Private Terms Stakes
Encyclopedia
The Private Terms Stakes is a race for Thoroughbred
horses held in late March at Laurel Park in Maryland
. The ungraded stakes race is open to three-year-olds willing to race one mile on the dirt and offers a purse of $75,000. This race is a minor race on the road to the Triple Crown each spring. The winner of the Private Terms Stakes typically races next in either the Federico Tesio Stakes
(Preakness Trial) at Pimlico Race Course
in Baltimore, MD or the Wood Memorial Stakes
at Aqueduct Racetrack
in New York, NY.
This race is named for Private Terms
, (born 1985) a fine runner who won 13 of his 17 starts, including the Grade I
Wood Memorial Stakes
, the Grade II Gotham Stakes
, the grade two Massachusetts Handicap
, the grade two General George Handicap
and the grade three Federico Tesio Stakes
. He had career earnings of $1,243,947 and a total of nine stakes victories. In his retirement Private Terms has had great success siring millionaires stakes winners Soul of the Matter and Afternoon Deelites. He has an outstanding success rate as a sire having 73% of his progeny win races and 11% of his progeny going on to become graded stakes winners.
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey
:
Most wins by a trainer
:
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horses held in late March at Laurel Park in Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. The ungraded stakes race is open to three-year-olds willing to race one mile on the dirt and offers a purse of $75,000. This race is a minor race on the road to the Triple Crown each spring. The winner of the Private Terms Stakes typically races next in either the Federico Tesio Stakes
Federico Tesio Stakes
The Federico Tesio Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Contested over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on dirt, it is open to three-year-olds horses....
(Preakness Trial) at Pimlico Race Course
Pimlico Race Course
Pimlico Race Course is a horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London...
in Baltimore, MD or the Wood Memorial Stakes
Wood Memorial Stakes
The Wood Memorial Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, New York. It is currently a Grade I race run over a distance of 9 furlongs on dirt....
at Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack is a thoroughbred horse-racing facility and racino in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Its racing meets usually are from late October/early November through April.-History:...
in New York, NY.
This race is named for Private Terms
Private Terms
Private Terms was a millionaire American Thoroughbred racehorse and successful stallion. He was the son of Private Account, who in turn was the son of the great Damascus. Bred in Kentucky by Stuart Janney, Jr., he finished racing with a record of 13-0-0 in 17 starts with career earnings of...
, (born 1985) a fine runner who won 13 of his 17 starts, including the Grade I
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
Wood Memorial Stakes
Wood Memorial Stakes
The Wood Memorial Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, New York. It is currently a Grade I race run over a distance of 9 furlongs on dirt....
, the Grade II Gotham Stakes
Gotham Stakes
The Gotham Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run in early March at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. A Grade III event with a purse of $250,000, it is set at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt...
, the grade two Massachusetts Handicap
Massachusetts Handicap
The Massachusetts Handicap, frequently referred to as the "MassCap", is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and up held annually at Suffolk Downs in Boston, Massachusetts. It is currently an Ungraded stakes race run over a distance of 9 furlongs on dirt. The race received...
, the grade two General George Handicap
General George Handicap
The General George Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually on Presidents' Day in mid February at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. A Grade II event, it is open to horses age three and older...
and the grade three Federico Tesio Stakes
Federico Tesio Stakes
The Federico Tesio Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Contested over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on dirt, it is open to three-year-olds horses....
. He had career earnings of $1,243,947 and a total of nine stakes victories. In his retirement Private Terms has had great success siring millionaires stakes winners Soul of the Matter and Afternoon Deelites. He has an outstanding success rate as a sire having 73% of his progeny win races and 11% of his progeny going on to become graded stakes winners.
Records
Speed record:- 1 mile - 1:37.18 - Plantation (2010)
- 1-1/16 miles - 1:43 4/5 - Haymaker (1991)
- 1-1/8 miles - 1:49 - Dr. Best (1997)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2- Robert Meyerhoff (DBA Fitzugh LLC in '07) (1994 &2007)
Most wins by a jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
:
- 2 - Ramon DominguezRamon A. DominguezRamon A. Dominguez is an Eclipse Award-winning champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing....
(2001 & 2004) - 2 - Steve Hamilton (1997 & 2005)
Most wins by a trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...
:
- 2 - King T. LeatherburyKing T. LeatherburyKing T. Leatherbury MBA is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer who ranks third all-time in wins among U.S. trainers....
