American Champion Older Female Horse (1988) Kentucky Broodmare of the Year (1996)
Honours
U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1993) #48 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century Personal Ensign Handicap at Saratoga Race Course
Personal Ensign (April 27, 1984 – April 8, 2010) was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse who retired undefeated with 13 wins. At the time, this was the longest win streak for a horse at the elite level of American racing in 80 years. Her come-from-behind victory in the 1988 Breeders' Cup Distaff over Kentucky Derby winner Winning Colors is considered one of the most memorable performances of the Breeders' Cup era.
Personal Ensign showed her class early by winning the Grade I Frizette Stakes at age two, but was subsequently injured. After missing nearly a year of racing, she returned in September of her three-year-old season to win four races, including the Grade I Beldame Stakes. As a four-year-old, she won seven races, all but one of which was at the Grade I level, including a victory in the prestigious Whitney Handicap against male horses. She ended her season by repeating in the Beldame and then taking the Breeders' Cup Distaff. For this feat, she was voted the 1988 Eclipse Award as the American Champion Older Female Horse.
In retirement, Personal Ensign matched her success on the track as a broodmare, being named the 1996 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year. Her daughter My Flag emulated her by winning a Breeders' Cup race and producing another Breeders' Cup winner, Storm Flag Flying. Her son Our Emblem sired Kentucky Derby winner War Emblem.
^"Profile of Personal Ensign". Equibase. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
PersonalEnsign (April 27, 1984 – April 8, 2010) was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse who retired undefeated with 13 wins. At the time, this was the...
The PersonalEnsign Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the third week of August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga...
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leading breeder in 1988. His most famous horses include Buckpasser, PersonalEnsign, and Easy Goer, all of whom are in the United States Racing Hall of...
Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year, was beaten in the 2010 PersonalEnsign Stakes by Persistently, who closed a length and a half in the final...
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The Flag He was a full brother to PersonalEnsign. Trained by Shug McGaughey, among his notable race wins, Personal Flag won the Grade 1 Widener Handicap...
finished second by a length to Persistently at the 1+1⁄4 in the $300,000 PersonalEnsign Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, a potential prep for the Breeders'...
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champion Easy Goer and out of another champion, the undefeated PersonalEnsign. PersonalEnsign, My Flag and Storm Flag Flying all won Breeders' Cup races...
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2012 and 2013). She won the Grade I Alabama, Beldame, Delaware and PersonalEnsign Stakes in addition to her Breeders' Cup triumphs. On February 10, 2017...
ride. This extended her winning streak to thirteen, tying her with PersonalEnsign for the longest undefeated record at the elite level in North American...
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