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. Background Personal Ensign was a bay mare who was bred in Kentucky by Ogden Phipps, for whom she raced as a homebred. The Phipps family had long been a major factor in the horse racing industry, and Phipps himself had bred multiple champions including Buckpasser and Easy Goer. Produced from a mating of Phipps' homebred stallion Private Account and the mare Grecian Banner, Personal Ensign was a full sister to Personal Flag. Their combined exploits in 1988 led Grecian Banner being named Kentucky Broodmare of the Year, a feat Personal Ensign later also accomplished. Grecian Banner was out of Dorine, a two-time champion filly in Argentina. Personal Ensign was trained by Claude (Shug) McGaughey, and Randy Romero was her regular jockey. She behaved professionally on the racecourse but could be temperamental on the backstretch. Racing career 1986: two-year-old campaign Personal Ensign made her first start on September 28 in a maiden special weight race at Belmont Park. She trailed the field early but made a strong closing drive to win