Rapid Redux sets a North American record with 20th straight win
It was more than within reach when the field of 8 was scratched down to 4, with one refusing to run just before the post time. Rapid Redux, within touching distance at Mountaineer to set the all time North American record for most consecutive wins, and he
made the record his own under Deshawn Parker when he grabbed his 20th win on 21 November, 2011, at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort in West Virginia.
The mission was finally complete for Robert Cole Jr.’s Rapid Redux, who has now overhauled the previous record set by the Horse of the Year 2010 Zenyatta and the New Mexico bred Peppers Pride.
“With all due respect to Zenyatta and Peppers Pride, the record now belongs to him and him alone, Rapid Redux,” track announcer Peter Berry said at the finish
The Kentucky bred 5-year-old gelding is the son of Pleasantly Perfect, out of mare Thiscatsforcaryl by Storm Cat. His magnificent streak started last year in December where he won his first race at Hollywood Casino at Penn National racecourse, and who would’ve
thought that he is going to go unbeaten in 19 more races.
Rapid Redux has also managed to compile this fascinating 20 race win streak in less than a year, whilst Zenyatta and Peppers Pride took around 4 years time to go 19 unbeaten in their respective careers.
At Mountaineer race track, Rapid Redux never got seriously challenged in the one mile long race, especially after the race being scratched down to four runners, Deshawn Parker changed his plans as he shot Rapid Redux right in the front from the gate.
The domination in the $5,000 starter allowance race was evident as Rapid Redux over a sloppy, muddy track where Deshawn Parker nursed a short lead, but got into contention over the top stretch, and extended his lead with each stride to win the starter allowance
by 4 lengths.
Rapid Redux extended his 2011 record to 18 wins in as many starts, with the rest coming last year in December.
“I was watching him really close,” Wells said. “He came back really good. His (starter allowance) eligibility runs out in 40 days. I don’t think this race took too much out of him.”
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