In her short career, the versatile Miss Slewpy has broken her maiden sprinting, won around two turns and on the turf.
Yesterday, the granddaughter of Seattle Slew tried stakes company for the first time and found that, too, to her liking.
Although she was pressed at the top of the stretch by Maryland Million winner Churchbell Chimes, Miss Slewpy lengthed her stride under jockey Larry Reynolds and drew off to a 3 3/4 -length win over Cherokee Wonder in the $75,000 Anne Arundel Stakes at Laurel Park.
Twice before, her owner-breeder, C. Oliver Goldsmith, had finished second in the stakes, in 1978 with Silver Ice and 1981 with Privacy.
High-weighted Churchbell Chimes, carrying 7 more pounds than the first two finishers, was third.
The victory was the fourth stakes win of the year by a Goldsmith-bred horse. Goldsmith is second only to Robert Meyerhoff among Maryland breeders in the number of stakes winners produced this year.
In addition to Miss Slewpy, Goldsmith has bred and raced added-money winners Redcall and Say Capp as well as Red Ice, who he lost in a claiming race and who subsequently won the Omnibus Stakes at Monmouth Park.
Meyerhoff, who has bred nine 1994 stakes winners, finished fourth in the Anne Arundel with Up An Eighth.
Western Echo draws rail
Harry Meyerhoff's Laurel-based Western Echo drew the rail for tomorrow's $200,000 Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct. The 2-year-old colt may be sent to Florida to prep for the 1995 Triple Crown if he runs well in the Grade II stakes.
Edgar Prado has the mount.
Earlier on the card, two Maryland-bred fillies, Special Broad and Rose Law Firm, will start in the Grade II $200,000 Demoiselle Stakes at nine furlongs.
Miscellaneous
Trainer Dick Small got off to a slow start in the opening of the Fair Grounds Race Course winter meet yesterday in New Orleans. Small finished fourth and fifth, respectively, with Sticks and Bricks and Higher Strata in the $50,000 Thanksgiving Day Handicap. On Sunday, Small is scheduled to run recent Laurel winner Broad Smile in the Pontalba Stakes. . . . Starting today, post time at Laurel for the first live race will be 12:15 p.m.