AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Colonial Downs September 1, 2025

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AI Algorithm Picks

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Algorithm 1 (Stronger influence on proprietary AI and overall pace)

 
Race 1
Win: 1 – Boost (7/2)
Place: 2 – Wickedwithbourbon (1/1)🥇
Show: 3 – Glancing My Way (5/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Felix’S Flower (15/1)🥉, 5 – Only Maria (8/1)🥈
 
Race 2
Win: 4 – Curahee (6/1)
Place: 1 – Ce La Vi Charli (15/1)
Show: 6 – Deadpan (12/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Mr Flowers (2/1)🥈, 5 – Quizler (7/2)🥉
 
Race 3
Win: 5 – Chublin (9/2)🥈
Place: 6 – Cameo (8/5)🥇
Show: 2 – Lost River (7/2)
Other contenders: 1 – Cajun Expectation (5/1), 4 – Bugged Out (3/1)🥉
 
Race 4
Win: 1 – Supreme Good (2/1)
Place: 7 – Richeztoo (10/1)
Show: 6 – Eleos (12/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Grace Met Cupid (30/1)🥉, 4 – Bala De Plata (5/2)🥈, 8 – Saratoga Slack (6/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 3 – Mila’S Wish (12/1)
Place: 8 – Elon (5/1)
Show: 2 – El Tinmarin (4/1)🥈
Other contenders: 9 – Takethefifth (10/1), 7 – War Humor (6/1), 4 – Captain Eddie (8/1)🥇
 
Race 6
Win: 1 – Call Me Penny (12/1)
Place: 3 – Diane Lee (5/2)🥇
Show: 5 – Carolina Sun (10/1)🥈
Other contenders: 8 – Granuaile (4/1), 7 – Steam Knot (20/1), 9 – Set Ablaze (12/1)🥉
 
Race 7
Win: 9 – Themanupfront (8/1)
Place: 2 – Twirling Troillet (12/1)
Show: 8 – Lazlo (9/2)🥉
Other contenders: 5 – Naptown (3/1)🥇, 3 – Pajaro (8/1), 7 – Quokka (5/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 2 – Sophie’S Cruiser (7/2)🥈
Place: 3 – Sharmin (20/1)
Show: 1 – Precious Medley (5/1)
Other contenders: 9 – Miss Authentic (3/1)🥉, 6 – Hale Bop (6/1), 10 – Lipan Law (20/1), 5 – Mainstream Sellout (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: 50, 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: 700,

Algorithm 2 (Stronger influence on speed, overall pace, trainer, with moderate influence from proprietary AI)

 
Race 1
Win: 1 – Boost (7/2)
Place: 2 – Wickedwithbourbon (1/1)
Show: 3 – Glancing My Way (5/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Felix’S Flower (15/1), 5 – Only Maria (8/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 4 – Curahee (6/1)
Place: 1 – Ce La Vi Charli (15/1)
Show: 5 – Quizler (7/2)
Other contenders: 6 – Deadpan (12/1), 2 – Mr Flowers (2/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 5 – Chublin (9/2)
Place: 6 – Cameo (8/5)
Show: 2 – Lost River (7/2)
Other contenders: 1 – Cajun Expectation (5/1), 4 – Bugged Out (3/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 1 – Supreme Good (2/1)
Place: 7 – Richeztoo (10/1)
Show: 6 – Eleos (12/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Grace Met Cupid (30/1), 4 – Bala De Plata (5/2), 2 – Black Volt (6/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 3 – Mila’S Wish (12/1)
Place: 8 – Elon (5/1)
Show: 2 – El Tinmarin (4/1)
Other contenders: 9 – Takethefifth (10/1), 4 – Captain Eddie (8/1), 7 – War Humor (6/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 3 – Diane Lee (5/2)
Place: 5 – Carolina Sun (10/1)
Show: 1 – Call Me Penny (12/1)
Other contenders: 8 – Granuaile (4/1), 7 – Steam Knot (20/1), 9 – Set Ablaze (12/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 9 – Themanupfront (8/1)
Place: 2 – Twirling Troillet (12/1)
Show: 5 – Naptown (3/1)
Other contenders: 8 – Lazlo (9/2), 7 – Quokka (5/1), 4 – Primed To Go (6/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 2 – Sophie’S Cruiser (7/2)
Place: 1 – Precious Medley (5/1)
Show: 9 – Miss Authentic (3/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Sharmin (20/1), 6 – Hale Bop (6/1), 10 – Lipan Law (20/1), 8 – Amie’S Symphony (9/2)
 
