After Many Delays...

Peppers Pride (Desert God), who is undefeated in 16 career starts, will go for a record-breaking 17th straight victory when she starts in the $50,000 Lincoln Handicap on Sunday. Currently, the five-year-old mare is tied with Citation , Cigar , Mister Frisky , and Hallowed Dreams for the most consecutive wins.

Post time for the six-furlong race is 4:12 p.m. MDT.

Pepper's Pride

New Mexico-bred star Peppers Pride’s run at history will be pushed back for at least a week after Ruidoso Downs canceled Sunday’s Zia Festival card when the remnants of Hurricane Dolly deluged the track with six inches of rain. The five-year-old Desert God mare was entered in the six-furlong Lincoln Handicap for New Mexico-bred females in an attempt to secure the modern-day North American record of 17 consecutive victories.

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Pepper's Pride

PEPPERS PRIDE SCORES 15TH CONSECUTIVE VICTORY AT SUNLAND
Eugene O'Neill/Coady Photography
by Myra Lewyn

New Mexico-bred phenomenon Peppers Pride drew one race closer to equaling the North American record for consecutive wins when she easily captured the $100,000 Sydney Valentini Handicap on Sunday at Sunland Park.

Racing exclusively in New Mexico against state-breds, Peppers Pride notched her 15th straight win and 11th stakes triumph in the one-mile race, which she also annexed last year, to remain undefeated.

With one additional win, Peppers Pride would tie the record for the longest modern victory skein, held jointly by Citation, Cigar, Mister Frisky, and Hallowed Dreams, a Louisiana-bred filly who began her career with 16 straight wins.