AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Kentucky Downs August 31, 2025

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

 
Race 1
Win: 10 – Authentic Angel (20/1)
Place: 4 – Greatest (4/1)
Show: 12 – Shidoni (15/1)
Other contenders: 13 – My Secret Dreams (15/1), 1 – Imminent Risk (3/1)🥉, 7 – Corbet’S Crush (9/2), 2 – Authentic Charm (15/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 10 – Spy (50/1)
Place: 6 – Crystal Hill (6/1)🥉
Show: 7 – Rule Seventy Six (10/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Abuelo (5/1), 11 – Abbi Fede (15/1), 8 – Pacific (20/1), 9 – Kicking Clear (12/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 15 – Out Of Deductions (6/1)
Place: 13 – Alder (12/1)
Show: 4 – Quatrocento (5/2)🥇
Other contenders: 6 – Theismann (20/1), 10 – Unload (8/1), 3 – Aspenite (6/1), 8 – The Process (8/1), 2 – In A Jam (30/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 2 – Theravada (15/1)
Place: 1 – One Front War (7/2)
Show: 14 – Maclean’S Lullaby (15/1)
Other contenders: 16 – Dashin’ Diva (20/1), 12 – Auntie (10/1)🥈, 11 – Tickin Time Blonde (20/1)🥇, 8 – Hi’Iaka (15/1), 7 – Risky Wave (9/2)
 
Race 5
Win: 13 – Common Defense (3/1)
Place: 11 – Write Off Jerry (3/1)
Show: 2 – Kulapat (10/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Salted Carmel (4/1), 10 – Warlander (10/1)🥈, 3 – Tracking Error (9/2), 16 – Culpa (15/1), 7 – Good Bali (15/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 16 – Barstool (20/1)
Place: 1 – Password (9/2)🥇
Show: 8 – Props (15/1)
Other contenders: 12 – Western Warrior (20/1), 3 – Risk (7/2), 2 – Irish Law (4/1)🥈, 10 – Khetam (12/1), 11 – Very Connected (15/1)🥉
 
Race 7
Win: 5 – That’S Right (8/1)
Place: 1 – Mo Stash (8/1)
Show: 11 – Let My People Go (9/2)
Other contenders: 8 – Run Curtis Run (7/2), 9 – Lofty Adjudicator (20/1), 13 – Double Clutch (12/1), 12 – High Front (10/1)🥈
 
Race 8
Win: 1 – Wine Party (20/1)
Place: 2 – Beach Ballad (8/5)🥉
Show: 3 – Mi Diamante (30/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Together Again (20/1), 5 – My Stubborn Lassie (15/1)🥇, 6 – Queen Juno (10/1), 7 – Turner’S Charm (8/1)🥈, 8 – Mokuren (12/1)
 
Race 9
Win: 8 – Obliteration (7/2)🥈
Place: 1 – Zeus’S Echo (8/1)
Show: 3 – Win N Juice (12/1)
Other contenders: 10 – Trendsetter (20/1), 7 – Longshoreman (9/2), 4 – Lawyer Mason (15/1)
 
Race 10
Win: 8 – Genius Jimmy (15/1)
Place: 2 – Prince Of Power (20/1)
Show: 3 – Astronomer (15/1)
Other contenders: 10 – Funtastic Again (6/1), 11 – Mountain Bear (4/1)🥉, 14 – St Anthony (20/1), 7 – Chasing The Crown (5/2)🥇
 
Race 11
Win: 5 – Red Beretta (20/1)🥈
Place: 6 – Meringue (3/1)🥇
Show: 8 – Back Ring Buzz (8/1)
Other contenders: 10 – I’Ve Got The Honey (10/1), 4 – Chambourcin (30/1), 9 – Oscar’S Encore (4/1)
 
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: 10 – Authentic Angel (20/1)
Place: 4 – Greatest (4/1)
Show: 13 – My Secret Dreams (15/1)
Other contenders: 12 – Shidoni (15/1), 1 – Imminent Risk (3/1), 7 – Corbet’S Crush (9/2), 2 – Authentic Charm (15/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 10 – Spy (50/1)
Place: 1 – Abuelo (5/1)
Show: 6 – Crystal Hill (6/1)
Other contenders: 11 – Abbi Fede (15/1), 8 – Pacific (20/1), 7 – Rule Seventy Six (10/1), 9 – Kicking Clear (12/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 4 – Quatrocento (5/2)
Place: 15 – Out Of Deductions (6/1)
Show: 13 – Alder (12/1)
Other contenders: 6 – Theismann (20/1), 10 – Unload (8/1), 3 – Aspenite (6/1), 8 – The Process (8/1), 11 – Degree Of Risk (6/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 2 – Theravada (15/1)
Place: 1 – One Front War (7/2)
Show: 14 – Maclean’S Lullaby (15/1)
Other contenders: 11 – Tickin Time Blonde (20/1), 12 – Auntie (10/1), 16 – Dashin’ Diva (20/1), 8 – Hi’Iaka (15/1), 7 – Risky Wave (9/2)
 
