Laurel Park 2026 Stakes Plays
Saturday’s (3-7-26) stakes picks from Laurel Park (Race 7).
LRL 7 (Not For Love, MD-bred, 6f) – Post Time 3:09 PM ET
Primary – #6 BLUE KINGDOM
Secondary – #1 Quint’s Brew
Horse Comments:
#6 Blue Kingdom (8-5) captured four of his six starts last year and three of his scores were at seven panels. He set the pace and was best of the rest in third in the Maryland Million Classic at 9f Oct. 11, and he easily tallied on the front end as the favorite at AQU (7f) in November. He dueled and faded to last of 5 at 1.70-1 odds in a disappointing try in the Howard and Sondra Bender Memorial in December, and he bounced back with a nose defeat in the Jennings at one mile on Jan. 17. He was second best in the General George at 7f on Feb. 14 and he ended up a length and a half in front of Quint’s Brew that day. He owns early-pressing versatility and I like the outside draw.
#1 Quint’s Brew (1-1) was part of the exacta in all ten starts (5 wins at Laurel). He won four of his first five local starts including the Jennings and General George last year. After that, he landed the place in a pair of graded starts in NY (G2 Carter, G3 Westchester), and he returned from a layoff and finished a clear second in the Howard and Sondra Bender Memorial on Dec. 20. He edged Blue Kingdom by a nose in the Jennings on Jan. 17, and he stalked from third and stayed there throughout as the beaten favorite in the General George Feb. 14. He is 1-for-1 at 6f and should be forwardly placed from the inside post under his new rider Forest Boyce.
Wagers:
#6 to win
Exacta 6-1
Laurel Park 2026 Free Pick Stakes Winners
Jan. 17 (Geisha) – TAKETHEMONEYHONEY ($2.20)
Feb. 21 (Miracle Wood) – Taj Mahal/Let’s Go Lando Exacta ($11.80), Trifecta ($29.40)
