Fifteen and counting.

Peppers Pride moved within one victory of the modern-day consecutive win streak as she notched her 15th straight victory in Sunday's $100,000 Sydney Valentini Handicap at Sunland Park.

The defending champ, who carried high weight of 125 pounds, stalked the pace of Wild Gini and Complete Pride, pitched wide into the lane in the mile contest for New Mexico-bred fillies and mares, and powered home to win by 1 1/4 lengths, keeping her record perfect with 15 wins in as many starts.

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Bold Chieftain ($5) wore down pacesetting Now Victory late to win the $70,980 March Madness Handicap at Bay Meadows on Saturday.

Now Victory, under Frank Alvarado, bounded to the front early, setting brisk fractions of 46.24 for a half-mile and six furlongs in 1:10.01 as he pulled clear of his four rivals by five lengths down the backstretch in the one-mile turf race.

Goosey Moose surpassed the $500,000 mark in earnings when he rallied for a two-length win over pacesetter Lil Jett in the $50,000 Spring Stakes at Sam Houston Race Park on Saturday night. Lil Jett held second, while it was another half-length back in third to Dreamsandvisions.

Goosey Moose ($10.80) covered the seven furlongs for Texas-breds in 1:23.86. Quincy Hamilton was aboard for Israel Flores Horses and trainer Danny Pish. Goosey Moose earned $30,000 for his 10th win from 43 starts. He has now won six stakes and earned $518,010.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - Lovesablumin ($4.80), under a smartly timed ride by Beth Butler, scored her second straight

stakes win of the meet with a 1 1/2-length score

over four others in Saturday's $11,320 Runza Stakes at

Fonner Park.

Butler, riding Lovesablumin for the first time,

shadowed the pace set by Rare Crystal for about five

furlongs before making her move into the stretch. She

collared Rare Crystal entering the lane and shook off

ARCADIA, Calif. - The race for claimer of the Santa Anita winter-spring meeting is over. Boule d'Or, taken for $50,000 on Jan. 20, won his first stakes in his 48th start in Saturday's Grade 2 San Luis Rey Handicap at Santa Anita.

Boule d'Or took control of the $200,000 San Luis Rey Handicap after a half-mile, led by as many as 10 lengths on the backstretch, and held off a late rush from Porfido to win by three-quarters of a length. Porfido finished a nose in front of Warning Zone in the field of seven. On the Acorn, the 6-5 favorite finished sixth, never threatening the leader.

FLORENCE, Ky. - Adriano, heretofore a turf specialist, was an easy winner Saturday in the 37th running of the Grade 2, $500,000 Lane's End Stakes at Turfway Park.

With Edgar Prado riding for breeder-owner Courtlandt Farms and trainer Graham Motion, Adriano was fourth early, then made his winning move entering the far turn of the 1 1/8-mile race. He returned $11.60 as third choice after prevailing by an eased-up 2 1/2 lengths for his third win from seven career starts.

NEW ORLEANS - Candy Ball stalked Elliecat for most of the race, drew even on the turn, and then pulled clear by 1 1/2 lengths to win Saturday's $58,200 Fortin Handicap at Fair Grounds.

The Fortin, a 1 1/16-mile turf race for fillies and mares, was among five stakes on the next-to-last card of the meet, which was to end on Sunday.

Jockey James Graham swept the two $100,000 stakes run Friday night at Delta Downs when he guided Good and Lucky to victory in the Gulf Coast Classic and Unforgotten to a dominant win in the Goddess.

Good and Lucky ($5.80) went wire to wire in the Gulf Coast, and covered the 1 1/16 miles for 4-year-olds and up in 1:44. He won by 2 3/4 lengths over Crossword. It was another head back in third to 4-5 favorite Beta Capo.

Josie Carroll trains Good and Lucky for James and Alice Sapara.

Desert Code salvaged an otherwise dismal meeting with a slight upset in the $76,850 Joe Hernandez Stakes at Santa Anita.

After finishing 14th in the Malibu Stakes on Dec. 26 and 11th in the Daytona Handicap on Feb. 17, Desert Code wore blinkers for the first time in the Hernandez and won the hillside turf sprint by two lengths over pacesetter Tenga Cat. Ridden by Richard Migliore, Desert Code ($12) ran about 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:12.36.

Double or Nothing ($10.20), stretching out beyond six furlongs for only the second time in his 12-race career and making his first start in a stakes, held off Regal Solo by a half-length in the $64,600 Private Terms Stakes for 3-year-olds at Laurel Park.

Claimed out of a maiden race for $50,000 last August by trainer Rick Dutrow Jr., Double or Nothing came into the one-mile Private Terms off a string of six straight starts against starter allowance company in New York.