Personal Flag Explained

Horsename:Personal Flag
Sire:Private Account
Grandsire:Damascus
Dam:Grecian Banner
Damsire:Hoist The Flag
Sex:Stallion
Foaled:1983
Country:United States
Colour:Dark Bay
Breeder:Ogden Phipps
Owner:Ogden Phipps
Trainer:Claude R. McGaughey III
Record:24: 8-4-4
Earnings:US$1,258,924
Race:Queens County Handicap (1987)
Widener Handicap (1987)
Suburban Handicap (1988)
Nassau County Handicap (1988)

Personal Flag (1983 - 2005) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred and raced by Ogden Phipps, he was sired by Private Account and out of the mare Grecian Banner, a daughter of Hoist The Flag[1] He was a full brother to Personal Ensign.

Trained by Shug McGaughey, among his notable race wins, Personal Flag won the Grade 1 Widener Handicap in 1987 [2] and the then Grade 1 Suburban Handicap in 1988.[3]

Personal Flag was euthanized in 2005 due to the infirmities of old age.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pedigreequery.com/personal+flag Personal Flag's pedigree
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/27/sports/horse-racing-widener-captured-by-personal-flag.html New York Times - Dec 27, 1987
  3. https://archive.today/20130201042400/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/73617256.html?dids=73617256:73617256&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+05,+1988&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Day+Rides+Winner+in+Suburban&pqatl=google Washington Post - July 5, 1988