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Personal Ensign Passes
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One of the all time greats.
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The classiest mare I ever saw. The call of the Breeders Cup Distaff final 1/16th stretch is still one of my ringtones.
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That's too bad..
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A lot of chalk.
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She was Perfection.....RIP
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Very sad....
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What a bummer.
She definitely left behind a bunch of decent runners who should carry her name on in pedigrees for years to come. |
Without a doubt one of my all-times favs. Very sadden by her passing.
RIP - Personal Ensign |
RIP to one of the great ones...
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Watching her win the BC Distaff in '88 is one of my favorite racing memories.
Rest In Peace, old gal. |
Very sad passing....
:(No doubt one of the great mares of all time, condolences. RIP
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The BC race was one of the all-time greatest races, concluding one of the all-time greatest careers.
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They all die, but a great won
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R.I.P. |
Perfection!
I was very fortunate to see her at Saratoga in the summer of '88. She beat Gulch & King's Swan in the Whitney Stakes. Although it was only a 3 horse field, she beat two of the best colts at the time.....R.I.P. Personal Ensign......you were the best!
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Very sad. Everybody with a filly dreams of one this special. She's forever a legend. RIP. :(
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Her son, Baronial, is running in the ninth at Mountaineer tonight.
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anyone who was a fan of this great horse knew that this time was drawing near. sadly, none of them last forever. i saw earlier that she had passed, but i shoved the news away til i got home. those of us who had the distinct pleasure in watching her run got to see an incredibly rare sight-i know i enjoyed every one of her races as she achieved perfection. her distaff win over winning colors was one of the best races ever, with an awesome finish by a horse who simply refused to lose. then, she added to her amazing race record by becoming a fantastic broodmare. thankfully she left a living legacy behind, and her descendants will carry on that lineage. anyone looking for another like her most likely will never find one.
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[quote=Danzig;63405i know i enjoyed every one of her races as she achieved perfection. her distaff win over winning colors was one of the best races ever, with an awesome finish by a horse who simply refused to lose. [/QUOTE]
not only was her distaff win amazing, she had to close that gap in the slop. imagine, a time when they did not care about the weather. it was part of the game, breeders cup or not. they just don't breed them like they used to. half of the jugheads today would of had to scratch their horse or be making excuses after the fact. or they want to run at same place every year, to avoid getting wet....go figure http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oILJ6IYoZso |
And she achieved much of her accomplishments running on a leg held together with screws--a remarkable mare and story ...
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Super post. I only saw her run on television. But, I did tune in when I knew she would be there. 26 seems so young for A Champion. Even in horse years. |
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Some nice photos in these videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvXeBueV5sU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqjI0...eature=related |
We're working on getting the videos for all 11 of her NYRA races up on our Youtube site.
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Keep us posted on that please. |
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:tro::tro::tro::tro: Pretty awesome of NYRA to take the time to do this.. |
Her racetrack accomplishments were obviously excellent, and it is also cool that unlike many champions she had a nice breeding career as well (broodmare of the year one year I believe). She was always one of my favorites.
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Personal Ensign's grandson runs today in The Bluegrass. Could be an omen
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The videos are being downloaded to the site now. Her Maiden win has already been posted. The rest will be up shortly.
http://www.youtube.com/nyravideo |
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