{"id":129,"date":"2024-08-19T16:20:27","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T16:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ladyandthetrack.com\/articles\/?p=129"},"modified":"2024-08-19T16:20:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T16:20:27","slug":"shocking-showdown-idiomatic-vs-randomized-in-personal-ensign-who-will-triumph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ladyandthetrack.com\/articles\/shocking-showdown-idiomatic-vs-randomized-in-personal-ensign-who-will-triumph\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking Showdown: Idiomatic vs Randomized in Personal Ensign – Who Will Triumph?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Eclipse Award champion, Idiomatic<\/b>, drew the fourth slot, while her primary competitor, Randomized, drew the outermost position in the five-horse field on Friday for the Grade 1, $500,000 Personal Ensign Stakes<\/b>. This is a 1 1\/8-mile race for mature fillies and mares at Saratoga.<\/p>\n

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Last year, Idiomatic won the Personal Ensign by a margin of four lengths, which was part of a six-race winning streak that continued into early this year. During this streak, she secured the 2023 championship for older dirt females by winning the Breeders\u2019 Cup Distaff at Santa Anita.<\/p>\n

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That triumph in California came at the expense of Randomized, who managed to even the score on June 8 when she capitalized on Idiomatic\u2019s poor start and bested her by a head in the Ogden Phipps (G1). This race was run over the same course and distance as they will encounter again in the Personal Ensign.<\/p>\n

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A 5-year-old Juddmonte homebred daughter of Curlin who is trained by Brad Cox, Idiomatic is coming off her win by a head in the Molly Pitcher (G3) on July 20 at Monmouth Park. This was a surprisingly close finish for a 1-10 favorite. She will be ridden by her usual jockey, Florent G\u00e9roux, as she attempts to increase her $3,476,840 in earnings.<\/p>\n

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Randomized, a 4-year-old Nyquist filly trained by Chad Brown, will be racing for the first time since the Phipps. Prior to that, she was a beaten, odds-on favorite in the Ruffian (G2) at Aqueduct. With earnings of $1,258,350 for Klaravich Stables, Randomized will be ridden for the second consecutive time by Joel Rosario.<\/p>\n

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Brown also entered Raging Sea, a three-time graded-stakes winner and 4-year-old, who took first place in the Shuvee (G2) on July 21 at Saratoga after a tired fourth-place finish in the Phipps. Flavien Prat will guide her from the third post position.<\/p>\n

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Xigera, a 4-year-old with two graded-stakes wins, is hoping to recover from her disappointing fifth-place finish in the Fleur de Lis (G2) when she starts from the first post. Soul of an Angel, the 5-year-old who gave Idiomatic a run for her money in the Molly Pitcher, will start from the second post.<\/p>\n

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The Personal Ensign is scheduled to be the 10th of 12 races at Saratoga on Friday at 5:43 p.m. EDT. The first race is set to start at 12:35 p.m. EDT.<\/p>\n

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2024 Personal Ensign G1<\/h2>\n
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Post<\/th>\nSilks<\/th>\nHorse \/ Sire<\/th>\nRating<\/th>\nTrainer \/ Jockey<\/th>\nLast Start \/ Next Start<\/th>\nHRN<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\n<\/td>\nXigera<\/span><\/p>\n

Nyquist<\/span><\/td>\n

6.53<\/td>\nPhilip A. Bauer<\/p>\n

Tyler Gaffalione<\/td>\n

5th, 2024 Fleur de Lis G2<\/p>\n

2024 Personal Ensign G1<\/td>\n

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Next Race<\/td>\n

5th, 2024 Fleur de Lis G2<\/p>\n

2024 Personal Ensign G1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

2<\/td>\n<\/td>\nSoul Of An Angel<\/span><\/p>\n

Atreides<\/span><\/td>\n

6.55<\/td>\nSaffie A. Joseph, Jr.<\/p>\n

Irad Ortiz, Jr.<\/td>\n

2nd, 2024 Molly Pitcher G3<\/p>\n

2024 Personal Ensign G1<\/td>\n

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2nd, 2024 Molly Pitcher G3<\/p>\n

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3<\/td>\n<\/td>\nRaging Sea<\/span><\/p>\n

Curlin<\/span><\/td>\n

7.27<\/td>\nChad C. Brown<\/p>\n

Flavien Prat<\/td>\n

1st, 2024 Shuvee G2<\/p>\n

2024 Personal Ensign G1<\/td>\n

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1st, 2024 Shuvee G2<\/p>\n

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4<\/td>\n<\/td>\nIdiomatic<\/span><\/p>\n

Curlin<\/span><\/td>\n

7.94<\/td>\nBrad H. Cox<\/p>\n

Florent Geroux<\/td>\n

1st, 2024 Molly Pitcher G3<\/p>\n

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1st, 2024 Molly Pitcher G3<\/p>\n

2024 Personal Ensign G1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

5<\/td>\n<\/td>\nRandomized<\/span><\/p>\n

Nyquist<\/span><\/td>\n

7.92<\/td>\nChad C. Brown<\/p>\n

Joel Rosario<\/td>\n

1st, 2024 Ogden Phipps G1<\/p>\n

2024 Personal Ensign G1<\/td>\n

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1st, 2024 Ogden Phipps G1<\/p>\n

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