Private
Account dies at age 28
Two-time Grade 1 winner and sire PRIVATE ACCOUNT (Damascus) died on November 25 at Claiborne Farm
near Paris, Kentucky, due to complications from old age. The 28-year-old
stallion sired at least 60 stakes winners and 36 grade/group stakes winners from
14 crops. Thirteen of these were Grade 1 winners and three were Group 1 winners. His most notable progeny
included champions Personal Ensign and Inside Information.
Undefeated eight-time Grade 1 winner Personal
Ensign, who staged one of the greatest rallies ever to close out her career with
a victory in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1), was named champion older mare in
1988. She also earned 1996 broodmare of the year honors. Her daughter, My
Flag (Easy Goer), won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) in 1995 and the
Ashland S. (G1), Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) and Gazelle H. (G1) the
following year. The 20-year-old broodmare has also produced full brothers Miners Mark
(Mr. Prospector) and Traditionally,
both
Grade 1
winners, and Our Emblem (Mr. Prospector), who is the sire of champion and dual classic hero War
Emblem.
Inside Information won the Breeders Cup Distaff by 13 1/2 lengths in 1995 and
seven of eight starts that season before being selected champion older mare. She
earned more than $1.6 million and also captured the the Spinster S. (G1),
Ruffian H. (G1), Shuvee H. (G1), Acorn S. (G1) and Ashland S. (G1) during her
stellar career.
Private
Account won the Gulfstream Park
H. (G1), Widener H. (G1) and Jim Dandy S. (G3) for trainer Angel Penna Sr. He
retired with a record of 13-6-4-1
and $339,396 in
earnings.
In 1995, he failed to
impregnate any mares and was pensioned the following season.