell Baze, Dennis Carr, G.R. Carter, Cody Jensen, Casey Lambert, Leslie Mawing, Mike Smith, Joe Talamo, Elvis Trujillo. 

   The first day of the four-day 2015 Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale got underway on January 12 with 400 horses cataloged in the first session of the 1,610 horse sale.

  2010 champion three-year-old filly Blind Luck, who was raced in partnership by Dr. Mark Dedomenico before the six-time Grade 1 winner was purchased outright by the Redmond-based horseman for $2.5-million at the 2011 Keeneland November Sale, was RNA'd at $1.4-million as Hip 207 in the first session. The daughter of Pollard's Vision has a two-year-old filly by Bernardini and a yearling colt by Giant's Causeway, but aborted her 2015 Midnight Lute foal.

  2002 WTBOA Summer Yearling Sale graduate Brooklynsangel, who was bred in Washington by Terry and Mary Lou Griffin, was purchased by Mersad Metanovic Bloodstock for $22,000. The daughter of Aggressive Chief out of stakes-placed Cozzene's Angel, by Cozzene, is the dam of three winners, including Grade 2-placed Tiny Woods. The 14-year-old mare, which is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner and sire Toccet and from the immediate family of 2014 Emerald Downs champion juvenile filly Ethan's Baby, had been bred to Power Broker, a Grade 1-winning son of Pulpit.

  2014 Washington Oaks winner Lady Fifty Two, who raced for the partnership of Drs. George Todaro and Mark Dedomenico and trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, sold as a broodmare prospect for $70,000. The $83,352 earning daughter of Kodiak Kowboy is a half-sister to Todaro- and Hollendorfer-raced Grade 1 winner Lady of Fifty.

  Patricias Prospect, a ten-year-old unraced daughter of A. P. Indy out of French classic winner Macoumba whose first three foals of racing age have all returned winners, was a $60,000 RNA. The mare is a half-sibling to two stakes horses and leading sires Malibu Moon and Parker's Storm Cat, the latter reigned as Washington's top stallion for four years. Patricias Prospect was bred to The Factor.

  Bluegrass Smile, a five-year-old winning daughter of Bluegrass Cat out of 2002 Washington Breeders' Cup Oaks winner Erica's Smile, sold bred to Tapizar for $25,000.

Year-End 2014 vs. Year-End 2013

  Beginning in the January 10, 2015, issue, The Blood-Horse will include content previously found in its Thoroughbred professional newsletter, MarketWatch, as a regular monthly feature in its print and digital editions.

  The change comes as The Blood-Horse and MarketWatch move toward improving coverage of the professional Thoroughbred market. The 16- to 20-page monthly section will continue to provide analysis of Thoroughbred auction and sales statistics, sire and breeding analysis, pedigree analysis and other important industry data, as well as several new features.

  "We never stop monitoring the balance of content in the weekly magazine and the way it meets the needs of our readers," said Eric Mitchell, editor-in-chief of The Blood-Horse. "And what we've heard most recently is a growing desire for more professionally oriented content - more analysis and more statistics to help owners and breeders make smarter business decisions. We will now provide this much-needed information compiled monthly by MarketWatch as bonus content in The Blood-Horse."

  The first integrated issue features an analysis of the 2015 stallion market by longtime MarketWatch contributor and economist Dr. Robert Losey, as well as a yearling market analysis by regular Blood-Horse columnist and economist Bill Shanklin. Tom LaMarra, online content editor for BloodHorse.com, contributes discussion on foal crop and its impact on racing, as well as the industry's challenges for maintaining betting handle and purses. James McHale, a market analyst based in England, looks at the valuation of European stallions compared to their Kentucky counterparts. In the coming months The Blood-Horse will continue to present engaging content in the new section.

  Upcoming features on the editorial calendar include an analysis of freshman sires and yearling price distribution, a look at the relationship between the Equibase Speed Figures for two-year-olds and the performance of these horses through the Triple Crown, and a comparison of maiden winners at Saratoga with those at Del Mar. Besides these unique analyses, MarketWatch will continue to offer the in-depth statistics and charts that provide valuable insight into the auction seasons for two-year-olds in training, yearlings, and the mixed sale markets for weanlings and broodmares.

