That year (1989), she entered the Breeders' Cup Sprint as the second choice in the morning line and finished second to Ogden Phipps' Dancing Spree.
The final race of her four-year-old season was a victory over a star-studded international field of 14 sprinters in the grade one Breeders' Cup Sprint.
That win over super stars Dayjur from England and Black Tie Affair from Ireland as well as reversing the previous year's form as she defeated Dancing Spree by nine and a half lengths.
Safely Kept's career bankroll of $2,194,206 ranks her as the greatest earner among any filly or mare bred in the state of Maryland.
At the time of her retirement, Safely Kept had earned more than any other female horse in the world bred outside the state of Kentucky except for Lady's Secret and still ranks fourth on that list.