| Ungraded Stakes race | |
| Location | Laurel Park Racecourse, Laurel, Maryland, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1990 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| 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 ParkinMaryland, 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 CourseinBaltimore or the Wood Memorial StakesatAqueduct RacetrackinNew 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]
Speed record:
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
