Safely Kept Stakes
Introduction The '''Safely Kept Stakes''' is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. Open to fillies aged three, it is competed on dirt over a distance of seven furlongs. Run during October, it offers a purse of $100,000.The Safely Kept Breeders' Cup Stakes is one of the top sprints for three-year-old fillies in the country. One of the few six-furlong contests with graded status for three-year-olds that leads to the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. It was inaugurated in 1986 as the '''Columbia Stakes'''. The stakes record is held by Godmother who finished the six furlongs in 1:09.21.The race is named in honor of Jayeff "B" Stable's and Barry Weisbord's 1989 Eclipse Award Champion Sprinter and 1989 Columbia Stakes winner Safely Kept in 1996.The race has been called several different titles beginning with Columbia Handicap (after a nearby town in Maryland) from 1986–1987, then the Columbia Stakes from 1989–1995.The race was at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland and has been moved to back and forth from Laurel to Pimlico depending on dates that were assigned by the Maryland Racing Commission. The race was held at Pimlico in 1986–1987, 1989, and 1991–1996.The race was run at Colonial Downs in New Kent, Virginia in 1997.The race was run at Laurel in 1988, 1990, 1998–2000 and from 2006 to present. The race was run at  furlongs in 1987 and 1988.The Safely Kept Breeders' Cup Stakes was given Graded stakes status in 1990.On August 7, 2008 it was announced that the race would be on hiatus for 2008, the Maryland Jockey Club cited financial distress as the reason for the races' cancellation. The annual grading session of the American Graded Stakes Committee listed Safely Kept S. at Laurel Park not eligible for grading for 2010.
Records '''Speed record: '''* 6 furlongs – 1:09.12 – Miss Indy Anna (1993)* 6.5 furlongs – 1:16.40 – Clever Power  (1988)* 7 furlongs – 1:23.68 – Who's In Town   (2014)'''Most wins by a horse:'''* No horse has won the Safely Kept Stakes more than once'''Most wins by a jockey:'''* 3 – Mario Pino    (1996, 1997 & 1999)'''Most wins by a trainer:'''* 2 – Kiaran McLaughlin    (2003 & 2004)'''Most wins by an owner:'''* 2 – H. Joseph Allen    (1990 & 2003) * 2 – Robert E. Meyerhoff   (1995 & 1998)
Winners of the "Safely Kept Stakes" since 1986  Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Dist. Time  Purse  Gr.2021    7 fur0:00.00$100,0002020 Hello Beautiful Sheldon Russell Brittany T. Russell Madaket Stables LLC, 7 fur1:22.26$100,0002019 Needs Supervision Feargal Lynch Jeremiah O'Dwyer Howling Pigeons Farm7 fur1:23.51$100,0002018 America's Tale Trevor McCarthy Bernie Flint Naveed Chowhan7 fur1:23.97$100,0002017 Berned Feargal Lynch Graham Motion Three C Stables, etc.7 fur1:22.54$100,0002016 Tale for Ruby Edgar Prado Barclay Tagg Charles Fipke7 fur1:23.51$100,0002015 Hot City Girl Cornelio Velásquez Linda Rice Lady Sheila Stable 6 fur1:09.67$100,0002014 Who's In Town Julian Pimentel Michael Matz Richard Golden7 fur1:23.68$100,0002013 Lady Sabelia Horacio Karamanos Robin Graham Mrs. Frank P. Wright7 fur1:23.97$100,0002012 Greed and Fear  Horacio Karamanos  Rudy Rodriguez Michael Dubb7 fur1:25.13$125,000''2011'' ''no race'' ''no race'' ''no race'' ''no race''7 fur1:25.13$125,000''2010'' ''no race'' ''no race'' ''no race'' ''no race''7 fur1:25.13$125,000''2009'' ''no race'' ''no race'' ''no race'' ''no race''7 fur1:25.13$125,000''2008'' ''no race'' ''no race'' ''no race'' ''no race''7 fur1:25.13$125,0002007 Sindy with an S Jeremy Rose Mike R. Mitchell Dream Stable, LLC6 fur1:10.16$200,000III2006 Wild Gams   Ryan Fogelsonger Ben Perkins Jr. Everett B. Novak6 fur 1:09.93$200,000III2005 Trikle of Gold Jeremy Rose Michael Gorham John Murphy6 fur1:10.45 $150,000III2004 Bending Strings Hector Karamanos Kiaran McLaughlin John Gunther6 fur1:10.11$150,000 III2003 Randaroo Heberto Castillo Kiaran McLaughlin H. Joseph Allen6 fur1:10.54$150,000 III2002 Miss Lodi Ryan Fogelsonger Thomas M. Amoss Richard Colton & Henry Mast 6 fur1:11.20$150,000 III2001 Kimbralata Travis Dunkelberger Dale Capuano Donald Mensh6 fur1:11.20$100,000 III2000 Swept Away Jeremy A. Beasley Bernard Flint Rich Bertram & Elaine Klein6 fur1:09.51$100,000III1999Godfather Mario Pino Robert W. Camac Arthur I. Appleton6 fur1:09.21$100,000 III1998 Hair Spray José A. Vélez Jr. Charlie Whittingham Robert E. Meyerhoff6 fur1:10.67$110,000 III1997 Weather Vane Mario Pino Richard Delp Par Four Racing Stable6 fur1:10.21$110,000III1996 J J's Dream Mario Pino Eddie Plesa Jr. John A. Franks6 fur1:09.45$100,000 III1995 Broad Smile Jerilyn Brown Richard W. Small Robert E. Meyerhoff6 fur1:10.30$100,000 III1994 Twist Afleet Dennis Carr John C. Kimmel Lucille Conover6 fur1:10.88$100,000 III1993 Miss Indy Anna B. Douglas Thomas Ned Allard Charles T. Matses6 fur1:09.12$100,000 III1992 Meafara Brian Swatuk Leslie Ahrens Frank Muench 6 fur1:10.55$100,000 III1991 Missy's Mirage Herb McCauley H. Allen Jerkens Middletown Stable 6 fur1:10.53$100,000 III1990 Voodoo Lily Kent Desormeaux D. Wayne Lukas H. Joseph Allen6 fur1:10.60$100,000 III1989 Safely Kept Craig Perret Alan E. Goldberg Jayeff B Stab/Barry Weisbord6 fur1:11.20$100,000 III1988 Clever Power Julie Krone Richard E. Dutrow Sr. Marvin Moncrief  fur1:16.40$110,000 1987 Endless Surprise Kent Desormeaux Hyman Ravich Peter Angelos fur1:17.40$47,2501986 Debtor's Prison David Byrnes Not Found Not Found6 fur1:11.40$47,000
See also * Safely Kept Stakes top three finishers* American Champion Female Sprint Horse
References *  The 2007 Safely Kept Stakes at the NTRA*  Laurel Park Racecourse