Private Account Explained

Horsename:Private Account
Grandsire:Sword Dancer
Dam:Numbered Account
Damsire:Buckpasser
Sex:Stallion
Death Date:November 25,
Country:United States
Colour:Bay
Breeder:Ogden Phipps
Owner:Ogden Phipps
Trainer:Angel Penna, Sr.
Record:13: 6-4-1
Earnings:US$339,396
Race:Jim Dandy Stakes (1979)
Gulfstream Park Handicap (1980)
Widener Handicap (1980)

Private Account (April 26, 1976 – November 25, 2004) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

Background

Private Account was sired by Hall of Fame inductee Damascus, a son of another Hall of Fame horse, Sword Dancer. His dam was Numbered Account, the 1971 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly and a daughter of yet another Hall of Fame inductee, Buckpasser.[1] Private Account is a half-brother to Dance Number.

Racing career

Private Account's wins included the Grades 1 Gulfstream Park[2] and Widener Handicaps[3] under jockey Jeffrey Fell.

Stud record

Private Account was an outstanding sire whose progeny counts six millionaires[4] including two Hall of Fame fillies, Personal Ensign[5] and Inside Information.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pedigreequery.com/private+account Private Account's pedigree
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xftLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RO4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4955,4169612&dq=gulfstream-park-handicap+private-account&hl=en The Spokane, Washington Spokesman-Review - March 23, 1980
  3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yf4sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rswFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1040,1623964&dq=widener-handicap+private-account&hl=en Palm Beach (Florida) Post - March 2, 1980
  4. http://www.pedigreequery.com/progeny/private+account Private Account's progeny
  5. http://www.racingmuseum.org/hall-of-fame/horses-view.asp?varID=117 National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
  6. http://www.racingmuseum.org/hall-of-fame/horses-view.asp?varID=434 National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame