Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Santa Anita Park, April 17, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1
Win:1 – Baby Needs Shoes (2/1)
Place:6 – Suntory Time (5/2)
Show:3 – Intuitivebynature (9/2)
Other contenders:7 – Genuine Grace (10/1), 2 – G'oro (5/1)
 
Race 2
Win:5 – Beer Buzz (8/5)
Place:4 – Dr. Filkins (5/2)
Show:2 – Blame It On Jack (9/5)
 
Race 3
Win:1 – Cyprus Moon (7/5)
Place:2 – Delitefull Hart (5/2)
Show:4 – How Lovely (3/1)
 
Race 4
Win:6 – Soi Ngern (6/5)
Place:7 – Kiki Ride (6/1)
Show:2 – Joey Ten (4/1)
Other contenders:3 – Subic Boy (5/1), 1 – Tab Walker (5/1)
 
Race 5
Win:4 – Shangrilama (2/1)
Place:2 – Long Mayshe Reign (3/1)
Show:1 – Invincible Molly (5/1)
Other contenders:8 – Special Flower (9/2), 6 – Oveta's Hobby (6/1), 7 – Tam's Little Angel (10/1)
 
Race 6
Win:1 – Can't Say That (4/5)
Place:6 – Cammy's Girl (7/2)
Show:3 – Gogotiz (6/1)
Other contenders:7 – Lady Ruth (10/1), 5 – Danzig Til Dawn (15/1)
 
Race 7
Win:5 – Scene By Me (2/1)
Place:2 – Grazed (7/2)
Show:6 – Known Idea (4/1)
Other contenders:3 – Supernal (4/1), 9 – Minister Shane (8/1), 7 – Sir Percival (9/2)
 
Race 8
Win:2 – Leyas Candy (2/1)
Place:4 – Contrary Chieftain (5/2)
Show:3 – Mighty Kai (4/1)
Other contenders:6 – Mother's Prayer (6/1), 1 – Upstart Yankee (6/1)
 
Race 9
Win:5 – Tom Seaver (6/5)
Place:6 – Curlin Command (4/1)
Show:3 – Clever Clover (15/1)
Other contenders:9 – Hothead (8/1), 2 – Mio Bambino (8/1), 7 – Frank Bullitt (10/1)
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 21, FPS: 5, FPS Midpoint: 78, FPS Late: 5, Pace Last 3: 5, Pace Last Race: 5, Early Pace: 24, Mid Pace: 24, Late Pace: 88, Post Position: 26, PPPP Rating: 54, Average Finish: 5, Days Since Last Race: 25, Jockey: 10, Trainer: 20, Track Bias: 20, Morning Line: 9, Pedigree: 5, Works: 80, Weight: 86, Medications: 90, Weather: 17, Race Trouble: 61, Last Race: 1, Last Three Races: 51, All Races: 5, Best Race: 57, Proprietary AI: 10,
Algo Picks – Algo 2
 
Race 1
Win:1 – Baby Needs Shoes (2/1)
Place:6 – Suntory Time (5/2)
Show:3 – Intuitivebynature (9/2)
Other contenders:5 – Up For The Hunt (6/1), 2 – G'oro (5/1)
 
Race 2
Win:5 – Beer Buzz (8/5)
Place:4 – Dr. Filkins (5/2)
Show:2 – Blame It On Jack (9/5)
 
Race 3
Win:1 – Cyprus Moon (7/5)
Place:2 – Delitefull Hart (5/2)
Show:4 – How Lovely (3/1)
 
Race 4
Win:6 – Soi Ngern (6/5)
Place:7 – Kiki Ride (6/1)
Show:3 – Subic Boy (5/1)
Other contenders:1 – Tab Walker (5/1), 2 – Joey Ten (4/1)
 
Race 5
Win:5 – Ro Town (12/1)
Place:2 – Long Mayshe Reign (3/1)
Show:4 – Shangrilama (2/1)
Other contenders:8 – Special Flower (9/2), 1 – Invincible Molly (5/1), 6 – Oveta's Hobby (6/1)
 
Race 6
Win:1 – Can't Say That (4/5)
Place:6 – Cammy's Girl (7/2)
Show:3 – Gogotiz (6/1)
Other contenders:7 – Lady Ruth (10/1), 5 – Danzig Til Dawn (15/1)
 
Race 7
Win:5 – Scene By Me (2/1)
Place:2 – Grazed (7/2)
Show:6 – Known Idea (4/1)
Other contenders:8 – Petrakos (50/1), 3 – Supernal (4/1), 7 – Sir Percival (9/2)
 
Race 8
Win:2 – Leyas Candy (2/1)
Place:4 – Contrary Chieftain (5/2)
Show:3 – Mighty Kai (4/1)
Other contenders:6 – Mother's Prayer (6/1), 5 – So I'm Told (8/1)
 
