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Laurel Park picks and ponderings: April 26, 2026
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John Piassek / 7 months
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We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.
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Chip Honcho will skip Derby, await Preakness
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Press Release / 7 months
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Gun Runner Stakes winner Chip Honcho, whose 49 points put him squarely in the Kentucky Derby starting gate, will skip that race and await the Preakness.
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Laurel Park picks and ponderings: April 25, 2026
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John Piassek / 7 months
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We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.
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What’s the Preakness IP deal mean for future?
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Frank Vespe / 7 months
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Churchill Downs’s purchase of the Preakness IP rights has some fearing the worst, others hoping for the best, and could mean not much at all.
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Jockey Julian Pimentel set to return to riding
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Linda Dougherty / 7 months
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Off since November of 2021, jockey Julian Pimentel will make his return to riding this weekend at Laurel Park, his first mounts in almost five years.
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In Maryland, Belinda says goodbye
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Frank Vespe / 7 months
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The Belinda Stronach era of Maryland racing ends with neither a bang nor a whimper, but a “what just happened?”
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Laurel Park picks and ponderings: April 24, 2026
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John Piassek / 7 months
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We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.
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Laurel Park: Latest jockey and trainer stats
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The Biz / 7 months
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Which Maryland and Laurel Park jockeys and trainers are having a good meet? Who’s doing better than you’d think? Or heating up now? Answers within.
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Preakness future wager to kick off Saturday
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Press Release / 7 months
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The Preakness future wager kicks off Saturday and runs until shortly before the May 2 Kentucky Derby.
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Taj Mahal to be pointed to the Preakness
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The Biz / 7 months
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Taj Mahal, dominant winner of the Federico Tesio Stakes Saturday, will be pointed to the Grade 1 Preakness, his connections said.