Pick Pony Picks – Consensus Expert Picks for Churchill Downs, May 1, 2026.


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Consensus Expert Picks

Consensus rankings based on 6 experts. Scoring: 1st pick = 4 pts, 2nd = 3 pts, 3rd = 2 pts, 4th = 1 pt. Agreement % = share of experts that included each horse.

Race 1

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Phantom Blue (1-1)6/6100.0%24 pts
Place:7 – Episist (4-1)3/650.0%8 pts
Show:6 – Soaring High (4-1)3/650.0%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:5 – Mass (8-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 2:4 – Haywinii (20-1)2/633.3%3 pts
Alt 3:3 – Sister Jean (12-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 4:2 – Butterfly Jasmine (15-1)1/616.7%2 pts

Race 2

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:3 – Chopsticks (4-1)4/666.7%15 pts
Place:9 – Five A Side (3-1)3/650.0%8 pts
Show:6 – Anna's Promise (8-1)3/650.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:7 – Sudden Switch (4-1)3/650.0%6 pts
Alt 2:2 – Decadent (8-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 3:5 – Quantum Burst (6-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 4:1 – Amalfi Drive (6-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 5:4 – White Rocks (10-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 6:8 – Carmel Rose (30-1)1/616.7%2 pts

Race 3

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:10 – Star Actress (4-1)5/683.3%13 pts
Place:9 – Leinani (5-1)4/666.7%11 pts
Show:5 – Joyful Justice (6-1)2/633.3%7 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:11 – Feisty Red Head (20-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 2:4 – Miss Call (10-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 3:2 – Measure (6-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 4:7 – Betty's Pearl (4-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 5:1 – Making Daisys (15-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 6:6 – Maximum Offer (6-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 7:3 – Krissys Star (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:8 – Ur Desire (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 4

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Hedge Book (4-1)5/683.3%20 pts
Place:9 – Lexi V. (15-1)3/650.0%8 pts
Show:8 – Serena's Surprise (12-1)3/650.0%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:3 – Battis Grove (10-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 2:12 – Zengraya (15-1)2/633.3%3 pts
Alt 3:6 – Passerine (8-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 4:4 – Couplet (6-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 5:5 – Gerber Daisy (15-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 6:7 – Bella Ella (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:13 – Tramuntana (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:10 – Rose Of San Antone (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 9:2 – Power To Glory (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 10:11 – Tammy's Kiss (4-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 5

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:10 – Prepped (3-1)3/650.0%11 pts
Place:1 – Bridgesong (8-1)3/650.0%7 pts
Show:6 – Executive (4-1)3/650.0%7 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:11 – Royal Guard (5-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 2:8 – War And Majesty (8-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 3:5 – Flick (10-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 4:9 – Cash Bonus (15-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 5:16 – Wembley Avenue (15-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 6:2 – Clark's Corner (12-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 7:3 – Grande Sorpreso (30-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 8:14 – Drop Shot (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 9:4 – Powell River (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 10:15 – Apollo's Glory (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 11:7 – Culture War (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 12:13 – Timayyyy (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 13:12 – Hill Country (50-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 6

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:12 – French Blue (4-1)4/666.7%12 pts
Place:1 – Where Luck Lives (6-1)4/666.7%11 pts
Show:3 – Nimah (8-1)4/666.7%10 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:6 – Carmel Coast (3-1)3/650.0%8 pts
Alt 2:5 – Paige Turner (4-1)2/633.3%7 pts
Alt 3:2 – Camila Catalina (20-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 4:9 – Steer Clear (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 5:11 – Our Two Girls (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:13 – Blue Flame Six (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:8 – Essential Coffee (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:15 – Don't Do It Lucy (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 9:10 – Getting Closer (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 10:7 – Kayla's Komet (50-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 11:4 – Color Comin' In (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 12:14 – Heaven's Bolt (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 7

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:6 – Shisospicy (2-1)6/6100.0%20 pts
Place:5 – Queen Maxima (4-1)5/683.3%17 pts
Show:7 – Haulin Ice (6-1)3/650.0%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:1 – Mae Town (20-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 2:8 – Moon Spun (4-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 3:3 – Time To Dazzle (15-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 4:4 – Creed's Gold (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 5:9 – Shoot It True (6-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:2 – Buttercream Babe (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 8

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:9 – On Time Girl (2-1)4/666.7%14 pts
Place:8 – Goodall (3-1)4/666.7%12 pts
Show:6 – Sippin Pretty (8-1)3/650.0%7 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:4 – Paradise (15-1)3/650.0%7 pts
Alt 2:7 – Luv Your Neighbor (6-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 3:3 – River Wind (4-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 4:5 – Solemn Vow (20-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 5:2 – French Friction (6-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:1 – Front Runnin (50-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 9

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:2 – Baeza (2-1)5/683.3%15 pts
Place:7 – Skippylongstocking (4-1)4/666.7%11 pts
Show:3 – Grande (8-1)3/650.0%9 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:9 – Disruptor (6-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 2:1 – Navajo Warrior (20-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 3:4 – Tappan Street (4-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 4:5 – East Avenue (12-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 5:8 – Corporate Power (10-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 6:6 – Nu What's New (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 10

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:6 – Gezora (1-1)6/6100.0%21 pts
Place:3 – Whiskey Decision (4-1)4/666.7%12 pts
Show:5 – Kathynmarissa (8-1)3/650.0%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:7 – Dona Clota (20-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 2:2 – Proctor Street (6-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 3:8 – Pin Up Betty (10-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 4:1 – Ramsey Pond (30-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 5:4 – Stylish Sue (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:10 – Queens Command (50-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:9 – Adrasteia (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 11

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:9 – Fully Subscribed (4-1)6/6100.0%19 pts
Place:2 – Scalable (8-1)4/666.7%15 pts
Show:5 – Shred The Gnar (3-1)3/650.0%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:3 – Nerazurri (20-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 2:7 – Chasten (6-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 3:8 – Dry Powder (12-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 4:1 – Bless The Broken (4-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 5:10 – Snowyte (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:11 – Drexel Hill (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:4 – Miss Justify (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:6 – Take Charge Omaha (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 12

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:3 – Imaginationthelady (4-1)5/683.3%19 pts
Place:5 – Just Aloof (8-1)4/666.7%12 pts
Show:11 – Time To Dream (5-1)3/650.0%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:8 – Lion Lake (8-1)2/633.3%3 pts
Alt 2:1 – Storm's Wake (6-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 3:14 – To A Flame (20-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 4:6 – Tam Tam (15-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 5:9 – Dandona (6-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 6:13 – Indigo Woods (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:2 – Connect The Stars (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:4 – Lorelei Lee (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 9:12 – Taken By The Wind (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 10:10 – Bohemian (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 13

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Explora (6-1)4/666.7%15 pts
Place:5 – Meaning (5-1)3/650.0%10 pts
Show:2 – Zany (4-1)3/650.0%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:4 – Counting Stars (8-1)2/633.3%7 pts
Alt 2:8 – Bottle Of Rouge (15-1)2/633.3%6 pts
Alt 3:12 – Bella Ballerina (12-1)2/633.3%3 pts
Alt 4:11 – Percy's Bar (6-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 5:10 – Prom Queen (8-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 6:7 – Dazzling Dame (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:14 – Brooklyn Blonde (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:13 – Pashmina (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 9:6 – My Miss Mo (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 10:9 – Always A Runner (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 11:3 – Search Party (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 12:16 – Nycon (50-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 13:15 – Lovely Grey (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 14:17 – Resist (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts

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