"The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers And Broadcasters (NTWA announced Wednesday that Rapid Redux, a winner of 19 consecutive races in 2011, will be honored with the Special Eclipse Award."

 "The Special Award honors extraordinary service, individual achievements in, or contributions to the sport of Thoroughbred racing." Daily Racing Form

The five-year-old gelding of Pleasantly Perfect USA, Rapid Redux USA, may only run in $5,000 starter-allowance races, but he has won 20 of them consecutively - 19 of which were in 2011.

His 20th was at Mountaineer Ractrack in Chester, WV, in January.

Rapid Redux has bested Zenyatta and Peppers Pride's 19 straight victories.