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Our Emblem
Bay colt foaled in 1991. By Mr. Prospector out of Personal Ensign, by Private Account
Breeder: Ogden Phipps
Owner: Ogden Phipps
Trainer: Shug McGaughey |
RACE RECORD
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YEAR |
AGE |
STARTS |
1ST |
2ND |
3RD |
EARNED |
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1993 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
$16,410 |
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1994 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
$54,720 |
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1995 |
4 |
11 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
$197,496 |
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1996 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
$97,387 |
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TOTALS: |
27 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
$366,013 |
Our Emblems pedigree is impeccable. He is the son of Sire of Sires Mr. Prospector, sire of 177 Stakes Winners, 15 Champions, 44 Grade 1 Winners and 106 Graded Stakes Winners. The maternal side of Our Emblems heritage is no less impressive. He is out of Champion Personal Ensign, the undefeated Breeders Cup Winner and Broodmare of the Year.
On the racetrack, Our Emblem showed himself to be a premium example of speed, class and soundness. He ran 6 furlongs over the Belmont dirt in 1:08.4 winning by 7 lengths. He bested his own time of 1:21.4 over 7 furlongs at Gulfstream Park by running 1:21.2 in the Grade 1 Carter Handicap. Our Emblem also placed in the Grade 1 Vosburgh Stakes and the Grade 1 Metropolitan as well as the Tom Fool (G2), the Forego (G2), the Commonwealth Breeders Cup Stakes (G2), The Westchester Handicap (G3) and The Gulfstream Park Breeders Cup Sprint Championship Handicap (G3). He retired sound after 27 starts from ages 2 to 5.
Our Emblems performance as a leading sire in 2002 has been nothing short of astonishing. From limited opportunities, with only 35 foals in his first crop, he has sired five 2002 stakes winners, three of which are graded. His stakes winners include Arkansas Derby (G2) winner, Private Emblem, Railbird Stakes (G3) winner, September Secret and Eclipse Champion hopeful, War Emblem (G1). After taking the Kentucky Derby gate-to-wire, War Emblem fought hard, stalking the pace, to ultimately prevail in the Preakness Stakes. War Emblem reaffirmed his position at the top of the three year-old class by winning the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational Handicap, in dominating fashion, becoming the only horse in history to take both the Kentucky Derby and the Haskell.
Our Emblem started his breeding career at Claiborne Farm, but was shortly thereafter moved to Murmur Farm in Maryland. After his son, War Emblem, won the Kentucky Derby, Taylor-Made Farm in Kentucky bought Our Emblem for $10.1 million, and brought the Kentucky-bred home.
Certificate of Authenticity from Claiborne Farm, KY
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