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by Jeff Lowe
Peppers Pride will get one more chance to extend her undefeated record before she is retired for the 2009 breeding season, owner-breeder Joseph Allen said on Monday.
The New Mexico-bred mare secured her record 18th straight victory on Sunday in the New Mexico Cup Fillies and Mares Stakes at Zia Park. Allen is looking at the $125,000 New Mexico State Racing Commission Handicap on December 14 at Sunland Park as a final target for the five-year-old by Desert God.
“We’re probably going to run her on the 14th, and then our thinking is that we’ll retire her and breed her,” Allen said. “It was a great day yesterday. She’s had an unbelievable run.”
Allen, who owns Desert God with his brother, Ron, has not decided on mating plans for Peppers Pride. An out-of-state stallion is a good possibility, he said.
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