Raging Sea catches Idiomatic late to win Personal Ensign
Trainer Chad Brown dealt reigning older female champion Idiomatic a second loss on the season in Friday’s $485,000 Personal Ensign (G1) at Saratoga, but not with the filly most expected. […]
Personal Ensign Stakes
Personal Ensign offers third showdown between Idiomatic and Randomized
Round three in the rivalry between the top older mares Idiomatic and Randomized is set to take place Friday at Saratoga in the $500,000 Personal Ensign (G1) over nine furlongs. Although Idiomatic is the older […]
Idiomatic wires Personal Ensign at sloppy Saratoga
Friday’s Personal Ensign (G1) offered a rematch between champion Nest and Clairiere, but it was the other Curlin filly, up-and-coming Idiomatic, who upstaged them both at Saratoga. […]
Nest, Clairiere set for second Spa clash in Personal Ensign
Who will have the upper hand among the older fillies and mares heading into the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) figures to be determined Friday at Saratoga in the $500,000 Personal Ensign (G1). The 1 1/8-mile […]
Malathaat runs down Search Results in Personal Ensign
After showing what her connections felt were signs of lethargy prior to the Shuvee (G2) earlier in the Saratoga meeting, Malathaat showed plenty of life when running down Search Results to capture Saturday’s $558,000 Personal […]
Clairiere looks to extend streak in Personal Ensign; Jackie’s Warrior, Jack Christopher top Grade 1 sprints
Personal Ensign S. (G1) — Saratoga Race 9 (4:32 p.m. ET) The nation’s top older dirt mares certainly aren’t ducking each other on the way to the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1). Saturday’s $600,000 Personal Ensign […]
Letruska wires Personal Ensign foes
Letruska’s stranglehold on 2021 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) qualifiers continued Saturday at Saratoga when the five-year-old mare proved tenacious in the final furlong to win the $600,000 Personal Ensign S. (G1) under Irad Ortiz Jr. […]
Letruska tops deep renewal of Personal Ensign
Personal Ensign S. (G1) — Race 10 (4:47 p.m. ET) With dual champion Monomoy Girl out for the season, there is guaranteed to be a different winner of this year’s Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1). An […]
Saratoga: disqualifications and drama on a silent big race day
August 1 was one of those big racing days that have become standard at Saratoga. The era of a graded stakes race every day is now long gone, with important races instead stacked on a few weekends. […]
Vexatious fends off Midnight Bisou to upset Personal Ensign
When defending champion Midnight Bisou accosted the 9-1 Vexatious in Saturday’s $485,000 Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, fans might have had a flashback to her wearing down the highly regarded Elate here a year […]