Pick Pony Picks – Consensus Expert Picks for Churchill Downs, May 2, 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:11 – Powershift (3-1)6/6100.0%18 pts
Place:9 – Winston Ave (4-1)5/683.3%13 pts
Show:3 – Silent Way (4-1)4/666.7%14 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:6 – Cromwell (6-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 2:8 – Bourbon Dream (5-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 3:4 – Ingleborough (20-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 4:2 – Stakeholder (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 5:1 – Bhatia (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:5 – Get Them Roses (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:7 – Time To Strike (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:10 – Midnight Playboy (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 2

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:8 – Taptastic (3-1)6/6100.0%23 pts
Place:4 – Memory (4-1)4/666.7%10 pts
Show:9 – Our Moneyman (6-1)2/633.3%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – Sovereign Law (8-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 2:1 – Out Of The Woods (6-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 3:11 – Lincoln's Law (10-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 4:7 – Very Connected (12-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 5:12 – Spirit Of Royal (30-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 6:3 – Steel (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:6 – Make My Day (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:10 – J J Grey (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 9:5 – Seal Bay (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 3

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:5 – John Hancock (6-1)4/666.7%13 pts
Place:6 – Who Dey (4-1)3/650.0%9 pts
Show:12 – Praetor (3-1)3/650.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:10 – Vibe (6-1)2/633.3%7 pts
Alt 2:2 – Vamos Carlitos (15-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 3:4 – Comport (15-1)2/633.3%3 pts
Alt 4:3 – Special Caliber (30-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 5:9 – Keewaydin (8-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 6:14 – Bullard (12-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:8 – Racing Driver (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:13 – Attache (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 9:1 – Arro Smash (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 10:11 – Aleman (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 11:7 – Mitochondria (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 4

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:5 – Splendora (2-1)6/6100.0%18 pts
Place:4 – Ways And Means (2-1)5/683.3%15 pts
Show:6 – R Disaster (6-1)3/650.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – Haulin Ice (4-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 2:1 – Usha (4-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 3:3 – Autumn Evening (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 5

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:3 – My Boy Prince (2-1)6/6100.0%21 pts
Place:7 – Yellow Card (4-1)5/683.3%13 pts
Show:9 – Litigation (3-1)3/650.0%9 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:1 – Wendelssohn (15-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 2:5 – Possiblemente (10-1)2/633.3%3 pts
Alt 3:10 – Joe Shiesty (6-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 4:6 – Its Bourbon Thirty (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 5:8 – Mondogetsbuckets (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:2 – Bear River (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:4 – Full Disclosure (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 6

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:2 – Dragoon Guard (3-1)5/683.3%20 pts
Place:6 – Tour Player (4-1)4/666.7%11 pts
Show:4 – Be You (4-1)4/666.7%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:10 – Capital Idea (5-1)3/650.0%9 pts
Alt 2:1 – Brotha Keny (15-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 3:11 – Moonlight (8-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 4:7 – Will Take It (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 5:9 – Scotland (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:5 – Prince Of Power (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:3 – Banjo Chris (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:8 – Bernin Hot (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 7

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:3 – Portfolio Duration (4-1)5/683.3%19 pts
Place:2 – Sweet Rebecca (2-1)5/683.3%11 pts
Show:8 – Pin Up Betty (4-1)3/650.0%9 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:5 – Classic Q (6-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 2:1 – Italian Soiree (10-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 3:7 – Movin' On Up (12-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 4:9 – Maggie Go (8-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 5:4 – Temptable (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:6 – Vina Arana (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 8

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Englishman (3-1)5/683.3%14 pts
Place:6 – Crude Velocity (2-1)3/650.0%9 pts
Show:2 – Trouble Calling (5-1)3/650.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:8 – Creole Chrome (8-1)2/633.3%6 pts
Alt 2:5 – Stop The Car (20-1)2/633.3%2 pts
Alt 3:7 – Crown The Buckeye (6-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 4:11 – One More Freud (15-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 5:4 – Secured Freedom (20-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 6:9 – Lockstocknpharoah (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:12 – Baytown Dreamer (50-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:3 – Work (50-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 9

