Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Santa Anita Park, April 19, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1
Win:4 – Tigerhon (5/2)
Place:5 – Disko Tribute (4/1)
Show:10 – Ballyvaughan Gig (7/2)
Other contenders:8 – Yogi Boy (6/1), 6 – Golden Ale (9/2), 3 – Bob's Blue Moon (6/1), 2 – One Smokin Dude (10/1)
Rest of field:13 – Commander (20/1), 14 – Malibu Coast (6/1), 7 – Mutt Dillin (15/1), 9 – Belmont Bill (10/1), 12 – Naftis (30/1), 11 – Jeweled Shillelagh (20/1), 1 – Elegant Life (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 13-4-10-6-5-3
 
Race 2
Win:3 – Midway Lane (7/5)
Place:5 – Fausto (2/1)
Show:2 – Attack Now (4/1)
Other contenders:4 – Montana Jet (9/2), 1 – Ghostwritten (6/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-2-3-5-1
 
Race 3
Win:2 – Nikolina (7/2)
Place:5 – Eva Lea (4/1)
Show:7 – A Great Shaking (8/1)
Other contenders:6 – Wildfire Princess (4/1), 9 – Stardialed (6/1), 4 – Empress Matilda (4/1)
Rest of field:3 – Cosmo Friday (10/1), 8 – Lady Gambita (20/1), 1 – Angel Baby (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-2-3-7-5-9
 
Race 4
Win:6 – Mongolian Max (9/5)
Place:2 – Ballyhooligan (2/1)
Show:1 – Last Call Paul (9/2)
Other contenders:5 – Grandisimo (6/1), 3 – Cupid's Crusader (6/1)
Rest of field:4 – Tee N Off (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-2-1-5-3-4
 
Race 5
Win:6 – He's A Knockout (7/5)
Place:3 – Rollinwithpolan (5/1)
Show:7 – Joker Went Wild (6/1)
Other contenders:9 – Tamarando Beach (10/1), 1 – Trump Era (12/1), 4 – Original One (20/1)
Rest of field:5 – Scatalotadingdong (7/2), 8 – Allequin Summer (10/1), 2 – Petrakos (50/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-5-3-7-9-1
 
Race 6
Win:7 – Windribbon (9/5)
Place:2 – Morello (2/1)
Show:5 – Carol's Comic (7/2)
Other contenders:1 – Sunset Storm (6/1), 4 – James J. Braddock (15/1)
Rest of field:3 – Smarty Nose (12/1), 6 – Melanie's Tiger (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-2-5-3-4-1
 
Race 7
Win:2 – Baldoro (7/2)
Place:1 – Cali Cat (4/1)
Show:7 – City Exile (5/1)
Other contenders:10 – Call Me Cory (6/1), 6 – Lahaina Flavor (6/1), 9 – Rastaman Vibe (8/1)
Rest of field:3 – Catch The Breeze (10/1), 8 – Midnight Strike (12/1), 4 – Mythical Reel (15/1), 5 – Cruisin For Cali (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-1-7-6-10-9
 
Race 8
Win:5 – Nafisa (7/5)
Place:4 – Simply Joking (6/5)
Show:2 – Lemon Muffin (7/2)
Other contenders:1 – Catalina Cocktail (12/1), 3 – Syntax (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-4-3-5
 
Race 9
Win:7 – John Metcalfe (3/2)
Place:9 – Flash Of Lightning (3/1)
Show:3 – Robin Olds (9/2)
Other contenders:2 – Positive Times (8/1), 8 – Practical Blame (15/1), 13 – Booked Clubhouse (4/1), 10 – Ottis Betts (15/1)
Rest of field:11 – Doing Time (8/1), 12 – Big Vengeance (15/1), 1 – Its The Bandit (20/1), 4 – Throwthefirstpunch (10/1), 5 – Take Another Swing (30/1), 6 – Farmer Tom (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 13-9-3-7-8-2
 
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:10 – Ballyvaughan Gig (7/2)
Place:6 – Golden Ale (9/2)
Show:5 – Disko Tribute (4/1)
Other contenders:2 – One Smokin Dude (10/1), 14 – Malibu Coast (6/1), 4 – Tigerhon (5/2), 3 – Bob's Blue Moon (6/1)
Rest of field:8 – Yogi Boy (6/1), 9 – Belmont Bill (10/1), 11 – Jeweled Shillelagh (20/1), 12 – Naftis (30/1), 1 – Elegant Life (15/1), 7 – Mutt Dillin (15/1), 13 – Commander (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 13-10-6-14-4-3
 
