
Laurel Park picks and ponderings: February 4, 2026
We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.

We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.

A total of 367 3-year-olds — six fewer than last year — have been nominated to the Triple Crown series, which kicks off with the May 2 Kentucky Derby.

Millionaire Muad’dib, who kicked off his 2026 with a win Jan. 9, headlines a stacked state-bred allowance Thursday at Charles Town Races.

What’s remarkable about the shambolic demise of the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority is it may reach the right conclusion after all.

With severe winter weather spiking weekend racing in Maryland, Laurel Park will host live racing this Wednesday and Thursday, including two stakes.

After New Jersey breeders balked at a proposal allowing Monmouth Park to slash days, they and state horsemen have reached an accord.

A blast of cold that canceled Charles Town’s entire week of racing — and could go on longer — has horsemen making the best of things.

Because of the extreme cold, Laurel Park canceled its Friday card after just one race and moved its Saturday-Sunday cards to Weds.-Thurs.

In this video we analyze the Late Pick 5 on Saturday at Laurel Park: the sequence begins in race six and includes two stakes.

Knocked out for months by digestive problems, Moonlit Notion found the winner’s circle earlier this month for the first time since May.

Trainer Gary Capuano has entered three runners in Saturday’s Spectacular Bid at Laurel Park, one of two sophomore stakes on the card.

We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.
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