Private Terms' Loss Still Unexplained; Colt Returns Sound but Listless After Disappointing '89 Debut From: The Washington Post | Date: April 17, 1989| Author: Vinnie Perrone | Copyright 1989 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

A day after Private Terms' dismal 1989 debut, the Charlie Hadry stable remained unable to account for the colt's last-place showing. But shreds of evidence led them to believe something is amiss.

Private Terms did not empty his feed tub today, and he stood lifeless in his stall at Pimlico Race Course. For a half-hour he barely moved, his head bowed low.

"He's sound, but look at him-that ain't him," said assistant trainer Charlie Hadry Jr. "He's usually a bear in the stall, eve...

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