  "We're very excited to provide MarketWatch content to a broader audience in the pages of The Blood-Horse magazine," MarketWatch editor Ian Tapp said. "By combining MarketWatch's data and analysis with The Blood-Horse's breeding and racing features, the result is an even more valuable tool for Thoroughbred industry professionals."

  The first MarketWatch section in The Blood-Horse can be downloaded at no cost by visiting BloodHorse.com/MarketWatchJAN.

  OwnerView, the website and information resource developed by The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) to assist both current and prospective Thoroughbred owners, announced today that it will hold its second national Thoroughbred Owners Conference in January 2016 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, Florida.

  The conference will be held during the week leading up to the 45th Annual Eclipse Awards dinner, which is scheduled for Saturday, January 16, 2016.

  "The Stronach Group was extremely proud to be one of the presenting sponsors of the inaugural National Thoroughbred Owners Conference back in October and we're thrilled to showcase our Gulfstream Park facility and the South Florida area by hosting this new and important event in 2016," said Mike Rogers, president of The Stronach Group's Racing and Gaming Division.

  The first conference featured panel discussions with prominent industry participants and several informational and educational networking events with owners and industry representatives. It was held at the Keeneland sales pavilion and attracted approximately 300 attendees. (A video replay of the conference is available at ownerview.com and also by clicking the green banner at wtboa.com.)

  "We were extremely honored to play host to the first national Thoroughbred Owners Conference and our staff looks forward to collaborating with OwnerView and Gulfstream Park personnel to ensure a seamless transition and another successful event," said Bill Thomason, president and chief executive officer of Keeneland.

  "The feedback from those who attended the first conference has been universally positive and those people, as well as others who did not attend, have been asking about when and where the next owner conference would take place," said Gary Falter, vice president of operations for OwnerView. "While the topics, speakers and sponsors will be finalized and announced in the months ahead, we thought it would be beneficial to at least announce the date and location so prospective attendees can put it on their calendars."

  OwnerView is a joint effort spearheaded by The Jockey Club and TOBA to encourage ownership of Thoroughbreds and provide accurate information on trainers, public racing syndicates, the process of purchasing and owning a Thoroughbred, racehorse retirement and owner licensing.

  The need for a central resource to encourage Thoroughbred ownership was identified in the comprehensive economic study of the sport that was commissioned by The Jockey Club and conducted by McKinsey & Company in 2011. The OwnerView site was launched in May 2012.

  Additional information about OwnerView is available at ownerview.com or by contacting Gary Falter at gfalter@jockeyclub.com or (859) 224-2803.

  In 2014, the Washington Thoroughbred Foundation earned $207.42 just because supporters linked their Fred Meyer Rewards Cards to the Foundation! You can help the Foundation earn even more in 2015!

  With the return of Community Rewards, Fred Meyer is donating $2.6 million this year to non-profits in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington, based on where their customers tell them to give. If you have already linked your card, thank you! If not, here's how the program works:

• Sign up for the Community Rewards program by linking your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to Washington Thoroughbred Foundation at www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. You can search for the Foundation by  name or by their non-profit number (91-6032902).
• Then, every time you shop and use your Rewards Card, you are helping the Washington Thoroughbred Foundation earn a donation!
• You still earn your Rewards Points, Fuel Points, and Rebates, just as you do today.
• If you do not have a Rewards Card, they are available at the Customer Service desk of any Fred Meyer store.
• For more information, please visit www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards.

  The Washington Thoroughbred Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Thank you for your support!

   On December 29, three-year-old Ros's Girl, a full sister to stakes winner Lady Rosberg, won for the third time in three tries when she scored a four-length win in a six-furlong allowance at the Arizona track. Both daughters of Rosberg-Enter Laughing, by Distorted Humor, are owned and were bred by Karl Krieg, and are trained by Valorie Lund. Ros's Girl, who was ridden by Rocco Bowen and was unraced at two, has earned $24,620.

