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MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2015 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here >SAM= SEEKS SECOND GRADED STAKES WIN JUST A WAY TO STAND AT SHADAI Jerry Hollendorfer, Mark Dedomenico and George Just a Way (Jpn) (Heart=s Cry {Jpn}), who has led the Todaro=s GI La Brea S. heroine Sam=s Sister (Brother way in the Longines World=s Best Racehorse Rankings Derek) looks to provide her trainer with his second since his Mar. 29 G1 Dubai Duty Free victory through straight renewal of today=s GII Santa Monica S. at the most recent publication of those standings Nov. 9, Santa Anita. Also will enter stud this entered in Saturday=s year at Shadai Stallion 1 1/16-mile GII La Station in Hokkadio, Canada S., the Japan, according to 4-year-old was Racing Post. The scratched in favor of 6-year-old will stand this seven-furlong alongside his sire for a test, which is run at fee of -3.5 million the same track and (US$29,758). trip as the La Brea. In addition to his The lightly raced win in the Duty Free, chestnut opened her Just a Way Horsephotos Just a Way also won account with a pair of the 2013 G1 Tenno wins going six panels Sam’s Sister over the Del Mar Benoit Photo Sho Autumn, where he bested dual G1 Japan Cup synthetic July 25 and Aug. 30. Victorious in a course- winner and Horse of the Year Gentildonna (Jpn) (Deep and-distance optional claimer Oct. 13, the only blemish Impact {Jpn}) by four lengths, and the G1 Yasuda on her record came in a Nov. 21 turf sprint at Del Mar, Kinen fresh off the plane from Dubai in June. Just a where she finished eighth. Let go at 12-1 in the La Way was a non-disgraced eighth in the G1 Prix de l=Arc Brea, Sam=s Sister came charging late to score a narrow de Triomphe Oct. 5, and after finishing second in the upset over J “TDN Rising Star” J Taris (Flatter), Japan Cup, he rounded out his career with a fourth- who exited the race with an injury. Al and Sandee place finish behind Gentildonna in the G1 Arima Kinen Kirkwood=s undefeated Dancinthenightaway (Indian Dec. 28. Charlie) tries black-type company for the first time today. A debut winner over this strip Nov. 2, the Mark Glatt pupil won a state-bred turf sprint at Del Mar Nov. 23 and scored again last time in a track-and-trip optional claimer Dec. 27. Most recently breezing a best- of-90 half-mile here in :46 3/5 Jan. 14, this front- running bay has yet to be truly tested and could prove to be any kind. Pamela Ziebarth=s My Sweet Addiction (Tiznow) will take a second run at Sam=s Sister, after finishing a head second to her in the Oct. 13 optional claimer. An optional claimer winner in Arcadia last spring, the Marty Jones trainee completed the trifecta in this venue=s Desert Storm S. June 15 and a Los Alamitos sprint Sept. 20. Kaleem Shah=s Sweet Marini (Marino Marini) hopes to keep her hot streak going for Hall of Famer Bob Baffert in this test. Second in the state-bred Betty Grab S. over the Del Mar synthetic Nov. 9, the gray posted impressive victories in her next two starts, both of which were 5 1/2-panel optional claimers at Los Alamitos Dec. 11 and Dec. 20. TDN TODAY Headline News.. 7 pages IN THIS ISSUE President: Barry Weisbord [email protected] @barryweisbord Senior Vice President and Co-Publisher: Sue Finley [email protected] @suefinley Vice President, International Operations: Gary King [email protected] @garykingTDN International Results EDITORIAL [email protected] Beauty Only (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) is on track to give his Editor-in-Chief: Jessica Martini sire a second consecutive win in the Hong Kong Derby after he cruised Managing Editor: Alan Carasso home in the Classic Mile at Sha Tin Sunday. Alan Carasso examines the Senior Editor: Steve Sherack success of Danehill and that sire line in Hong Kong. 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WORLDWIDE INFORMATION International Editor: Kelsey Riley [email protected] Sweet Corine Coglianese photo Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Sean Cronin Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Tom Frary ATW 2 [email protected] 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 • Red Bank, NJ 07701 732-747-8060 | 732-747-8955 (fax) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com www.thetdn.com EST Race Click for TV 5:34p Santa Monica S.