Private Terms Stakes

Horse race

Private Terms StakesClass| Ungraded Stakes

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Location| Laurel Park Racecourse,
Laurel, Maryland,
United States
Inaugurated| 1990
Race type| Thoroughbred \- Flat racing
Website| www.laurelpark.com
Race information
Distance| 1+1⁄8 mile (9 furlongs)
Surface| Dirt
Track| 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, is run over one mile and an eighth on the dirt, and offers a purse of $150,000.[1] It 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), 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 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 becoming graded stakes winners.[3]

## Records

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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

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Year
| Winner
| Age
| Jockey
| Trainer
| Owner
| Distance
(Miles)
| Time
| Purse

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2022  | Shake Em Loose  | 3  | Charlie Marquez  | Rodolfo Sanchez-Salomon  | J R Sanchez Racing Stable  | 1+1⁄16 | 1:46.80  | $100,000
2021  | Shackled Love  | 3  | Charlie Marquez  | Gary Capuano  | ZWP Stable/Non Stop Stab  | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.56  | $100,000
2020  | Lebda  | 3  | Alex Cintron  | Claudio Gonzalez  | Joseph Besecker  | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.87  | $100,000
2019  | Alwaysmining  | 3  | Daniel Centeno  | Kelly Rubley  | Runnymede Racing  | 1+1⁄16 | 1:42.65  | $100,000
2018  | V. I. P. Code  | 3  | Carlos Quinones  | Phil Schoenthal  | Everest Stables, Inc.  | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.62  | $100,000
2017  | Twisted Tom  | 3  | Feargal Lynch  | Chad Brown | Cobra Farm Inc  | 1+1⁄16 | 1:45.68  | $100,000
2016  | Abiding Star  | 3  | Jevian Toledo | Edward T. Allard  | Stonehedge LLC  | 1+1⁄16 | 1:46.61  | $100,000
2015  | Bridget's Big Luvy  | 3  | Angel Cruz | Jeremiah Englehart  | Tom O'Grady  | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.92  | $100,000
2014  | Kid Cruz  | 3  | Julian Pimentel | Linda Rice | Vina Del Mar T-breds  | 1+1⁄8 | 1:54.82  | $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  | Eisai Haramasukoi  | 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  | Alberto Delgado | Charles Peoples | Dormello Stud  | 1+1⁄16 | 1:46.00  | $50,000

## See also

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* Private Terms Stakes "top three finishers" and starters
* Laurel Park Racecourse

## References

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1. ^ "Laurel031911PTS". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-03-21. Purse figures supplied by Laurel Park
2. ^ 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 40 on March 3, 2007.
3. ^ Claiborne Farm Website, Stallion Home Page at http://www.claibornefarm.com/stallions/private-terms.shtml Archived 2007-08-11 at the Wayback Machine.

## External links

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* Laurel Park racetrack