Race 2
Win:3 – Midway Lane (7/5)
Place:5 – Fausto (2/1)
Show:4 – Montana Jet (9/2)
Other contenders:2 – Attack Now (4/1), 1 – Ghostwritten (6/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-2-5-1-3
 
Race 3
Win:6 – Wildfire Princess (4/1)
Place:2 – Nikolina (7/2)
Show:5 – Eva Lea (4/1)
Other contenders:9 – Stardialed (6/1), 7 – A Great Shaking (8/1), 4 – Empress Matilda (4/1)
Rest of field:3 – Cosmo Friday (10/1), 8 – Lady Gambita (20/1), 1 – Angel Baby (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-2-3-7-5-9
 
Race 4
Win:2 – Ballyhooligan (2/1)
Place:6 – Mongolian Max (9/5)
Show:1 – Last Call Paul (9/2)
Other contenders:3 – Cupid's Crusader (6/1), 4 – Tee N Off (8/1)
Rest of field:5 – Grandisimo (6/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-6-1-4-3-5
 
Race 5
Win:7 – Joker Went Wild (6/1)
Place:6 – He's A Knockout (7/5)
Show:5 – Scatalotadingdong (7/2)
Other contenders:9 – Tamarando Beach (10/1), 3 – Rollinwithpolan (5/1), 8 – Allequin Summer (10/1)
Rest of field:2 – Petrakos (50/1), 1 – Trump Era (12/1), 4 – Original One (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-7-6-9-2-3
 
Race 6
Win:7 – Windribbon (9/5)
Place:1 – Sunset Storm (6/1)
Show:5 – Carol's Comic (7/2)
Other contenders:2 – Morello (2/1), 4 – James J. Braddock (15/1)
Rest of field:6 – Melanie's Tiger (12/1), 3 – Smarty Nose (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-5-2-1-4-6
 
Race 7
Win:6 – Lahaina Flavor (6/1)
Place:1 – Cali Cat (4/1)
Show:2 – Baldoro (7/2)
Other contenders:10 – Call Me Cory (6/1), 9 – Rastaman Vibe (8/1), 3 – Catch The Breeze (10/1)
Rest of field:7 – City Exile (5/1), 8 – Midnight Strike (12/1), 5 – Cruisin For Cali (15/1), 4 – Mythical Reel (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-1-2-9-3-7
 
Race 8
Win:4 – Simply Joking (6/5)
Place:5 – Nafisa (7/5)
Show:2 – Lemon Muffin (7/2)
Other contenders:3 – Syntax (10/1), 1 – Catalina Cocktail (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-3-2-4-5
 
Race 9
Win:7 – John Metcalfe (3/2)
Place:12 – Big Vengeance (15/1)
Show:13 – Booked Clubhouse (4/1)
Other contenders:8 – Practical Blame (15/1), 11 – Doing Time (8/1), 4 – Throwthefirstpunch (10/1), 1 – Its The Bandit (20/1)
Rest of field:5 – Take Another Swing (30/1), 2 – Positive Times (8/1), 9 – Flash Of Lightning (3/1), 10 – Ottis Betts (15/1), 6 – Farmer Tom (30/1), 3 – Robin Olds (9/2)
🌧️ Off-track: 13-5-12-7-8-1
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 10, FPS: 15, FPS Midpoint: 10, FPS Late: 10, Pace Last 3: 10, Pace Last Race: 5, Early Pace: 10, Mid Pace: 10, Late Pace: 20, Post Position: 10, PPPP Rating: 5, Average Finish: 10, Days Since Last Race: 10, Jockey: 1, Trainer: 1, Track Bias: 15, Morning Line: 1, Pedigree: 51, Works: 1, Weight: 15, Medications: 20, Weather: 10, Race Trouble: 50, Last Race: 10, Last Three Races: 15, All Races: 10, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 5,
Algo Picks – Algo 3
 
Race 1
Win:10 – Ballyvaughan Gig (7/2)
Place:5 – Disko Tribute (4/1)
Show:4 – Tigerhon (5/2)
Other contenders:6 – Golden Ale (9/2), 14 – Malibu Coast (6/1), 2 – One Smokin Dude (10/1), 3 – Bob's Blue Moon (6/1)
Rest of field:9 – Belmont Bill (10/1), 8 – Yogi Boy (6/1), 11 – Jeweled Shillelagh (20/1), 12 – Naftis (30/1), 7 – Mutt Dillin (15/1), 13 – Commander (20/1), 1 – Elegant Life (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 13-10-6-4-14-3
 
Race 2
Win:3 – Midway Lane (7/5)
Place:5 – Fausto (2/1)
Show:4 – Montana Jet (9/2)
Other contenders:2 – Attack Now (4/1), 1 – Ghostwritten (6/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-2-5-3-1
 