Race 9
Win:5 – Tom Seaver (6/5)
Place:6 – Curlin Command (4/1)
Show:9 – Hothead (8/1)
Other contenders:4 – Miles Finch (5/1), 3 – Clever Clover (15/1), 1 – Refocus (6/1)
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 19, FPS: 76, FPS Midpoint: 27, FPS Late: 2, Pace Last 3: 19, Pace Last Race: 3, Early Pace: 41, Mid Pace: 38, Late Pace: 97, Post Position: 19, PPPP Rating: 11, Average Finish: 2, Days Since Last Race: 26, Jockey: 7, Trainer: 21, Track Bias: 26, Morning Line: 19, Pedigree: 23, Works: 21, Weight: 94, Medications: 63, Weather: 27, Race Trouble: 17, Last Race: 2, Last Three Races: 76, All Races: 76, Best Race: 18, Proprietary AI: 4,
Algo Picks – Algo 3
 
Race 1
Win:1 – Baby Needs Shoes (2/1)
Place:6 – Suntory Time (5/2)
Show:2 – G'oro (5/1)
Other contenders:5 – Up For The Hunt (6/1), 7 – Genuine Grace (10/1)
 
Race 2
Win:5 – Beer Buzz (8/5)
Place:4 – Dr. Filkins (5/2)
Show:2 – Blame It On Jack (9/5)
 
Race 3
Win:1 – Cyprus Moon (7/5)
Place:4 – How Lovely (3/1)
Show:2 – Delitefull Hart (5/2)
 
Race 4
Win:6 – Soi Ngern (6/5)
Place:7 – Kiki Ride (6/1)
Show:1 – Tab Walker (5/1)
Other contenders:3 – Subic Boy (5/1), 2 – Joey Ten (4/1)
 
Race 5
Win:2 – Long Mayshe Reign (3/1)
Place:5 – Ro Town (12/1)
Show:8 – Special Flower (9/2)
Other contenders:4 – Shangrilama (2/1), 6 – Oveta's Hobby (6/1), 7 – Tam's Little Angel (10/1)
 
Race 6
Win:1 – Can't Say That (4/5)
Place:3 – Gogotiz (6/1)
Show:6 – Cammy's Girl (7/2)
Other contenders:5 – Danzig Til Dawn (15/1), 4 – Ibiza Flavor (12/1)
 
Race 7
Win:6 – Known Idea (4/1)
Place:2 – Grazed (7/2)
Show:5 – Scene By Me (2/1)
Other contenders:3 – Supernal (4/1), 9 – Minister Shane (8/1), 7 – Sir Percival (9/2)
 
Race 8
Win:2 – Leyas Candy (2/1)
Place:4 – Contrary Chieftain (5/2)
Show:3 – Mighty Kai (4/1)
Other contenders:5 – So I'm Told (8/1), 6 – Mother's Prayer (6/1)
 
Race 9
Win:5 – Tom Seaver (6/5)
Place:6 – Curlin Command (4/1)
Show:4 – Miles Finch (5/1)
Other contenders:1 – Refocus (6/1), 9 – Hothead (8/1), 8 – Chromeflash (20/1)
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 20, FPS: 15, FPS Midpoint: 10, FPS Late: 10, Pace Last 3: 10, Pace Last Race: 15, Early Pace: 10, Mid Pace: 10, Late Pace: 20, Post Position: 10, PPPP Rating: 15, Average Finish: 10, Days Since Last Race: 10, Jockey: 14, Trainer: 14, Track Bias: 15, Morning Line: 14, Pedigree: 51, Works: 5, Weight: 15, Medications: 20, Weather: 10, Race Trouble: 50, Last Race: 10, Last Three Races: 15, All Races: 10, Best Race: 5, Proprietary AI: 5,
Index – Horses Running In This Card
BABY NEEDS SHOESBEER BUZZBLAME IT ON JACKBY THE MOONLIGHTCAMMY'S GIRL
CHROMEFLASHCLEVER CLOVERCONTRARY CHIEFTAINCURLIN COMMANDCYPRUS MOON
DANZIG TIL DAWNDELITEFULL HARTDR. FILKINSDRESS REHEARSALDRUIDIC
G'OROGENUINE GRACEGOGOTIZGRAZEDHOTHEAD
HOW LOVELYHUNGOVERIBIZA FLAVORINTUITIVEBYNATUREINVINCIBLE MOLLY
KIKI RIDEKNOWN IDEALADY RUTHLEYAS CANDYLONG MAYSHE REIGN
MIGHTY KAIMILES FINCHMINISTER SHANEMIO BAMBINOMOTHER'S PRAYER
OVETA'S HOBBYPETRAKOSQUALITY GOLDREFOCUSRO TOWN
SHAMROCKINSHANGRILAMASIR PERCIVALSO I'M TOLDSOI NGERN
SPECIAL FLOWERSUBIC BOYSUNTORY TIMESUPERNALTAB WALKER
TOM SEAVERTRUMP ERAUP FOR THE HUNTUPSTART YANKEE

 


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