New Mexico's Peppers Pride reaches the record books The debate may now begin, but the results are the only thing that matter. Peppers Pride remained unbeaten and became the all-time record holder for consecutive wins in thoroughbred racing history Saturday at Zia Park, where she posted a convincing win over a field of five allowance runners to pick up her 17th win from as many starts. Saturday's victory, a six-furlong sprint restricted to New Mexico-bred fillies and mares, puts Peppers Pride in a class all her own as she passes champion thoroughbreds Citation and Cigar, as well as Mister Frisky and Hallowed Dreams, for most consecutive wins. The record-breaking dash was more than four months in the making. Peppers Pride was last seen winning the Foutz Distaff Handicap at SunRay Park last April. She was entered in the Lincoln Handicap at Ruidoso Downs in late July, but that race was postponed because of flood damage. The debate as to the legitimacy of Peppers Pride's record will be furious among purists and horseplayers across the sport. The comparisons between the quality of competition will not favor Peppers Pride in the long run. Citation and Cigar were both national champions. Citation won the Triple Crown and was named Horse of the Year in 1948. Cigar, a two-time Horse of the Year (1995, 1996) and winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic and Dubai World Cup, retired as the all-time leader in earnings among thoroughbreds, a record broken only last month by Curlin, who became the first thoroughbred to top the $10 million mark in lifetime winnings....