Race 3
Win:6 – Wildfire Princess (4/1)
Place:5 – Eva Lea (4/1)
Show:2 – Nikolina (7/2)
Other contenders:7 – A Great Shaking (8/1), 9 – Stardialed (6/1), 4 – Empress Matilda (4/1)
Rest of field:3 – Cosmo Friday (10/1), 8 – Lady Gambita (20/1), 1 – Angel Baby (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-2-3-7-5-4
 
Race 4
Win:2 – Ballyhooligan (2/1)
Place:6 – Mongolian Max (9/5)
Show:1 – Last Call Paul (9/2)
Other contenders:3 – Cupid's Crusader (6/1), 4 – Tee N Off (8/1)
Rest of field:5 – Grandisimo (6/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-6-1-4-3-5
 
Race 5
Win:6 – He's A Knockout (7/5)
Place:7 – Joker Went Wild (6/1)
Show:3 – Rollinwithpolan (5/1)
Other contenders:5 – Scatalotadingdong (7/2), 9 – Tamarando Beach (10/1), 8 – Allequin Summer (10/1)
Rest of field:1 – Trump Era (12/1), 2 – Petrakos (50/1), 4 – Original One (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-6-7-3-9-1
 
Race 6
Win:7 – Windribbon (9/5)
Place:2 – Morello (2/1)
Show:5 – Carol's Comic (7/2)
Other contenders:1 – Sunset Storm (6/1), 4 – James J. Braddock (15/1)
Rest of field:6 – Melanie's Tiger (12/1), 3 – Smarty Nose (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-2-5-1-4-6
 
Race 7
Win:6 – Lahaina Flavor (6/1)
Place:2 – Baldoro (7/2)
Show:1 – Cali Cat (4/1)
Other contenders:10 – Call Me Cory (6/1), 9 – Rastaman Vibe (8/1), 3 – Catch The Breeze (10/1)
Rest of field:7 – City Exile (5/1), 8 – Midnight Strike (12/1), 4 – Mythical Reel (15/1), 5 – Cruisin For Cali (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-1-2-9-10-3
 
Race 8
Win:5 – Nafisa (7/5)
Place:4 – Simply Joking (6/5)
Show:2 – Lemon Muffin (7/2)
Other contenders:3 – Syntax (10/1), 1 – Catalina Cocktail (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-3-2-4-5
 
Race 9
Win:7 – John Metcalfe (3/2)
Place:13 – Booked Clubhouse (4/1)
Show:8 – Practical Blame (15/1)
Other contenders:9 – Flash Of Lightning (3/1), 12 – Big Vengeance (15/1), 11 – Doing Time (8/1), 2 – Positive Times (8/1)
Rest of field:3 – Robin Olds (9/2), 4 – Throwthefirstpunch (10/1), 10 – Ottis Betts (15/1), 1 – Its The Bandit (20/1), 5 – Take Another Swing (30/1), 6 – Farmer Tom (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 13-7-12-5-8-9
 
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
A GREAT SHAKINGALLEQUIN SUMMERANGEL BABYATTACK NOWBALDORO
BALLYVAUGHAN GIGBELMONT BILLBIG VENGEANCEBOB'S BLUE MOONBOOKED CLUBHOUSE
CALL ME CORYCAROL'S COMICCATALINA COCKTAILCATCH THE BREEZECITY EXILE
COSMO FRIDAYCRUISIN FOR CALICUPID'S CRUSADERDISKO TRIBUTEDOING TIME
EMPRESS MATILDAEVA LEAFARMER TOMFAUSTOFLASH OF LIGHTNING
GOLDEN ALEGRANDISIMOHE'S A KNOCKOUTITS THE BANDITJAMES J. BRADDOCK
JOHN METCALFEJOKER WENT WILDLADY GAMBITALAHAINA FLAVORLAST CALL PAUL
MALIBU COASTMELANIE'S TIGERMIDNIGHT STRIKEMIDWAY LANEMONGOLIAN MAX
MORELLOMUTT DILLINMYTHICAL REELNAFISANAFTIS
ONE SMOKIN DUDEORIGINAL ONEOTTIS BETTSPETRAKOSPOSITIVE TIMES
RASTAMAN VIBEROBIN OLDSROLLINWITHPOLANSCATALOTADINGDONGSIMPLY JOKING
STARDIALEDSUNSET STORMSYNTAXTAKE ANOTHER SWINGTAMARANDO BEACH
THROWTHEFIRSTPUNCHTIGERHONTRUMP ERAWILDFIRE PRINCESSWINDRIBBON

 


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