Race 5
Win: 13 – Common Defense (3/1)
Place: 11 – Write Off Jerry (3/1)
Show: 10 – Warlander (10/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Tracking Error (9/2), 1 – Salted Carmel (4/1), 2 – Kulapat (10/1), 16 – Culpa (15/1), 7 – Good Bali (15/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 1 – Password (9/2)
Place: 16 – Barstool (20/1)
Show: 8 – Props (15/1)
Other contenders: 12 – Western Warrior (20/1), 3 – Risk (7/2), 2 – Irish Law (4/1), 10 – Khetam (12/1), 11 – Very Connected (15/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 5 – That’S Right (8/1)
Place: 1 – Mo Stash (8/1)
Show: 11 – Let My People Go (9/2)
Other contenders: 8 – Run Curtis Run (7/2), 9 – Lofty Adjudicator (20/1), 13 – Double Clutch (12/1), 10 – Banjo Chris (20/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 1 – Wine Party (20/1)
Place: 2 – Beach Ballad (8/5)
Show: 3 – Mi Diamante (30/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Together Again (20/1), 5 – My Stubborn Lassie (15/1), 6 – Queen Juno (10/1), 7 – Turner’S Charm (8/1), 8 – Mokuren (12/1)
 
Race 9
Win: 8 – Obliteration (7/2)
Place: 1 – Zeus’S Echo (8/1)
Show: 3 – Win N Juice (12/1)
Other contenders: 10 – Trendsetter (20/1), 7 – Longshoreman (9/2), 4 – Lawyer Mason (15/1)
 
Race 10
Win: 8 – Genius Jimmy (15/1)
Place: 2 – Prince Of Power (20/1)
Show: 3 – Astronomer (15/1)
Other contenders: 10 – Funtastic Again (6/1), 11 – Mountain Bear (4/1), 14 – St Anthony (20/1), 13 – Emmanuel (8/1)
 
Race 11
Win: 5 – Red Beretta (20/1)
Place: 6 – Meringue (3/1)
Show: 8 – Back Ring Buzz (8/1)
Other contenders: 10 – I’Ve Got The Honey (10/1), 4 – Chambourcin (30/1), 9 – Oscar’S Encore (4/1)
 
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,

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

 
Race 1
Win: 10 – Authentic Angel (20/1)
Place: 13 – My Secret Dreams (15/1)
Show: 4 – Greatest (4/1)
Other contenders: 12 – Shidoni (15/1), 1 – Imminent Risk (3/1), 7 – Corbet’S Crush (9/2), 2 – Authentic Charm (15/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 10 – Spy (50/1)
Place: 1 – Abuelo (5/1)
Show: 6 – Crystal Hill (6/1)
Other contenders: 11 – Abbi Fede (15/1), 8 – Pacific (20/1), 9 – Kicking Clear (12/1), 5 – Orator (7/2)
 
Race 3
Win: 4 – Quatrocento (5/2)
Place: 15 – Out Of Deductions (6/1)
Show: 13 – Alder (12/1)
Other contenders: 6 – Theismann (20/1), 10 – Unload (8/1), 3 – Aspenite (6/1), 8 – The Process (8/1), 11 – Degree Of Risk (6/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 1 – One Front War (7/2)
Place: 2 – Theravada (15/1)
Show: 11 – Tickin Time Blonde (20/1)
Other contenders: 12 – Auntie (10/1), 14 – Maclean’S Lullaby (15/1), 16 – Dashin’ Diva (20/1), 8 – Hi’Iaka (15/1), 3 – Merry Madison (10/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 13 – Common Defense (3/1)
Place: 11 – Write Off Jerry (3/1)
Show: 10 – Warlander (10/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Tracking Error (9/2), 2 – Kulapat (10/1), 1 – Salted Carmel (4/1), 16 – Culpa (15/1), 7 – Good Bali (15/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 16 – Barstool (20/1)
Place: 1 – Password (9/2)
Show: 8 – Props (15/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Risk (7/2), 12 – Western Warrior (20/1), 2 – Irish Law (4/1), 10 – Khetam (12/1), 11 – Very Connected (15/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 5 – That’S Right (8/1)
Place: 1 – Mo Stash (8/1)
Show: 11 – Let My People Go (9/2)
Other contenders: 8 – Run Curtis Run (7/2), 9 – Lofty Adjudicator (20/1), 13 – Double Clutch (12/1), 4 – Dunedin (15/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 1 – Wine Party (20/1)
Place: 2 – Beach Ballad (8/5)
Show: 3 – Mi Diamante (30/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Together Again (20/1), 5 – My Stubborn Lassie (15/1), 6 – Queen Juno (10/1), 7 – Turner’S Charm (8/1), 8 – Mokuren (12/1)
 
