Before the $200,000 General George on Feb. 14, trainer Ned Allard said he wished he had more time to prepare Quint’s Brew for the race he won by 5 1/2 lengths last year. That time wasn’t granted to him, and the 5-year-old gelding’s repeat bid was denied as he was left spinning his wheels in third, 5 1/4 lengths behind gate-to-wire winner Point Dume. “To be perfectly honest, we were a little nervous about running him in the General George, only because of the weather pattern for six weeks before that race,” Allard said. “I felt like we had done enough with him to justify giving it a shot, but when it was all said and done, he ran like a horse that was just a little short.” Quint’s Brew’s training was limited by heavy snowfall and brutal cold, but the Maryland-bred will have the chance to make up for lost time on Saturday at Laurel Park. He will be the likely favorite in the $100,000 Not For Love Stakes, a state-restricted race in which he will be rematched against Blue Kingdom, the General George runner-up. Since returning from a layoff of nearly eight months in December, Quint’s Brew has squared off against Blue Kingdom in three straight races. Their most impactful meeting was in the $100,000 Jennings in January, when Quint’s Brew overcame an early stumble to defeat his Jamie Ness-trained rival by a nose. :: Access the most trusted data and information in horse racing! DRF Past Performances and Picks are available now. In the General George last time, Blue Kingdom finished ahead of Quint’s Brew for the first time, only to finish 3 3/4 lengths behind Point Dume. He drew the far outside post in the field of six on Saturday. “He’s run back-to-back good races, just missed both of them,” Ness said. “I like our outside post this week. We’re coming in good and Quint’s Brew is back in. He beat us, we beat him. It’s looking like it’s developing into a nice little rivalry. We’ll see what happens.” It’s no secret that Quint’s Brew has not been quite as strong as he was in graded stakes at Aqueduct last spring, though he remains a dangerous local stakes contender. On Saturday, he will try six furlongs, a distance he last tried in his debut victory two years ago. Jockey Forest Boyce will take the mount for the first time. “When he starts to kick, the average rider will go ahead and smack him behind to get him to pay attention,” Allard said. “But when you do that, he always try to ducks out, doesn’t enjoy being hit on his rear end. We just felt like giving Forest Boyce a shot on this horse. She’s very patient and she’s won a lot of races for me. I’m hoping we have the right combination.” Blue Kingdom has not run six furlongs in more than a year either, which could give outsiders an edge Saturday. Likely front-runners Suremeanttobe and Twisted Ride are well-versed at the sprint distance, while S S Sinatra nearly pulled off a 9-1 upset in the Not For Love last year. Conniver Stakes Takethemoneyhoney, beaten by a nose in the $200,000 Barbara Fritchie last month, will return on a short turnaround to tackle softer rivals in the $100,000 Conniver Stakes on Saturday. Trainer Mike Moore was hoping for significant class relief in the state-restricted stakes, but Gary Capuano-trained mare Dwelling Legacy could provide a stiff test. “In our minds, the Maryland-bred race is going to be a little bit easier,” Moore said. “That being said, that inside horse, Dwelling Legacy is definitely turning into a nice horse. She’s no pushover.” In nine career starts for Moore, Takethemoneyhoney has only lost three races, all in photo finishes. The 5-year-old mare’s race record is obviously remarkable, but it also is somewhat puzzling to her trainer, who isn’t sure what to make of so many hard-fought defeats. “She really could be undefeated, but meanwhile, she has three losses,” Moore said. In the Barbara Fritchie last time out, Takethemoneyhoney arguably ran the best race of her career, dueling for the early lead and putting away Breeders’ Cup Distaff runner Dry Powder with plenty left on the far turn. She also inadvertently set things up perfectly for Passage East, who improved dramatically to take advantage of a perfect stalking trip to win a photo. Much will remain the same for Takethemoneyhoney on Saturday, as she will return to Laurel and try seven furlongs again in the Conniver. Moore could be rightfully concerned about Dwelling Legacy, who figures to be her most dangerous challenger in the field of six. The 5-year-old mare began her 2026 campaign for Capuano in the $100,000 What a Summer overnight handicap, finishing three-quarters of a length behind Passage East. On Feb. 20, she kicked away on the front end to win a $56,000 allowance by three lengths. Other outside threats include Grayson’s Girl, a 4 1/4-length allowance winner for Brittany Russell last month, and You’re the One, a Pennsylvania-bred coming off a pair of statebred victories at Parx Racing. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.