PERSONAL ENSIGN STAKES · UNITED STATES
Personal Ensign Stakes prize money
The Personal Ensign Stakes is worth $500,000 . That makes it the 201st richest of the 997 races on this site and the 82nd richest in the United States.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY $500,000
WORLD RANK 201st
RUNNINGS HELD 79
FIRST RUN 1948
What the Personal Ensign Stakes is
Grade I · miles · Dirt · Saratoga Race Course
- Racecourse
- Saratoga Race Course
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Grade I
- Distance
- miles
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up
- Direction
- left-handed
- First run
- 1948
We hold the total fund for the Personal Ensign Stakes and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Run in 1:49.23 in 2026, the Personal Ensign Stakes pays $4,577 for every second of the race, which is 166th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 88th in the United States.
Every Personal Ensign Stakes winner
79 runnings, 1948 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Fully Subscribed4 · 1:49.23 | Flavien Prat | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables |
| 2025 | Thorpedo Anna4 · 1:49.18 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Kenneth G. McPeek | Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Magdalena Racing, Mark Edwards & Judy B. Hicks |
| 2024 | Raging Sea4 · 1:49.14 | Flavien Prat | Chad C. Brown | Alpha Delta Stables |
| 2023 | Idiomatic4 · 1:49.12 | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Juddmonte |
| 2022 | Malathaat4 · 1:48.30 | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Shadwell Racing |
| 2021 | Letruska5 · 1:49.15 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Fausto Gutierrez | St. George Stable |
| 2020 | Vexatious6 · 1:48.82 | Jose Lezcano | Jack Sisterson | James C. Weigel & Giant's Causeway Syndicate, LLC |
| 2019 | Midnight Bisou4 · 1:47.92 | Mike E. Smith | Steve Asmussen | Bloom Racing Stable, LLC, Madaket Stables LLC and Allen Racing LLC. |
| 2018 | Abel Tasman4 · 1:47.19 | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | China Horse Club International Ltd. and Clearsky Farms |
| 2017 | Forever Unbridled5 · 1:49.16 | Joel Rosario | Dallas Stewart | Charles E. Fipke |
| 2016 | Cavorting4 · 1:48.61 | Javier Castellano | Kiaran McLaughlin | Stonestreet Stables |
| 2015 | Sheer Drama5 · 1:49.05 | Joe Bravo | David Fawkes | Harold L. Queen |
| 2014 | Close Hatches4 · 1:50.62 | Joel Rosario | William I. Mott | Juddmonte Farms |
| 2013 | Royal Delta5 · 1:48.34 | Mike E. Smith | William I. Mott | Besilu Stables |
| 2012 | Love and Pride4 · 1:49.22 | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Green Hills Farm |
| 2011 | Ask the Moon6 · 2:04.21 | Javier Castellano | Marty Wolfson | Farnsworth Stables |
| 2010 | Persistently4 · 2:04.49 | Alan Garcia | C. R. McGaughey III | Phipps Stable |
| 2009 | Icon Project4 · 2:02.37 | Julien Leparoux | Martin D. Wolfson | Andrew Rosen |
| 2008 | Ginger Punch5 · 2:03.37 | Rafael Bejarano | Robert J. Frankel | Stronach Stables |
| 2007 | Miss Shop4 · 2:03.48 | Javier Castellano | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm |
| 2006 | Fleet Indian5 · 2:03.87 | José A. Santos | Todd A. Pletcher | Paul Saylor |
| 2005 | Shadow Cast4 · 2:02.07 | Robby Albarado | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish IV |
| 2004 | Storm Flag Flying4 · 2:03.63 | John Velazquez | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps et al. |
| 2003 | Passing Shot4 · 2:03.33 | José A. Santos | H. Allen Jerkens | Joseph V. Shields Jr. |
| 2002 | Summer Colony4 · 2:03.15 | John Velazquez | Mark A. Hennig | Edward P. Evans |
| 2001 | Pompeii4 · 2:04.60 | Richard Migliore | John C. Kimmel | WinStar Farm, LLC. |
| 2000 | Beautiful Pleasure5 · 2:03.77 | Jorge Chavez | John T. Ward Jr. | John C. Oxley |
| 1999 | Beautiful Pleasure4 · 2:02.57 | Jorge Chavez | John T. Ward Jr. | John C. Oxley |
| 1998 | Tomisue's Delight4 · 2:04.08 | Pat Day | Neil J. Howard | Stephen C. Hilbert |
| 1997 | Clear Mandate5 · 2:03.71 | Mike E. Smith | George R. Arnold II | G. Watts Humphrey Jr. |
| 1996 | Urbane4 · 2:03.05 | Alex Solis | Randy Bradshaw | Siegel Family |