Race 9
Win: 8 – Obliteration (7/2)
Place: 1 – Zeus’S Echo (8/1)
Show: 3 – Win N Juice (12/1)
Other contenders: 10 – Trendsetter (20/1), 4 – Lawyer Mason (15/1), 7 – Longshoreman (9/2)
 
Race 10
Win: 2 – Prince Of Power (20/1)
Place: 8 – Genius Jimmy (15/1)
Show: 3 – Astronomer (15/1)
Other contenders: 10 – Funtastic Again (6/1), 14 – St Anthony (20/1), 11 – Mountain Bear (4/1), 13 – Emmanuel (8/1)
 
Race 11
Win: 5 – Red Beretta (20/1)
Place: 6 – Meringue (3/1)
Show: 8 – Back Ring Buzz (8/1)
Other contenders: 10 – I’Ve Got The Honey (10/1), 9 – Oscar’S Encore (4/1), 7 – Soloist (5/1)
 
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

ABBI FEDE ABUELO ACCREDIT ALDER ASPENITE
AUNTIE AUTHENTIC ANGEL AUTHENTIC CHARM AXTHELM AZIZAM
BAL A KAZOO BANJO CHRIS BARRICADE BARSTOOL BEACH BALLAD
BOY BOY BROADWAY MUSICAL CAPRICHOSAINFRONT CHAMBOURCIN CHASING THE CROWN
COMMON DEFENSE CORBET’S CRUSH CRYSTAL HILL CULPA DASHIN’ DIVA
DHABAB DIABLO SHIRAZ DOUBLE CLUTCH DUNEDIN EENYMEANYMIGHTYMO
ELKO COUNTY EMMANUEL EVA READY FIGHT THE POWER FLORENTINE LADY
FUNTASTIC AGAIN GASLIGHT DANCER GENIUS JIMMY GIGANTE GLAZIN’ FURY
GRAND ASPEN GREAT KERRY LEE GREATEST HARDTOBLAME HI’IAKA
I’M A LITTLE CRAZY I’VE GOT THE HONEY ICE SHOT IMMINENT RISK IN A JAM
ISLAND GIRL JOHNNY’S RED STORM JUST JULES KHETAM KICKING CLEAR
LADY NVIDA LAMBETH LAWYER MASON LET MY PEOPLE GO LEVERAGE
LONGSHOREMAN LORENZ LOVE A LITTLE MO LOVELIEST MACLEAN’S LULLABY
MENKAURE MERINGUE MERRY MADISON MI DIAMANTE MICKEY SHILLELAGH
MOKUREN MOONLIGHT MOUNTAIN BEAR MOUNTAIN HIGH MY SECRET DREAMS
NAME IT NEW NATION NOISES OFF NONCONSECUTIVETRMS OBLITERATION
ORATOR OSCAR SEASON OSCAR’S ENCORE OUT OF DEDUCTIONS PACIFIC
PRETTY TAPIT PRINCE OF POWER PROPS QUATROCENTO QUEEN DANCING
QUEREME PASS RED BERETTA RISK RISKY WAVE ROSE ROOM
RUN CURTIS RUN SALTED CARMEL SHERLOCK’S JEWEL SHIDONI SLIDE AWAY
SOLOIST SONIC SASS SPIRIT PRINCE SPY ST ANTHONY
TELECASTER THAT’S RIGHT THE HIDDEN CHAMBER THE JACKAL THE PROCESS
THERAVADA TICKIN TIME BLONDE TIMESTREAM TO A FLAME TOGETHER AGAIN
TRENDSETTER TURNER’S CHARM TWILIGHT DELIGHT UNLOAD VERY CONNECTED
VINTAGE YEAR WARLANDER WELLA WESTERN WARRIOR WIN N JUICE
WRITE OFF JERRY ZEUS’S ECHO

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