  Jerry Hollendorfer and Dr. George Todaro's stakes winner G. G. Ryder, by Chhaya Dance, added his seventh win in 14 starts with a 2015 New Year's Day allowance victory at Golden Gate, upping his earnings to $215,794. Todaro is also co-owner of Cross the Line, a 2012 Kentucky-bred colt by Line of David who took a mile maiden special weight race at Golden Gate by 4 1/2 lengths on December 26.

  Todaro's Kikisoblu, a four-year-old Kentucky-bred daughter of Kodiak Kowboy out of Washington-bred stakes winner Horse B With You, by Slewdledo, won a maiden/$30,000 optional claiming (N) race by nearly five lengths at Turf Paradise on January 12.

  Remmah Racing Inc.'s Intaxication, a 2011 Kentucky-bred gelding by Stormello trained by Blaine Wright, took his second win in four starts with a victory at Golden Gate on December 26.

  Remmah Racing Inc. also racesDynamo Dixie, a four-year-old California-bred gelding by Dixie Chatter, who won a $16,000 claiming race at Santa Anita Park in his first victory since being claimed by Howard and Dee Hammer's Stanwood-based racing entity last May at Golden Gate. Trained by Mark Glatt, Dynamo Dixie has now won five races and earned $68,858.

  Eltoninadress, a Kentucky-bred daughter of Songandaprayer-St. John Dress, by Richter Sale, who went through the 2011 Pegasus Thoroughbreds Two-year-olds in Training Sale, earned her ninth lifetime victory in a $10,000 claiming race at Santa Anita on December 31. A winner at Emerald Downs in 2011, Eltoninadress was unraced at three. A winner at four, the dark bay mare made 16 starts at five with a record 6-5-3 and $93,620 in earnings. During 2014 she changed hands ten times through the claiming box ($8,000-$12,500), including her first start on January 2 and her final outing on December 31. She has a lifetime record of 9-10-6 and an earnings total of $140,634.

  Wesley Ward-owned and -trained Shrinking Violet took her first graded stakes win in the $201,500 Monrovia Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita on January 4. The five-year-old Kentucky-bred daughter of Congaree-Lets Get Cozzy, by Cozzene, scored a 1 1/4-length win over Heat Trap in the about 6 1/2-furlong turf race. A $4,000 Keeneland November Sale weanling, Shrinking Violet has earned $394,677 in 16 starts with a 7-1-3 record.

  Horseplayers Racing Club LLC opened up 2015 with two winners over the first weekend in January. Five-year-old Best by Far, a California-bred daughter of Tribal Rule, won a 870-yard mixed race at Los Alamitos by 3 1/2 lengths for HRC, Rebekah Baze, Melvin Hudson and Earl Maijala. The following day, Louisiana-bred Jslookoveurshoulda, a five-year-old gelding by Grand Appointment, won a 5 1/2-furlong allowance/$12,500 optional claimer (N) race by 2 1/2 lengths for HRC and Above the Ground Stable LLC.

  HRC scored their third win of 2015 when three-year-old Pappa G, a California-bred son of Papa Clem, went gate-to-wire to take a $8,000 maiden claiming race at Golden Gate by three lengths on January 9. Trained by Tim McCanna, the gelding races in partnership with Milan McFedritch and Mersad Metanovic.

   For the 13th time in his career, National and Washington Racing Hall of Fame rider Russell Baze led North America in number of winners with 324 tallies from 1,047 mounts in 2014. The Vancouver, British Columbia-born jockey had a 31 percent win rate.

  The January 10, 2015, issue of The Blood-Horse, in their rotating West Coast section, profiled Washington native and longtime horseman David Mowat, in an article titled "Perfect Ten."

  Three Sixteen, a member of the first crop of Bar C Racing Stables stallion Sixthirteen, won a five-furlong maiden special weight race at Portland Meadows by 8 1/2 lengths for Hurliman Enterprises LLC on January 11. The three-year-old Oregon-bred gelding was bred by Keith Marks and is trained by Debora Fergason.

  Pulse Ranch's Preachinatthebar was represented with his ninth winner from his first Washington crop when Dan and Ray McCanna's three-year-old Barinthecanyon, who was bred in Washington by Todd Pulse and is out of Canyon Wind, by Tough Knight, went gate-to-wire to win her first start. The Tim McCanna trainee won a five-furlong $8,000 maiden claiming race at Golden Gate Fields by a half-length on January 8.

