Personal Ensign Passes Away

turfnsport · 04-09-2010, 08:35 AM

Watchmaker just reported on TVG that Personal Ensign passed away yesterday.

alysheba88 · 04-09-2010, 08:48 AM

Will never forget that race. Had WC

Great mare

mountainman · 04-09-2010, 09:02 AM

A titan of thoroughbreds who never received the proper measure of respect. For some reason, she rarely gets mentioned when the topic of great horses comes up.

Peter Berry · 04-09-2010, 02:40 PM

Her son, Baronial, is running in the ninth at Mountaineer tonight.

Msanislo20 · 04-09-2010, 03:16 PM

sad. I saw that Dixieland Band died at 30 in the past few days as well.

***Slew*** · 04-09-2010, 03:54 PM

I've seen that Breeders Cup race a hundred times, and it still surprises me she gets there every time.

mountainman · 04-10-2010, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Slew

I've seen that Breeders Cup race a hundred times

May I suggest golf, knitting, or perhaps coin collecting?

***Slew*** · 04-10-2010, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by mountainman

May I suggest golf, knitting, or perhaps coin collecting?

I almost said a thousand.

mountainman · 04-10-2010, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Slew

I almost said a thousand.

lol..You're a purebred dude. I used to be like that..live it..dream it..eat it and breathe it. At one time, nothing else mattered...and i mean NOTHING.

turfnsport · 04-10-2010, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by mountainman

lol..You're a purebred dude. I used to be like that..live it..dream it..eat it and breathe it. At one time, nothing else mattered...and i mean NOTHING.

How's the knitting going?

mountainman · 04-10-2010, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by turfnsport

How's the knitting going?

Working right now on head covers for my clubs. All joking aside--it's weird how tastes change. I love shooting hoops, always have, but the other night at a court in the park, felt myself pulled to the trunk to take out the sticks and work on my pitching. Now prefer a game i'm mediocre at to one i'm very good at. Felt like an imposter in my own body. It's the same with other pursuits, i was once a voracious reader, but now spend that time attempting to write fiction. It's not like my passion for racing-or hoops- died, it's just that other things now occupy some of my attention. I sometimes get the impression that mnr fans assume i'm an all racing all the time guy..and nothing could be further from the truth.

turfnsport · 04-10-2010, 10:27 AM

I think that is true with a lot of horseplayers, and one of the reasons handle is down.

On Sunday, if my 3 1/2 year old niece asks if I can take her to Chuck E Cheese, I don't hesitate. A couple of years ago, I don't answer the phone no matter who calls.

My clubs do have a heavy coating of dust, although I do hit a couple of balls in the lake in my backyard once a week.

My basketball game is totally back, but only because I had to lower the hoop to 8 FT for the niece.

alysheba88 · 04-10-2010, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by mountainman

Working right now on head covers for my clubs. All joking aside--it's weird how tastes change. I love shooting hoops, always have, but the other night at a court in the park, felt myself pulled to the trunk to take out the sticks and work on my pitching. Now prefer a game i'm mediocre at to one i'm very good at. Felt like an imposter in my own body. It's the same with other pursuits, i was once a voracious reader, but now spend that time attempting to write fiction. It's not like my passion for racing-or hoops- died, it's just that other things now occupy some of my attention. I sometimes get the impression that mnr fans assume i'm an all racing all the time guy..and nothing could be further from the truth.

Its good to have alot of interests. And to me should be a positive on a horse players $ bottom line and mental bottom line.

I work, have my family, play golf, addicted to Kindle, play the wii, amazed that I have time to play horses, lol. But again keeps me fresh

All about balance

Keeps me busy for sure.

04-09-2010, 08:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
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*Slew* Status: Administrator Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 16,223	I've seen that Breeders Cup race a hundred times, and it still surprises me she gets there every time. __________________ How much you wanna make a bet I can throw a football over them mountains?

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alysheba88 Status: Hall of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 10,766	Will never forget that race. Had WC Great mare

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Peter Berry Status: Allowance Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 295	Her son, Baronial, is running in the ninth at Mountaineer tonight.

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Msanislo20 Status: Grade I Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,793	sad. I saw that Dixieland Band died at 30 in the past few days as well.

04-10-2010, 10:27 AM	#12 (permalink)
turfnsport Status: Super Horse Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 5,580	I think that is true with a lot of horseplayers, and one of the reasons handle is down. On Sunday, if my 3 1/2 year old niece asks if I can take her to Chuck E Cheese, I don't hesitate. A couple of years ago, I don't answer the phone no matter who calls. My clubs do have a heavy coating of dust, although I do hit a couple of balls in the lake in my backyard once a week. My basketball game is totally back, but only because I had to lower the hoop to 8 FT for the niece.