▁it ▁offers ▁a ▁pur se ▁of ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Deput ed ▁Test am ony ▁St akes ▁is ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁Maryland ' s ▁Tri ple ▁Crown ▁prep ▁races . ▁The ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁typically ▁moves ▁on ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁Private ▁Term s ▁St akes ▁held ▁in ▁March ▁at ▁La ure l ▁Park ▁Race course ▁as ▁well , ▁but ▁w inners ▁have ▁also ▁gone ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Kentucky ▁for ▁their ▁next ▁races . ▁ ▁The ▁race ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Deput ed ▁Test am ony , ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁Pre ak ness ▁St akes ▁winner ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁Maryland - bre d ▁champion ▁three - year - old ▁col t . ▁Deput ed ▁Test am ony ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Tra ffic ▁Cop ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁mare ▁Proof ▁Request ed . ▁Tra ffic ▁Cop ▁was ▁standing ▁at ▁Bon ita ▁Farm , ▁so ▁Deput ed ▁Test am ony ▁was ▁b red , ▁born , ▁rac ed , ▁retired , ▁stood ▁and ▁p ension ed ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁farm . ▁He ▁was ▁b red ▁and ▁owned ▁by ▁his ▁tra iner , ▁J . ▁William ▁( B ill ) ▁Bon if ace . ▁▁ ▁On ▁Pre ak ness ▁Day ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Deput ed ▁Test am ony ▁won ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Baltimore ▁Hand ic ap ▁and ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁track ▁record ▁for ▁ ▁miles ▁in ▁ 1 : 4 0 . 4 0 . ▁That ▁race ▁was ▁the