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Five Fastest Maidens – Jan. 5 – 11

5--POWERED BY FAMILY, FG 4, 1-10, 1m 70 yards (video) Beyer Speed Figure--84 (f, 3, Quality Road--Icon Project, by Empire Maker) O/B-St Elias Stable & West Point Thoroughbreds (KY); T-Cherie DeVaux; J-Jose Ortiz Fast starts are not her thing, but the way she rolled from last to first and made up 14 lengths to win going away in her second appearance, Powered By Family stamped herself as a filly to watch. Her dam Icon Project has been mostly forgotten but here's a reminder: she ended her racing career in 2009...

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Bob Hope Runner-Up Madaket Road Goes One Better On Opening Day At Santa Anita

2nd-Santa Anita, $61,000, Msw, 12-26, 2yo, 6f, 1:09.97, ft, 1/2 length. MADAKET ROAD (c, 2, Quality Road--Frolic's Dream {GSW, $294,094}, by Smoke Glacken) was runner-up while making his debut in the seven-furlong GIII Bob Hope Stakes at Del Mar Nov. 17. The 4-5 favorite raced just off the heels of a three-way battle for the early lead as the quarter went up in :21.99. Stablemate San Saba (Justify) assumed control around the far turn as Madaket Road fell further off the pace through a half in :44.50. San Saba was...

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