  John V. Xitco, Dan J. Agnew and James Glavin's Square Dancer won his third race in a row after coming home with a one-length tally in a mile allowance/optional claiming (N) race at Turf Paradise on January 9. Claimed last March at Santa Anita, the now Mike Chambers-trained five-year-old Florida-bred gelding by Circular Quay has a record of 5-5-2 from 19 outings and has earned $111,000.

Gerald "Jerry" Allen Many

  Former WTBOA member and longtime Eastern Washington horseman Jerry Many, 69, passed away on October 26, 2014, after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's disease.

  He was born on March 8, 1945, in Yakima to Gerald "Pete" and Patricia Many.

  At an early age Jerry discovered the great outdoors, which led to his lifelong passions of hunting and fishing and helped to create numerous friendships and an encyclopedia of stories which were nothing short of legendary. Jerry never missed an opening day of hunting or fishing season for over 50 years. He spent many a day in the wheat draws outside of Colfax or fishing with his buddies at Loon Lake.

  His first entry into horse racing was with his cousins' Quarter Horse runners, which led him to racing his own stock. After discovering Thoroughbreds, he and his wife Carol raced at Playfair, Yakima Meadows and Longacres. Among the many winners he and Carol either bred and/or raced was 1993 Emerald Racing Association (Yakima Meadows) three-year-old filly champion Break My Heart, a daughter of Star de Naskra who won the Belle Roberts Handicap, Seafair Queen Stakes and Washington Oaks for the Manys' One to Many Stables and the Friendship Stables of trainer Bonnie Jenne and her husband Wally. The Manys also bred I'maknightschoice, who won the All West Fillies Futurity at Playfair in 1994.

  Jerry became involved with Thoroughbreds at every level, including being part of the HBPA at Playfair. He and Carol had a small farm outside of Colbert where he fully immersed himself in the "Sport of Kings."

  Carol, who also loved the horses, trained dogs in AKC obedience and was a high school teacher for over 20 years until she passed away in 1998 at age 53.

  Jerry worked for many years as the manufacturer's representative for Many Gift Ideas.

  He was known for his ability to make those around him laugh and enjoy themselves, no matter what the situation. His positive personality was a true inspiration and influence to everyone who knew him.

 In addition, longtime industry member Stuart Flax passed away late last year. An obituary will be published when more information becomes available.

Marva Jean

  2005 Washington champion older filly or mare Marva Jean died on January 3, 2015, from the results of a paddock accident. The Harbor the Gold foal she was due to deliver at the end of the month was also lost.

  Bred by Dale Mahlum, Marva Jean, who was foaled on April 7, 2000, was the first of six stakes horses out of Beulah Park stakes winner Chasseur Dame, a 1992 daughter of French Legionaire who won nine races and earned $110,405. In addition to Marva Jean, Chasseur Dame produced $172,108 minor stakes winner Sax Notes and Angie C. Stakes winner Melba Jewel ($123,970).

  Purchased by Chris and Diana Randall for $12,500 at the WTBOA Summer Yearling Sale, the chestnut distaffer was trained by Frank Lucarelli throughout her 31-race career. The daughter of West by West was stakes-placed at two and four before coming into her own at five when she reeled off victories in a trio of Emerald Downs stakes: the Hastings Park, Washington State Legislators and Betsy Ross handicaps. Marva Jean amassed a record of 7-4-5 and earnings of $144,530 during her five seasons at the track. 

  Marva Jean produced her first three foals for Chris Randall, including $74,155 earner and 12-race winner Marvin's Magic, a 2008 gelding by Aptitude; and $18,099 earner All My Friends, a 2009 gelding by Delineator. Her 2012 offspring, the Bellamy Road gelding Raspberry Road, ran fifth behind future Gottstein Futurity winner Prime Engine in an Emerald maiden special weight race in his only outing last year. Both Raspberry Road and his year-younger half-sister Mo'orea Island, a daughter of sprint champion Midnight Lute, were bred in partnership by William Brewer's Brewer Thoroughbreds LLC and Terry and Mary Lou Griffin and raised at the Griffins' Buckley-based Griffin Place.