Patterson stretches record win streak to 16

Trainer Kevin Patterson won his 16th straight race Sunday night when he sent out Call Me Cowboy in the eighth race at Mountaineer Park under jockey Luis Quinones. Call Me Cowboy won the $5,000 claiming race by a length as the 1-5 favorite.

Patterson’s win streak dates to May 31. Call Me Cowboy has won twice for Patterson during that time period.

Call Me Cowboy was one of three winners for Quinones on Sunday night. He is the leading rider at Mountaineer.

Patterson broke the late Frank Passero’s record of 14 straight wins July 6 when he sent out Flashy Dragon Girl, his 15th consecutive winner, in the seventh race at Charles Town. Passero won 14 straight races at Gulfstream Park in 1996.

Patterson has won with 11 different horses during his streak. Eleven of his wins have come for owner Robert Cole Jr., who owns Call Me Cowboy. Five of Patterson’s wins have been for the partnership of Diamond Oak Stable and TEC Racing.

Cole was the leading owner in North America in 2008 when he won 234 races. This is not the first time he has been involved in a consecutive-wins record like Patterson’s. Cole was the owner of Rapid Redux, who won 22 consecutive races from 2010 to 2012.

For the year, Patterson is 32 for 78, a win average of 42 percent. He has won 429 career races from 1,326 starts, a strike rate of 32 percent.

Patterson is sixth in the Charles Town standings with 24 wins from 55 starts. He is 7 for 14 at Mountaineer.

He does not have another horse entered through Wednesday.