(1992 & 2005) - 2 - Richard W. Small (1994 & 2007)
Winners of the Private Terms Stakes
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
Purse |
| 2011 | Bandbox | 3 | Travis Dunkelberger | Rodney Jenkins | Hillwood Stable LLC | 1-mile | 1:37.25 | $75,000 |
| 2010 | Plantation | 3 | Travis Dunkelberger | Rodney Jenkins | Nellie Mae Cox | 1-mile | 1:37.18 | $70,000 |
| 2009 | St. John's Gospel | 3 | Hector Ramos Héctor Ramos Héctor 'Pito' Omar Ramos Lebron is a Puerto Rican soccer player who plays for the Puerto Rico Islanders and the Puerto Rico national team.- International goals :-External links:... |
Andrea Gonzalez | Lee R. Christian | 1-mile | 1:37.62 | $85,000 |
| 2008 | Double or Nothing | 3 | Abel Castellano | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. | Goldfarb, Dubb, et al. | 1-mile | 1:38.66 | $85,000 |
| 2007 | Etude | 3 | Luis Garcia | Richard W. Small | Fitzhugh, LLC | 1-mile | 1:37.97 | $100,000 |
| 2006 | Our Peak | 3 | Rosie Napravnik | Katharine M. Voss | Twin Oak Stable | 1-mile | 1:38.66 | $85,000 |
| 2005 | Malibu Moonshine | 3 | Steve Hamilton | King T. Leatherbury King T. Leatherbury King T. Leatherbury MBA is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer who ranks third all-time in wins among U.S. trainers.... |
King T. Leatherbury King T. Leatherbury King T. Leatherbury MBA is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer who ranks third all-time in wins among U.S. trainers.... |
1-mile | 1:40.04 | $75,000 |
| 2004 | Water Cannon | 3 | Ramon Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez is an Eclipse Award-winning champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.... |
Linda L. Albert | Nonsequitur Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:45.40 | $100,000 |
| 2003 | Sky Soldier | 3 | Rodrigo Madrigal, Jr. | Todd Beattie | Arthur Vickers | 1-1/16 | 1:45.37 | $75,000 |
| 2002 | Magic Weisner Magic Weisner Magic Weisner was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. A descendant of Bold Forbes, he was sired by Ameri Valay by breeder Nancy H. Alberts... |
3 | Phil Teator | Nancy H. Alberts | Nancy H. Alberts | 1-1/8 | 1:51.15 | $75,000 |
| 2001 | Bay Eagle | 3 | Ramon Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez Ramon A. Dominguez is an Eclipse Award-winning champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.... |
H. Graham Motion H. Graham Motion H. Graham Motion is an American horse trainer, notable for his work with 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom and Better Talk Now. Motion started out training and winning with his own Thoroughbred horses at age 29, his first win was with Bounding Daisy in March 1993 at Laurel Park... |
Lazy Lane Farms | 1-1/8 | 1:50.51 | $75,000 |
| 2000 | Pickupspeed | 3 | Ryan Fogelsonger Ryan Fogelsonger Ryan Fogelsonger is an American Champion jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.Based in Maryland, Fogelsonger began riding in 2002 but was late getting started, earning his first win on May 1 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland... |
Lawrence E. Murray | Sondra D. Bender | 1-1/8 | 1:50.51 | $75,000 |
| 1999 | Harry's Halo | 3 | Mario Verge | Grover G. Delp | Hurstland Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:50.40 | $50,000 |
| 1998 | Monk's Falcon | 3 | Nik Goodwin | Robert L. Beall | William P. Hill | 1-1/8 | 1:52.00 | $50,000 |
| 1997 | Dr. Best | 3 | Steve Hamilton | Charles J. Hadry | Kinsman Stables | 1-1/8 | 1:49.00 | $50,000 |
| 1996 | Mixed Count | 3 | Edgar Prado | Ronald L. Bensoff | Ronald L. Bensoff | 1-1/8 | 1:51.00 | $50,000 |
| 1995 | Flying Punch | 3 | Omar Klinger | Donald H. Barr | Milton Higgins III | 1-1/16 | 1:44.20 | $50,000 |
| 1994 | Looming | 3 | Andrea Seefeldt | Richard W. Small | Robert Meyerhoff | 1-1/16 | 1:44.20 | $50,000 |
| 1993 | Chip's Dancer | 3 | Clarence J. Ladner, III | Jerald M. Ferris | Chip Reed | 1-1/16 | 1:44.40 | $50,000 |
| 1992 | Ameri Valay | 3 | Mike Luzzi Mike Luzzi Michael Jude Luzzi is an American jockey. He grew up near Delaware Park Racetrack where his grandfather, trainer Buddy Raines, had a major role in raising him and his brother John who also became a jockey... |
King T. Leatherbury King T. Leatherbury King T. Leatherbury MBA is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer who ranks third all-time in wins among U.S. trainers.... |
Country Life Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:45.00 | $50,000 |
| 1991 | Haymaker | 3 | Marco Castaneda | Carlos A. Garcia | Rick Kastor | 1-1/16 | 1:43.80 | $50,000 |
| 1990 | Baron de Vaux | 3 | Albert Delgado | Charles Peoples Charles Peoples Charles Peoples was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.In the latter part of the 1950s, he started conditioning horses for the operations of Bayard Sharp, a director of Delaware Park Racetrack and a president of The Blood-Horse Inc... |
Dormello Stud | 1-1/16 | 1:46.00 | $50,000 |
See also
- Private Terms Stakes "top three finishers" and startersPrivate Terms Stakes top three finishersThis is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Private Terms Stakes, an American stakes race for three year-olds at 1-1/8 miles on dirt. It is considered the key Triple Crown Prep Race held at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel,...
- Laurel Park Racecourse