Quint’s Brew continues winning ways in Whiteley
Cruises to third win in four outings
Frank Vespe
April 4, 2026
Quint’s Brew had company from the jump in Saturday’s $100,000 Frank Whiteley Stakes at Laurel Park. But he didn’t have any real pressure.
The five-year-old Mosler gelding shrugged off early heat from Blue Kingdom en route to a 5 ¾-length victory, his seventh win in a dozen career outings.
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“I had a ton of horse from the jump,” said winning rider Forest Boyce. “Like, I was shocked. He’s a lovely horse, and, yeah, I had horse last time, but not like I had today.”
Quint’s Brew has now won three of his last four starts, all in stakes company. The other race winner in that sequence, General George champ Point Dume, validated that win by rebuffing a bid from last year’s champion sprinter Book’em Danno to win the Grade 2 Carter at Aqueduct Saturday.
“He really has come around,” said winning trainer Ned Allard. “He was awesome today.”
Quint’s Brew, a five-year-old Mosler gelding, showed his characteristic early foot, zipping to the advantage. But Blue Kingdom, off as the 5-2 second choice in the field of five, was immediately pressing and was just a head behind.
Despite the heat, the early pace was slow: 24.05 seconds for the quarter-mile in the seven-furlong test.
It was in the second quarter that Quint’s Brew broke Blue Kingdom’s resistance – and secured the win.
Quint’s Brew threw down a 22 4/5-second second quarter-mile, and while Blue Kingdom was still there, he was working to maintain position. Boyce and Quint’s Brew, on the other hand, seemed to be out for a stroll.
“By the half-mile pole, I knew I had him,” Boyce said.
“He’s a push-button horse,” Allard added. “You just let him do his thing.”
In the lane, Quint’s Brew drew away smartly, stopping the timer in 1:23.19 for seven furlongs on a fast main track. Crab Daddy saw his two-race win streak snapped but rallied into second, a neck better than Blue Kingdom, who held third. Worcester and Bold Diversion completed the running order, while Counterspy and Point Dume were scratched.
Quint’s Brew paid $2.80 to win as the 2-5 favorite, and the exacta returned $4.80 for a one-dollar wager.
That he was never challenged in the lane was good news for Boyce. Allard’s instructions are not to hit the horse because he runs hard on his own, and with no challengers, there was no temptation to do so. In Quint’s Brew’s previous race, however, the Not for Love over the Laurel strip, Blue Kingdom put a head in front in the lane.
“It’s stressful,” Boyce said. “In that last race, the stretch felt like is was a half-hour long. I was, like, the wire was never gonna get there. Like, come on!”
Quint’s Brew was bred in Maryland by Paul Berube, Karen Linnell, and Spinnaker Hill Farm and is owned by Berube, Linnell, and Heather Hunter. He has banked more than $560,000.
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