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Title: Personal Ensign - 1988 Whitney Handicap View count: 134 Rating: 0 (0 ratings) Description: *Initially uploaded by bryan3229* The last filly to win her first 10 starts was Ruffian, and the last to win the Whitney Handicap was Lady's Secret. Now there is a filly who has done both of those things, and today she earned a place in history alongside those two. Personal Ensign won her 10th start without a defeat today in the 61st running of the Whitney Handicap at Saratoga Race Track, leaving the millionaires Gulch and King's Swan behind her in a three-horse Whitney that brought the fans to their feet and left them cheering her in the winner's circle. The only other filly to win the Whitney since 1948 was Lady's Secret, whose victory was instrumental in her being named the Horse of the Year for 1986. Personal Ensign, last for the first five furlongs today over a sloppy track that was favoring front-runners, accelerated boldly under Randy Romero to hook Gulch turning for home, then gradually drew away through the stretch to win by 1 1/2 lengths. Gulch, a 4-year-old colt who carried 124 pounds and conceded 7 pounds to the filly, held on well to be second, 17 lengths ahead of King's Swan, a popular 8-year-old gelding who clearly disliked the footing. The filly paid $3.60 for $2 as the favorite in her first effort against male horses. http://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/07/sports/horse-racing-personal-ensign-wins-her-10th-in-row.html Tags: saratoga, horse, racing, personal, engisn, gulch, kings, swan, randy, romero, ogden, phipps, shug, mcgaughey, undefeated, champion, Author: partymanners |
