hold a record for something—show the best result in a particular sport or other activity:
- The film was written by Francis Veber who holds a record for Hollywood remakes of his movies.
keep a record of something—keep a written account of an event, etc. for future reference:
- We thought it might be useful to keep a record of our studies in the various other Turkish dialects.
Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase have a record of something—be known to habitually engage in smth. reprehensible:
- Right around graduation time, he wasn’t seen for a few days. The headmaster didn’t report the boy to his father because he did have a record of taking off every now and then.