The Private Terms Stakes is a race for

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held in late March at Laurel Park in

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, 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. 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

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(Preakness Trial) at

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or the

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. This race is named for

Private Terms Private Terms (April 6, 1985 – January 22, 2010) 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. ...

(born 1985), who won 13 of his 17 starts, including the

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, the Grade II

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, the grade two

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, the grade two General George Handicap and the grade three

. 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

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and

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. 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.Claiborne Farm Website, Stallion Home Page at http://www.claibornefarm.com/stallions/private-terms.shtml .

Records

Speed record: * 1 mile - 1:37.18 - Plantation (2010) * miles - 1:43 4/5 - Haymaker (1991) * 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

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: * 2 - Ramon Dominguez (2001 & 2004) * 2 - Steve Hamilton (1997 & 2005) Most wins by a trainer: * 2 -

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(1992 & 2005) * 2 - Richard W. Small (1994 & 2007)

Winners of the Private Terms Stakes

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Laurel Park racetrack
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Records

Winners of the Private Terms Stakes

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