| 1995 | Heavenly Prize4 · 2:04.16 | Pat Day | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps |
| 1994 | Link River4 · 1:50.46 | Julie Krone | William I Mott | Sheikh Mohammed |
| 1993 | You'd Be Surprised4 · 1:48.59 | Jerry Bailey | MacKenzie Miller | Rokeby Stable |
| 1992 | Quick Mischief6 · 1:47.96 | Craig Perret | Charles Carlesimo Jr. | Greg G. Mordas |
| 1991 | Fit to Scout4 · 1:50.20 | Chris Antley | Jack C. Van Berg | Robert M. Snell |
| 1990 | Personal Business4 · 1:51.20 | Chris Antley | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps |
| 1989 | Colonial Waters4 · 1:50.00 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Ross Pearce | Buckland Farm |
| 1988 | Rose's Cantina4 · 1:49.80 | José A. Santos | LeRoy Jolley | Carl Icahn |
| 1987 | Coup De Fusil5 · 1:49.20 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Jan H. Nerud | Tartan Stable |
| 1986 | Shocker T.4 · 1:50.00 | Gene St. Leon | George Gianos | Thomasina Caporella |
| 1985 | Lady On The Run3 · 1:52.00 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Bruce N. Levine | Peter Montemarano |
| 1984 | Solar Halo3 · 1:49.20 | Robbie Davis | J. Elliott Burch | James F. Edwards |
| 1983 | Chieftain's Command4 · 1:51.60 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | John Parisella | Theodore Sabarese |
| 1982 | Number3 · 1:51.40 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Claiborne Farm |
| 1981 | Tina Tina Too3 · 1:51.00 | Don MacBeth | Richard T. DeStasio | Albert Fried Jr. |
| 1980 | Relaxing4 · 1:49.20 | Jorge Velásquez | Angel Penna Sr. | Ogden Phipps |
| 1979 | Catherine's Bet4 · 1:50.20 | Daryl Montoya | James P. Conway | Adele L. Rand |
| 1978 | Mrs. Warren4 · 1:51.40 | Jorge Velásquez | Woody Stephens | Newstead Farm |
| 1977 | Water Malone3 · 1:50.40 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Philip G. Johnson | Mrs. Morton Rosenthal |
| 1976 | Sugar Plum Time4 · 1:51.00 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | John W. Russell | Cynthia Phipps |
| 1975 | Lie Low4 · 2:15.20 | Jorge Velásquez | MacKenzie Miller | Cragwood Stables |
| 1974 | Lie Low3 · 1:49.00 | Jorge Velásquez | MacKenzie Miller | Cragwood Stables |
| 1973 | Aglimmer4 · 1:49.40 | Michael Venezia | Willard C. Freeman | John A. Bell III |
| 1972 | Manta6 · 1:50.00 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Victor J. Nickerson | Elmendorf Farm |
| 1971 | Kittiwake3 · 1:50.20 | Heliodoro Gustines | Woody Stephens | Mrs. Taylor Hardin |
| 1970 | Obeah5 · 1:51.20 | John L. Rotz | Henry S. Clark | Christiana Stable |
| 1969 | Amerigo Lady5 · 1:50.00 | Jorge Velásquez | J. Elliott Burch | Rokeby Stable |
| 1968 | Politely5 · 1:49.60 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | George M. Baker | Bohemia Stable |
| 1967 | Politely4 · 1:53.00 | Braulio Baeza | George M. Baker | Bohemia Stable |
| 1966 | Straight Deal II4 · 1:49.60 | Bobby Ussery | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs |
| 1965 | Sailor Princess3 · 1:51.20 | Gary Mineau | Burley Parke | Harbor View Farm |
| 1964 | Steeple Jill3 · 1:51.80 | John Ruane | Sylvester Veitch | George D. Widener Jr. |
| 1963 | Lamb Chop3 · 1:49.80 | Manuel Ycaza | James W. Maloney | William Haggin Perry |
| 1962 | Pocosaba5 · 1:52.00 | William Boland | H. Allen Jerkens | George H. Bostwick |
| 1961 | Oil Royalty3 · 1:36.60 | Hedley Woodhouse | Edward A. Neloy | Elmendorf Farm |
| 1960 | Clear Road3 · 1:36.40 | Raymond York | Pete Mosconi | Edward Seinfeld |
| 1959 | Polamby4 · 1:50.80 | Pete Anderson | MacKenzie Miller | Ned W. Brent |
| 1958 | Hoosier Honey4 · 1:45.40 | John Ruane | Not found | Roy R. Hunt |
| 1957 | Gay Life4 · 1:50.40 | John Ruane | Not found | Morty Freedman |
| 1956 | Blue Banner4 · 1:49.40 | William Boland | Jack Skinner | Rokeby Stable |
| 1955 | Rare Treat3 · 1:50.80 | Ray Mikkonen | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener Jr. |
| 1954 | Parlo3 · 1:53.40 | Ted Atkinson | Richard E. Handlen | Foxcatcher Farm |
| 1953 | Kiss Me Kate5 · 1:50.80 | Dave Gorman | Oscar White | Walter M. Jeffords |
| 1952 | Next Move5 · 1:51.20 | Eric Guerin | William C. Winfrey | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II |
| 1951 | Renew4 · 1:50.60 | B. Green | Max Hirsch | King Ranch |
