
Charles Town picks and analysis: April 18, 2026
We provide picks and analysis for this evening’s racing at Charles Town races…

We provide picks and analysis for this evening’s racing at Charles Town races…

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

Off to the Races Radio, powered by The Racing Biz, returns to the airwaves April 18 with an action-packed show. Here’s the lineup.

The top four from last fall’s WVBC Dash for Cash, including winner Time to Rock and favorite Duncan Idaho, meet again in Saturday’s It’s Only Money.

Laurel Park’s first three grass stakes of 2026 — the Dahlia, King Leatherbury, and Henry Clark — are Saturday and have drawn big and competitive fields.

Jockey Moises Santaella, in a tight race with longtime CT leader Arnaldo Bocachica, hopes for continued success without the apprentice allowance.

Close the Gate has outrun his pedigree and purchase price so far. And if he were to keep doing that in Saturday’s Federico Tesio Stakes, well…

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

The newest Maryland Racing Today podcast features the last news, plus handicapping the week ahead and more.

Under legislation passed this session, West Virginia’s breeding program will have more funding and a new certified residency program.

Spots in the Preakness are on the line in a pair of Saturday races, the Federico Tesio at Laurel and the Bathhouse Row at Oaklawn Park.

Jumping the Gun, last year’s dominant Delaware Park 2-year-old filly, makes her three-year-old bow in Saturday’s Weber City Miss at Laurel Park.
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