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,

Algorithm 3 (Stronger influence on pace, track bias, trainer)

 
Race 1
Win: 1 – Boost (7/2)
Place: 2 – Wickedwithbourbon (1/1)
Show: 3 – Glancing My Way (5/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Felix’S Flower (15/1), 5 – Only Maria (8/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 4 – Curahee (6/1)
Place: 1 – Ce La Vi Charli (15/1)
Show: 6 – Deadpan (12/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Mr Flowers (2/1), 5 – Quizler (7/2)
 
Race 3
Win: 6 – Cameo (8/5)
Place: 2 – Lost River (7/2)
Show: 5 – Chublin (9/2)
Other contenders: 1 – Cajun Expectation (5/1), 4 – Bugged Out (3/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 1 – Supreme Good (2/1)
Place: 7 – Richeztoo (10/1)
Show: 6 – Eleos (12/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Grace Met Cupid (30/1), 5 – Feisty Notion (5/1), 2 – Black Volt (6/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 2 – El Tinmarin (4/1)
Place: 3 – Mila’S Wish (12/1)
Show: 8 – Elon (5/1)
Other contenders: 9 – Takethefifth (10/1), 4 – Captain Eddie (8/1), 1 – Jus Too Fly (9/5)
 
Race 6
Win: 3 – Diane Lee (5/2)
Place: 5 – Carolina Sun (10/1)
Show: 8 – Granuaile (4/1)
Other contenders: 7 – Steam Knot (20/1), 9 – Set Ablaze (12/1), 1 – Call Me Penny (12/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 9 – Themanupfront (8/1)
Place: 8 – Lazlo (9/2)
Show: 5 – Naptown (3/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Twirling Troillet (12/1), 4 – Primed To Go (6/1), 7 – Quokka (5/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 2 – Sophie’S Cruiser (7/2)
Place: 1 – Precious Medley (5/1)
Show: 3 – Sharmin (20/1)
Other contenders: 9 – Miss Authentic (3/1), 6 – Hale Bop (6/1), 10 – Lipan Law (20/1), 5 – Mainstream Sellout (10/1)
 
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,

Race Entries

AMIE’S SYMPHONY BALA DE PLATA BLACK VOLT BOOST BUGGED OUT
CALL ME PENNY CAMEO CAN GROUP CAPTAIN EDDIE CAROLINA SUN
CHUBLIN CURAHEE DEAD SEXY DEADPAN DIANE LEE
DREAM LEADER EL TINMARIN ELEOS ELON FEISTY NOTION
GAS ALLEY GLANCING MY WAY GOOD ACCELEBRATE GRACE MET CUPID GRANUAILE
HEAVEN’S PROMISE JUS TOO FLY LAZLO LIPAN LAW LOST RIVER
MAINSTREAM SELLOUT MILA’S WISH MISS AUTHENTIC MISS SERAFINA MISSY’S MAP
NAPTOWN OISHI ONLY MARIA PAJARO PRECIOUS MEDLEY
QUIZLER QUOKKA RESPECT THE LAW RICHEZTOO ROBERT’S MOON
SARATOGA SLACK SET ABLAZE SHARMIN SOPHIE’S CRUISER STEAM KNOT
TAKETHEFIFTH THEMANUPFRONT TWIRLING TROILLET WAR HUMOR WICKEDWITHBOURBON

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