| 1950 | Red Camelia4 · 1:45.40 | Patterson Milligan | John B. Theall | Joe W. Brown |
| 1949 | But Why Not5 · 1:44.80 | Dave Gorman | Max Hirsch | King Ranch |
| 1948 | Carolyn A.4 · 1:46.80 | Charles LeBlanc | James P. Conway | Florence Whitaker |
79 of the 79 runnings name the rider, 79 name the trainer and 79 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Personal Ensign Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Beautiful Pleasure has won it 2 times, which is more than any other horse.
3 horses have won it more than once across 79 runnings.
Most wins by a trainer
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Beautiful Pleasure | 2 | 1999, 2000 |
| Lie Low | 2 | 1974, 1975 |
| Politely | 2 | 1967, 1968 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Personal Ensign Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | Forego StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 191 | H. Allen Jerkens Memorial StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 192 | Jaipur StakesBelmont Park | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 193 | Jenny Wiley StakesKeeneland Racecourse | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 194 | Jim Dandy StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 196 | Joe Hirsch Turf Classic StakesBelmont Park | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 197 | Just a Game StakesBelmont Park | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 198 | Ogden Phipps StakesBelmont Park | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 199 | Ohio DerbyThistledown Racecourse | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 200 | Old Dominion DerbyColonial Downs | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 202 | Risen Star StakesFair Grounds Race Course | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 203 | Santa Anita DerbySanta Anita Park | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 204 | Secretariat StakesColonial Downs | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 205 | Sunland Park DerbySunland Park Racetrack | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 206 | Test StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 208 | Woody Stephens StakesBelmont Park | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 209 | Ryanair ChaseCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | $498,750 | £375,000 |
| 210 | Canadian Pacing DerbyCampbellville, Ontario, Canada | Canada | $492,621 | CA$690,000 |
| 211 | Queensland OaksEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | $492,593 | AU$700,000 |
| 212 | Zen-Nippon Nisai YushunKawasaki Racecourse | Japan | $478,608 | ¥71,400,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Personal Ensign Stakes in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in the United States
196 races, 82nd of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Just a Game Stakes | Belmont Park | Grade I | $500,000 |
| Ogden Phipps Stakes | Belmont Park | Grade I | $500,000 |
| Ohio Derby | Thistledown Racecourse | Grade III | $500,000 |
| Old Dominion Derby | Colonial Downs | Grade III | $500,000 |
| Risen Star Stakes | Fair Grounds Race Course | Grade II | $500,000 |
| Santa Anita Derby | Santa Anita Park | Grade I | $500,000 |
| Secretariat Stakes | Colonial Downs | Grade II | $500,000 |
| Sunland Park Derby | Sunland Park Racetrack | Listed | $500,000 |
Every race in the United States we hold a purse for is on the United States prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Personal Ensign Stakes prize money?
$500,000.
Where does the Personal Ensign Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
201st of 997. 200 races pay more, the nearest of them Forego Stakes. In the United States it is 82nd of 196.
Which horse has won the Personal Ensign Stakes most often?
Beautiful Pleasure, 2 times, in 1999, 2000.
Which jockey has won the Personal Ensign Stakes most often?
Ángel Cordero Jr., with 7 wins between 1968 and 1989.
When was the Personal Ensign Stakes first run?
1948. This page holds 79 runnings, from 1948 to 2026.
How far is the Personal Ensign Stakes?
miles, on dirt, at Saratoga Race Course.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money