[3] Desert Vixen began racing at age two and met with limited success, winning only one of her five starts.
[4] She broke the stakes record in the 1973 Gazelle Handicap which had been set by Susan's Girl the previous year.
At age four, Desert Vixen started slowly but then earned three important wins in her eleven races.
Desert Vixen won her second Beldame Stakes by 11½ lengths and tied the Atlantic City Race Course track record in winning the Matchmaker Handicap.
In 1979, Desert Vixen was inducted into the United States' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.