On Saturday, the stakes racing continues in Maryland with the $100,000 Safely Kept Stakes at Laurel Park. The seven-furlong contest has attracted a full field of fourteen three-year-old fillies with one additional listed as also-eligible.
Shayjolie has been listed as the morning line favorite at odds of 4-1 for trainer Gary Contessa. Purchased for $150,000 as a juvenile by owner Sean Shay, the bay daughter of Indian Charlie has won two of her six starts. She was last seen finishing fourth in a field of eleven in the Raven Run (G2) at Keeneland and won an allowance race in her prior start. Jose Ortiz will be aboard and they will break from post position three.
Second choice at 9-2 on the morning line is True Romance for New England Hall of Fame trainer Timothy Hills. A sophomore daughter of Yes It’s True, she will be making her first start against winners after breaking her maiden in her second career start last time out as the heavy favorite. That winning effort was flattered when the runner-up won her next start. Joe Bravo will remain aboard and they will break from post position fourteen.
Also in the field is from post ten Stormy Novel at 10-1 on the morning line for trainer Jason Servis. A $300,000 purchase as a yearling, the bay daughter of Bernardini has won three of her nine starts including a minor stakes race. She was last seen finishing fourth in the Charlestown Oaks (G3) and has been training steadily since that race. Kendrick Carmouche, her regular rider, has retained the mount.
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