Outstanding Older Female Horse. She finished second in the balloting for Horse of the Year to Alysheba. Race Record Source: Lifetime Past Performances Record as a broodmare Personal Ensign became one of the most important broodmares of the late 20th century. She produced ten named foals, most of which were either successful on the track or at stud. Her most notable descendants include: Miner's Mark, her first foal, won the G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup. Our Emblem, her second foal, was a G1-placed runner who went on to sire notable runners including Kentucky Derby winner War Emblem. Traditionally was also a G1 winner and sire. My Flag, who was sired by Hall of Fame champion Easy Goer, won four G1 races, including the 1995 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies in a race very similar to Personal Ensign's 1988 Distaff win. Her career earnings totaled over $1,500,000, just $100,000 less than Personal Ensign had earned. Like Personal Ensign, My Flag achieved great success as a broodmare, producing the 2002 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner and that year's Eclipse Award-Winning Champion 2-Year Old Filly, Storm Flag Flying. This three-generation success in the Breeders' Cup has not been duplicated by any other mare, and only by one group of stallions. Salute, a daughter by Unbridled, was G2-placed, and was also the dam of G1 winner Mr. Speaker. Title Seeker, a daughter by Monarchos, was unraced but produced G3 winner Seeking the Title, who in turn produced G1 winner Seeking the Soul. Personal Ensign was named 1996 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year. She was an alpha mare in the Phipps broodmare band, known for her strong protective instinct towards her foals. At one point, she developed a potentially lethal case of peritonitis, but was able to fight off the infection. In September 2006, at the age of 22, Personal Ensign (after coming up barren from a mating with Forest Wildcat) was pensioned to the Hancock family's Claiborne Farm. Claiborne breeding shed manager Charles Koch said, "She's still in good shape, looks good, and gets around fine. She's just a little arthritic. She'll be spending time out in the field with other mares Korveya, Arabian Dancer, and Narrate." Death and legacy The pensioned Personal Ensign died on April 8, 2010, in her pasture at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky, of natural causes. Personal Ensign was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame