Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Fair Grounds, February 27, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1
Win: 7 – Pleasing (4/1)
Place: 4 – Tia Lupe (7/2)
Show: 6 – Shining Away (5/1)
Other contenders: 5 – Mya Papaya (4/1), 1 – Iona Mckinzie (5/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 4 – Ballybay Beauty (6/1)
Place: 3 – Spirit To Inspire (8/1)
Show: 5 – Illy Simz (4/1)
Other contenders: 8 – Sweet Thirteen (7/2), 1 – Cheyenne Moon (3/1), 6 – Little Bit O Storm (6/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 4 – Sunday Slipper (4/1)
Place: 3 – Cloud Number Nine (10/1)
Show: 2 – Vino Bella (4/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Gus’S Gal (7/2), 5 – Classical Gas (4/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 9 – Cloud Without Rein (9/5)
Place: 1 – D Coldest (8/1)
Show: 7 – Highstakes Hustler (7/2)
Other contenders: 6 – Willingness (12/1), 3 – Dr. Niko (5/1), 4 – Baby’S Last Dance (20/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 4 – Mcginnis (7/2)
Place: 6 – Beach Invasion (6/1)
Show: 7 – A Long Time (8/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Roc And Ready Jo (12/1), 5 – Zun Reyder (5/1), 2 – Royal Irish (9/2), 3 – Max S (30/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 4 – From Scratch (5/2)
Place: 1 – Kin To The Wicked (7/2)
Show: 6 – Moonie Pie (4/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Mikkisonthinice (12/1), 7 – Dolly’S Guitar (4/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 5 – Huck’S Agenda (6/1)
Place: 3 – Amazing Lady (8/1)
Show: 9 – Faye’S Gold (4/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Honor Azteca (8/1), 1 – American Taylor (30/1), 8 – Faithful Departed (5/1), 10 – Bartender (6/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 1 – Louisiana Star (15/1)
Place: 5 – Dixie Strong (7/2)
Show: 2 – Zong’S Favor (20/1)
Other contenders: 10 – Toms Lucky Mo (8/1), 8 – Louisiana Bargain (20/1), 11 – Witchology (8/1), 9 – Iron Fortune (10/1)
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 4, FPS: 10, FPS Midpoint: 10, FPS Late: 10, Overall Pace: 400, Early Pace: 30, Mid Pace: 30, Late Pace: 30, Post Position: 5, PPPP Rating: 10, Average Finish: 5, Days Since Last Race: 15, Jockey: 10, Trainer: 20, Track Bias: 20, Morning Line: 10, Pedigree: 15, Works: 15, Weight: 5, Medications: 5, Weather: 5, Race Trouble: 35, Last Race: 4, Last Three Races: 8, All Races: 2, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 500,
 
 
Algo Picks – Algo 2
 
Race 1
Win: 7 – Pleasing (4/1)
Place: 4 – Tia Lupe (7/2)
Show: 6 – Shining Away (5/1)
Other contenders: 5 – Mya Papaya (4/1), 1 – Iona Mckinzie (5/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 3 – Spirit To Inspire (8/1)
Place: 4 – Ballybay Beauty (6/1)
Show: 5 – Illy Simz (4/1)
Other contenders: 8 – Sweet Thirteen (7/2), 1 – Cheyenne Moon (3/1), 6 – Little Bit O Storm (6/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 4 – Sunday Slipper (4/1)
Place: 3 – Cloud Number Nine (10/1)
Show: 2 – Vino Bella (4/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Gus’S Gal (7/2), 5 – Classical Gas (4/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 9 – Cloud Without Rein (9/5)
Place: 1 – D Coldest (8/1)
Show: 7 – Highstakes Hustler (7/2)
Other contenders: 3 – Dr. Niko (5/1), 6 – Willingness (12/1), 5 – Storm Sniper (8/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 4 – Mcginnis (7/2)
Place: 7 – A Long Time (8/1)
Show: 6 – Beach Invasion (6/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Roc And Ready Jo (12/1), 5 – Zun Reyder (5/1), 3 – Max S (30/1), 2 – Royal Irish (9/2)
 
Race 6
Win: 4 – From Scratch (5/2)
Place: 1 – Kin To The Wicked (7/2)
Show: 6 – Moonie Pie (4/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Mikkisonthinice (12/1), 7 – Dolly’S Guitar (4/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 5 – Huck’S Agenda (6/1)
Place: 3 – Amazing Lady (8/1)
Show: 9 – Faye’S Gold (4/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Honor Azteca (8/1), 8 – Faithful Departed (5/1), 1 – American Taylor (30/1), 10 – Bartender (6/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 5 – Dixie Strong (7/2)
Place: 1 – Louisiana Star (15/1)
Show: 2 – Zong’S Favor (20/1)
Other contenders: 10 – Toms Lucky Mo (8/1), 8 – Louisiana Bargain (20/1), 11 – Witchology (8/1), 9 – Iron Fortune (10/1)
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 60, FPS: 15, FPS Midpoint: 15, FPS Late: 15, Overall Pace: 300, Early Pace: 1, Mid Pace: 1, Late Pace: 1, Post Position: 5, PPPP Rating: 20, Average Finish: 5, Days Since Last Race: 15, Jockey: 10, Trainer: 90, Track Bias: 20, Morning Line: 10, Pedigree: 15, Works: 15, Weight: 5, Medications: 5, Weather: 5, Race Trouble: 25, Last Race: 1, Last Three Races: 5, All Races: 1, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 250,
 
 
Algo Picks – Algo 3
 
Race 1
Win: 7 – Pleasing (4/1)
Place: 4 – Tia Lupe (7/2)
Show: 6 – Shining Away (5/1)
Other contenders: 5 – Mya Papaya (4/1), 1 – Iona Mckinzie (5/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 5 – Illy Simz (4/1)
Place: 3 – Spirit To Inspire (8/1)
Show: 8 – Sweet Thirteen (7/2)
Other contenders: 4 – Ballybay Beauty (6/1), 1 – Cheyenne Moon (3/1), 6 – Little Bit O Storm (6/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 4 – Sunday Slipper (4/1)
Place: 3 – Cloud Number Nine (10/1)
Show: 2 – Vino Bella (4/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Gus’S Gal (7/2), 5 – Classical Gas (4/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 9 – Cloud Without Rein (9/5)
Place: 1 – D Coldest (8/1)
Show: 7 – Highstakes Hustler (7/2)
Other contenders: 3 – Dr. Niko (5/1), 6 – Willingness (12/1), 8 – Byword (6/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 4 – Mcginnis (7/2)
Place: 7 – A Long Time (8/1)
Show: 6 – Beach Invasion (6/1)
Other contenders: 5 – Zun Reyder (5/1), 1 – Roc And Ready Jo (12/1), 3 – Max S (30/1), 2 – Royal Irish (9/2)
 
Race 6
Win: 4 – From Scratch (5/2)
Place: 1 – Kin To The Wicked (7/2)
Show: 6 – Moonie Pie (4/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Mikkisonthinice (12/1), 7 – Dolly’S Guitar (4/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 5 – Huck’S Agenda (6/1)
Place: 3 – Amazing Lady (8/1)
Show: 9 – Faye’S Gold (4/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Honor Azteca (8/1), 8 – Faithful Departed (5/1), 1 – American Taylor (30/1), 10 – Bartender (6/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 5 – Dixie Strong (7/2)
Place: 1 – Louisiana Star (15/1)
Show: 2 – Zong’S Favor (20/1)
Other contenders: 10 – Toms Lucky Mo (8/1), 8 – Louisiana Bargain (20/1), 11 – Witchology (8/1), 6 – Lewis Memorial (4/1)
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 50, FPS: 24, FPS Midpoint: 25, FPS Late: 15, Overall Pace: 300, Early Pace: 3, Mid Pace: 1, Late Pace: 1, Post Position: 5, PPPP Rating: 10, Average Finish: 5, Days Since Last Race: 15, Jockey: 10, Trainer: 20, Track Bias: 20, Morning Line: 10, Pedigree: 15, Works: 15, Weight: 5, Medications: 5, Weather: 5, Race Trouble: 35, Last Race: 3, Last Three Races: 4, All Races: 2, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 30,
 
 
Index – Horses Running In This Card
A LONG TIME AMAZING LADY AMERICAN TAYLOR ANDYS PLAN B ATHLETIC LIKE
BALLYBAY BEAUTY BARTENDER BEACH INVASION BELLASTONE COUNTRY BYWORD
CLASSIC SENSATION CLASSICAL GAS CLEARLY AUTHENTIC CLOUD NUMBER NINE CLOUD WITHOUT REIN
DADDARIO DAKOTA CAM DIXIE STRONG DOLLY’S GUITAR DON PABLO
F J’S CHAOS FAITHFUL DEPARTED FAYE’S GOLD FLY FARTHER FROM SCRATCH
GUS’S GAL HAULIN OATS HIGHSTAKES HUSTLER HOMELAND MESSA HONOR AZTECA
ILLY SIMZ IONA MCKINZIE IRON FORTUNE IWANNABEAMACHOMAN KIN TO THE WICKED
LITTLE BIT O STORM LOLITA J LOUISIANA BARGAIN LOUISIANA STAR MAX S
MIKKISONTHINICE MOONIE PIE MYA PAPAYA PLEASING ROC AND READY JO
SAFECRACKER SUE SHINING AWAY SKIPPER’S RUBY SPIRIT TO INSPIRE STORM SNIPER
SWEET THIRTEEN TIA LUPE TOMS LUCKY MO TRAPPED TWO JET
WHISKEY BUSINESS WILLINGNESS WITCHOLOGY ZONG’S FAVOR ZUN REYDER

 


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