The Safely Kept Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...

 run annually at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland

Laurel, Maryland

Laurel is a city in northern Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County, and Howard County, Maryland, United States, located midway between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. Incorporated in 1870, the city maintains a historic district including its Main Street...

. Open to fillies aged three, it is competed on dirt over a distance of six furlong

Furlong

A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....

s. Run during October, it currently offer a purse of $200,000.

The Safely Kept Breeders' Cup Stakes is one of the top sprints for three-year old fillies in the country. One of the few four six-furlong contests with graded status for three-year olds that leads to the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint

Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint

The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint is a 7-furlong Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred fillies and mares three years old and up. As its name implies, it is a part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the de facto year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing,...

. It was inaugurated in 1986 as the Columbia Stakes. The stakes record is presently 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

Eclipse Award

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 Champion Sprinter and 1989 Columbia Stakes winner Safely Kept

Safely Kept

Safely Kept was a Maryland-bred Bay thoroughbred filly sired by Horatius. Safely Kept stormed onto the nationwide sprint stage in 1988 and won 24 of her 31 starts over the next three years in an era when there weren't a great deal of sprint races restricted to females...

 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

Pimlico Race Course

Pimlico Race Course is a horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London...

 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 has been held at Pimlico in 1986-1987, 1989, 1991-1996. The race was run at Colonial Downs

Colonial Downs

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 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 6-1/2 furlongs in 1987 and 1988.

The Safely Kept Breeders' Cup Stakes was given Graded stakes

Graded stakes race

A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...

 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.

Records

Speed record:

• 6 furlongs - 1:09.12 - Miss Indy Anna (1993)
• 6.5 furlongs - 1:16.40 - Clever Power (1988)

Most wins by an horse:

• No horse has won the Safely Kept Stakes more than once

Most wins by a jockey

Jockey

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• 3 - Mario Pino  (1996, 1997 & 1999)

Most wins by a trainer

Horse trainer

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• 2 - Kiaran McLaughlin
  Kiaran McLaughlin
  Kiaran P. McLaughlin is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He currently has a blog website, at http://kiaranmclaughlin.com where he updates what horses he has racing for that particular day...
  
    (2003 & 2004)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - H. Joseph Allen
  H. Joseph Allen
  H. Joseph Allen is an American businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder.A graduate of the University of Michigan, Allen is a partner with his cousin Peter M. Brant in the privately owned newsprint company, Brant-Allen Industries, Inc...
  
    (1990 & 2003)

