Private Terms Stakes
| Ungraded Stakes race | |
|---|---|
| Private Terms Stakes | |
| Location | Laurel Park Racecourse, Laurel, Maryland,  United States  |
| Inaugurated | 1990 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.Laurelpark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1⅛ mile (9 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old, open |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $150,000 |
The Private Terms Stakes is a race for Thoroughbred horses held in late March at Laurel Park in Maryland, USA. The ungraded stakes race is open to three-year-olds willing to race one mile and an eighth on the dirt and offers a purse of $150,000.[1] 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 or the Wood Memorial Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York.[2]
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.[3]
Records
Speed record:
- 1 mile - 1:37.18 - Plantation (2010)
- 1-1/16 miles - 1:43 4/5 - Haymaker (1991)
- 1-1/8 miles - 1:49.00 - Dr. Best (1997)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2- Robert Meyerhoff (DBA Fitzugh LLC in '07) (1994 &2007)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 - Ramon Dominguez (2001 & 2004)
- 2 - Steve Hamilton (1997 & 2005)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - King T. Leatherbury (1992 & 2005)
- 2 - Richard W. Small (1994 & 2007)
Winners of the Private Terms Stakes
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
Purse |
| 2014 | 3 | 1-1/8 | 0:00.00 | $100,000 | ||||
| 2013 | Mr. Palmer | 3 | Junior Alvarado | Bill Mott | M.Lauffer & G.McDonald | 1-1/8 | 1:51.35 | $150,000 |
| 2012 | Raconteur | 3 | Chris DeCarlo | Todd Pletcher | Dogwood Stable | 1-mile | 1:37.69 | $100,000 |
| 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 | 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 | 1-mile | 1:40.04 | $75,000 |
| 2004 | Water Cannon | 3 | Ramon Dominguez | 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 | 3 | Phil Teator | Nancy H. Alberts | Nancy H. Alberts | 1-1/8 | 1:51.15 | $75,000 |
| 2001 | Bay Eagle | 3 | Ramon Dominguez | H. Graham Motion | Lazy Lane Farms | 1-1/8 | 1:50.51 | $75,000 |
| 2000 | Pickupspeed | 3 | Ryan Fogelsonger | 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 Ladner | Jerald M. Ferris | Chip Reed | 1-1/16 | 1:44.40 | $50,000 |
| 1992 | Ameri Valay | 3 | Mike Luzzi | King T. Leatherbury | 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 | Dormello Stud | 1-1/16 | 1:46.00 | $50,000 |
See also
- Private Terms Stakes "top three finishers" and starters
- Laurel Park Racecourse
External links
References
- ↑ Purse figures supplied by Laurel Park
- ↑ 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 40 on March 3, 2007.
- ↑ Claiborne Farm Website, Stallion Home Page at http://www.claibornefarm.com/stallions/private-terms.shtml.