Allard doesn't want to slow down Quint's Brew but has limited spots
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Trainer Ned Allard said he wished he could be more decisive about Quint’s Brew’s next start after the 5-year-old came up just 1 1/4 lengths short behind Book’em Danno in the $200,000 Mr. Prospector last Friday at Monmouth Park. He considers it best to take time, however, if only to temper his excitement.
“Just because we finished second to maybe the best sprinter in the country, I don’t want to get so excited that I get crazy with him,” Allard said. “Just pick some right spots and let him make a little more money and have some fun.”
Allard said he had limited opportunities to speak with the gelding’s owners in the days following the race, but there is no intention of giving him a rest now. In past seasons, Quint’s Brew has always required a layoff after a handful of starts. In seven starts so far in 2026, he has won four stakes and just took the reigning Eclipse champion male sprinter to the limit, earning a 95 Beyer Speed Figure for his runner-up effort.
Though there are no plans to slow down now, it could be difficult for Allard to find the right spot for the gelding in August. After Quint’s Brew won the $100,000 Alapocas Run at Delaware in June, the trainer originally said he planned to skip July in favor of a start the following month, but the Mr. Prospector simply proved to be the only fitting spot.
If he can carry his durable form into the fall, Allard said he always wished to win a Maryland Million Day race with Quint’s Brew. The Maryland-bred could be perfectly suited to the $100,000 Maryland Million Sprint in October.
On Haskell Day at Monmouth, Allard entered the graded stakes winner Alogon and improving turf sprinter Card Trick in the $100,000 Wolf Hill, but the race was rained off the grass and both scratched. The trainer said he plans to bring them back for the $150,000 Van Clief at Colonial Downs on Aug. 1.
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