Winners of the Safely Kept Stakes

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance	Time	Purse	Grade
2011	No Race	No Race	No Race	No Race	no race	0:00.00	no race
2010	No Race	No Race	No Race	No Race	no race	0:00.00	no race
2009	No Race	No Race	No Race	No Race	no race	0:00.00	no race	III
2008	No Race	No Race	No Race	No Race	no race	0:00.00	no race	III
2007	Sindy with an S	Jeremy Rose Jeremy Rose Jeremy Rose is an American Thoroughbred racehorse jockey. He began his career as a professional rider at Delaware Park in Wilmington, Delaware and in 2001 was his breakout year and he was voted the United States' Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey.In 2005, Rose guided Afleet Alex, to...	Mike R. Mitchell	Dream Stable, LLC	6 fur	1:10.16	$200,000	III
2006	Wild Gams	Ryan Fogelsonger Ryan Fogelsonger Ryan Fogelsonger is an American Champion jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.Based in Maryland, Fogelsonger began riding in 2002 but was late getting started, earning his first win on May 1 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland...	Ben Perkins, Jr.	Everett B. Novak	6 fur	1:09.93	$200,000	III
2005	Trikle of Gold	Jeremy Rose Jeremy Rose Jeremy Rose is an American Thoroughbred racehorse jockey. He began his career as a professional rider at Delaware Park in Wilmington, Delaware and in 2001 was his breakout year and he was voted the United States' Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey.In 2005, Rose guided Afleet Alex, to...	Michael Gorham	John Murphy	6 fur	1:10.45	$150,000	III
2004	Bending Strings	Hector Karamanos	Kiaran McLaughlin Kiaran McLaughlin Kiaran P. McLaughlin is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He currently has a blog website, at http://kiaranmclaughlin.com where he updates what horses he has racing for that particular day...	John Gunther	6 fur	1:10.11	$150,000	III
2003	Randaroo	Heberto Castillo, Jr. Heberto Castillo, Jr. Heberto Castillo, Jr. is a retired jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He was born into a family involved in the sport. His father was a jockey and his mother Gloria was a horse trainer in Florida. His sister, Rita, married jockey José Santos in 1997.In 1986, Castillo, Jr...	Kiaran McLaughlin Kiaran McLaughlin Kiaran P. McLaughlin is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He currently has a blog website, at http://kiaranmclaughlin.com where he updates what horses he has racing for that particular day...	H. Joseph Allen H. Joseph Allen H. Joseph Allen is an American businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder.A graduate of the University of Michigan, Allen is a partner with his cousin Peter M. Brant in the privately owned newsprint company, Brant-Allen Industries, Inc...	6 fur	1:10.54	$150,000	III
2002	Miss Lodi	Ryan Fogelsonger Ryan Fogelsonger Ryan Fogelsonger is an American Champion jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.Based in Maryland, Fogelsonger began riding in 2002 but was late getting started, earning his first win on May 1 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland...	Thomas M. Amoss Thomas M. Amoss Thomas M. "Tom" Amoss is a trainer that trains race horses.A graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in marketing, Tom Amoss had worked with horses while in high school and after completing his education went to work for trainers Frank Brothers, Larry Robideaux, and John Parisella...	Richard Colton & Henry Mast	6 fur	1:11.20	$150,000	III
2001	Kimbralata	Travis Dunkelberger	Dale Capuano	Donald Mensh	6 fur	1:11.20	$100,000	III
2000	Swept Away	Jeremy Beasley	Bernard Flint	Richard, Bertram, & Elaine Klein	6 fur	1:09.51	$100,000	III
1999	Godmother	Mario Pino	Robert W. Camac Robert W. Camac Robert W. Camac was an American horse trainer and owner/breeder in Thoroughbred racing. He was murdered in 2001....	Arthur I. Appleton	6 fur	1:09.21	$100,000	III
1998	Hair Spray	Jose A. Velez, Jr. Jose A. Velez, Jr. Jose Antonio Velez, Jr. is a jockey who competes in American Thoroughbred horse races.The son of jockey Jose Velez, Sr., he began his riding career at Atlantic City Race Course in 1980 and won his first race later that year at the Meadowlands...	Charlie Whittingham Charlie Whittingham Charles Edward Whittingham was an American thoroughbred race horse trainer who is one of the most acclaimed trainers in U.S. racing history....	Robert E. Meyerhoff	6 fur	1:10.67	$110,000	III
1997	Weather Vane	Mario Pino	Richard Delp	Par Four Racing Stable	6 fur	1:10.21	$110,000	III