-GII, SA brisnet.com pps HR/TVG TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/19/15 • PAGE 3 of 7 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Monday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 5:34 p.m. EST Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong SANTA MONICA S.-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 7f HONG KONG CLASSIC MILE, HK$8,000,000 PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML (US$1,031,691), NH/SH4yo, 1600mT, 1:33.95, gd/fm. 1 Dancinthenightaway Indian Charlie Baze Glatt 5-2 1--BEAUTY ONLY (IRE), 126, g, 4, by Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) 2 Lexington Pearl K Elusive Quality Espinoza Miller 20-1 1st Dam: Goldendale (Ire), by Ali-Royal (Ire) 3 Sam's Sister K Brother Derek Trujillo Hollendorfer 9-5 2nd Dam: Skisette (Ire), by Miswaki 4 Harlington's Rose Harlington Talamo Knapp 10-1 3rd Dam: Salette (Ire), by Sallust (GB) 5 My Sweet Addiction Tiznow Stevens Jones 2-1 O-Eleanor & Patrick Kwok; B-Massimo Parri; T-Tony 6 Sweet Marini Marino Marini Garcia Baffert 7-2 Cruz; J-Neil Callan; HK$4,560,000. Lifetime Record: GSW-Ity, 9-6-0-0, HK$7,395,620. IN OTHER NEWS... 2--Divine Calling (Aus), 126, g, 4, Stratum (Aus)-- A Daily Roundup of Racing Articles in Non-Industry Media Rubicall (Aus), by Rubiton (Aus). (A$210,000 yrl >12 MMGCYS). O-Wei Yu & Liu He. HK$1,760,000. 3--Giant Treasure, 126, g, 4, Mizzen Mast--Palisade, by Let’s get NSW off and racing Gone West. O-Pan Sutong. HK$920,000. If I were to mention the names Phar Lap, Black Caviar and Makybe Margins: 2 1/4, NK, 3/4. Odds: 9.80, 0.70, 2.30. Diva, would you be able to tell me what they’re famous for? Of course Also Ran: Arpinati (GB), Thunder Fantasy (Aus), Helene you would. They are three national icons. The Daily Telegraph. Happy Star, Gonna Run (Fr), Savvy Nature (NZ), Anticipation (Ire), Flying Moochi, Gun Pit (Aus). New York racinos face competition with new upstate casinos Some Click for the HKJC.com chart and HKJC.com PPs. New York horse tracks with video lottery machines could be facing VIDEO. longer odds with more casinos coming. www.whec.com The 2014 Hong Kong Derby was won by Designs on Rome (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) and in Beauty Only, that Coolmore sire looks well positioned for a second consecutive winner of that domestic centerpiece. Follow the TDN editorial staff on Twitter The blaze-faced bay made four starts in Italy under the care of trainer Stefano Botti, dropping his career Kelsey Riley Brian DiDonato Steve Sherack debut before winning his final three appearances in the country, including the G3 Premio Guido Berardelli at Christina Bossinakis Justina Severni Jessica Martini Rome. He began his local career at the top of Class 3 on a rating of 80 and belied odds of 6-1 to win over Christie DeBernardis Alan Carasso Heather Likins course and distance Oct. 5 and made it two straight in his first try against Class 2 competition Nov. 9. Ben Massam cont. p4 Thoroughbred Daily News TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/19/15 • PAGE 4 of 7 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Hong Kong Classic Mile result cont. Sent off the 9-5 chalk in a similar event on the International Races undercard Dec. 14, he was ridden too close to the pace and weakened to be 11th, but was an improved fourth, beaten three lengths and a neck behind the third-placed Giant Treasure Jan. 4. With Giant Treasure and the big reputation of Divine Calling battling it out in the market, Beauty Only was sent off the joint-third favorite and landed just worse than midfield as Gun Pit (Aus) (Dubawi {Ire}) set the pace away from the rail, allowing Flying Moochi (Henrythenavigator) to pressure from the fence. Giant Treasure tracked from centerfield with cover and just ahead of Divine Calling, who raced in traffic to the turn. The pacesetters still had it between them rounding the bend, but Giant Treasure was the first to pull out with a run, with Beauty Only drafting behind into the final 400 meters.