1996	J J's Dream	Mario Pino	Eddie Plesa, Jr. Eddie Plesa, Jr. Edward "Eddie" Plesa, Jr. is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and owner. The son of jockey and trainer Edward Plesa, Sr., he is married to Laurie and has three children: Luke, Kyle, and Kelsey. The couple currently reside in South Florida...	John A. Franks John A. Franks John Franks was an American businessman and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. A native of Haughton, Louisiana, he earned a degree in geology from Louisiana State University. In 1962, he founded the highly successful Franks Petroleum Inc. and later invested in real estate with Franks...	6 fur	1:09.45	$100,000	III
1995	Broad Smile	Jerilyn Brown	Richard W. Small	Robert E. Meyerhoff	6 fur	1:10.30	$100,000	III
1994	Twist Afleet	Dennis Carr	John C. Kimmel John C. Kimmel John C. Kimmel is an American thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He holds a pre-med undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder and he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School in 1980.-References:**...	Lucille Conover	6 fur	1:10.88	$100,000	III
1993	Miss Indy Anna	B. Douglas Thomas	Ned Allard	Charles T. Matses	6 fur	1:09.12	$100,000	III
1992	Meafara	Brian Swatuk	Leslie Ahrens	Frank Muench	6 fur	1:10.55	$100,000	III
1991	Missy's Mirage	Herb McCauley Herb McCauley W. Herbert McCauley is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who has been called "one of the most talented and aggressive riders of his generation" by John Piesen, an odds-maker for the New York Post and the Daily Racing Form. While still a small boy, Herb McCauley began riding horses on...	H. Allen Jerkens H. Allen Jerkens Harry Allen Jerkens is an American Thoroughbred race horse Hall of Fame trainer.Jerkens' father owned a riding academy on Long Island that led to his interest in horse racing and in 1950 he trained his first winner. Sometimes called the "Giant Killer", he is best known for his upsets...	Middletown Stable	6 fur	1:10.53	$100,000	III
1990	Voodoo Lily	Kent Desormeaux Kent Desormeaux Kent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year, 1989.-Brief biography:...	D. Wayne Lukas D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S...	H. Joseph Allen H. Joseph Allen H. Joseph Allen is an American businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder.A graduate of the University of Michigan, Allen is a partner with his cousin Peter M. Brant in the privately owned newsprint company, Brant-Allen Industries, Inc...	6 fur	1:10.60	$100,000	III
1989	Safely Kept Safely Kept Safely Kept was a Maryland-bred Bay thoroughbred filly sired by Horatius. Safely Kept stormed onto the nationwide sprint stage in 1988 and won 24 of her 31 starts over the next three years in an era when there weren't a great deal of sprint races restricted to females...	Craig Perret Craig Perret Craig Perret is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding horses at age five and by seven was riding quarter horses in match races...	Alan E. Goldberg Alan E. Goldberg Alan E. Goldberg is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. He began his career as a professional trainer in the early 1970s, serving as an apprentice to Walter Kelley from a base at New York's Aqueduct Racetrack. In 1974 he went out on his own and in 1989 trained Safely Kept to American...	Jayeff B Stable/Barry Weisbord	6 fur	1:11.20	$100,000	III
1988	Clever Power	Julie Krone Julie Krone Julie Krone , is a retired American jockey. In 1993, she became the first female jockey to win a Triple Crown race when she captured the Belmont Stakes aboard Colonial Affair...	Richard E. Dutrow, Sr. Richard E. Dutrow, Sr. Richard E. "Dick" Dutrow, Sr. Richard E. "Dick" Dutrow, Sr. Richard E. "Dick" Dutrow, Sr. (March 8, 1937 - February 19, 1999 was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Dutrow, along with King T. Leatherbury, John J. Tammaro, Jr. and Hall of Fame inductee Bud Delp, were known as Maryland...	Marvin Moncrief	6.5 fur	1:16.40	$110,000
1987	Endless Surprise	Kent Desormeaux Kent Desormeaux Kent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year, 1989.-Brief biography:...	Hyman Ravich	Peter Angelos Peter Angelos Peter G. Angelos , is an American trial lawyer.Angelos is also the majority owner of the Baltimore Orioles, a baseball team in the American League East Division.-Career:...	6.5 fur	1:17.40	$47,250
1986	Debtor's Prison	David Byrnes	Not Found	Not Found	6 fur	1:11.40	$47,000

See also

• Safely Kept Breeders' Cup Stakes top three finishers
• American Champion Female Sprint Horse
  American Champion Female Sprint Horse
  The American Champion Sprint Female Horse award is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor awarded annually to the top female horse in sprint races usually run at a distance of 6 or 7 furlongs...