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:4 – Stark Contrast (4-1)6/6100.0%19 pts
Place:12 – Remember Mamba (4-1)4/666.7%12 pts
Show:8 – Greenwich Village (6-1)3/650.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:7 – Alpyland (8-1)2/633.3%6 pts
Alt 2:5 – Blackout Time (10-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 3:14 – Final Score (8-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 4:6 – Black Hornet (20-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 5:10 – Vasy (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:9 – Honey Dutch (12-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:13 – Thousandsticks (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:2 – Let's Be Frank (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 9:1 – Street Beast (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 10:3 – Blinging It Back (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 11:11 – Steel Imperium (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 10

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:6 – Knightsbridge (2-1)5/683.3%17 pts
Place:2 – Cornucopian (4-1)4/666.7%11 pts
Show:1 – Disco Time (6-1)3/650.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:7 – Imagination (6-1)2/633.3%6 pts
Alt 2:8 – T O Elvis (30-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 3:11 – Point Dume (15-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 4:4 – Hall Of Fame (20-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 5:5 – Disruptor (8-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 6:9 – Crazy Mason (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:3 – Macho Music (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:10 – Banishing (12-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 11

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:6 – Rhetorical (2-1)5/683.3%17 pts
Place:4 – Program Trading (4-1)4/666.7%12 pts
Show:9 – Test Score (4-1)4/666.7%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:1 – Corruption (15-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 2:3 – Asbury Park (8-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 3:2 – Dashman (20-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 4:7 – Gold Phoenix (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 5:5 – Mercante (12-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:8 – Astronomer (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:10 – Make Me King (6-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 12

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Renegade (4-1)4/580.0%12 pts
Place:18 – Further Ado (6-1)3/560.0%9 pts
Show:6 – Commandment (6-1)2/540.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:20 – Fulleffort (20-1)1/520.0%3 pts
Alt 2:10 – Wonder Dean (30-1)1/520.0%3 pts
Alt 3:14 – Potente (20-1)1/520.0%2 pts
Alt 4:15 – Emerging Market (15-1)1/520.0%2 pts
Alt 5:17 – Six Speed (50-1)1/520.0%1 pts
Alt 6:8 – So Happy (15-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 7:12 – Chief Wallabee (8-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 8:13 – Silent Tactic (20-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 9:19 – Golden Tempo (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 10:4 – Litmus Test (50-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 11:3 – Intrepido (50-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 12:16 – Pavlovian (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 13:9 – The Puma (10-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 14:23 – Robusta (50-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 15:21 – Great White (50-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 16:11 – Incredibolt (20-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 17:22 – Ocelli (50-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 18:2 – Albus (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 19:5 – Right To Party (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 20:24 – Corona De Oro (50-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 21:7 – Danon Bourbon (20-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 13

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:8 – Gilded Bandit (3-1)5/5100.0%15 pts
Place:10 – Buetane (2-1)3/560.0%12 pts
Show:11 – Noble Affair (4-1)3/560.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:1 – Small Town (8-1)2/540.0%4 pts
Alt 2:6 – Cruisin Chuck (15-1)1/520.0%1 pts
Alt 3:5 – Hulkamania (8-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 4:9 – Thunder Buck (15-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 5:2 – Heartily (12-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 6:4 – Ring Curl (15-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 7:7 – Sav'n Money (20-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 8:3 – Red Lad (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 14

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:6 – Prize Pick (12-1)3/560.0%12 pts
Place:9 – Big Jake (8-1)3/560.0%10 pts
Show:8 – Find No Fault (4-1)3/560.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:3 – Interrogator (6-1)1/520.0%3 pts
Alt 2:11 – Great Moment (12-1)1/520.0%3 pts
Alt 3:14 – Brave Pilot (8-1)1/520.0%2 pts
Alt 4:10 – Chianti Town (20-1)1/520.0%1 pts
Alt 5:7 – Act Of Parliament (6-1)1/520.0%1 pts
Alt 6:13 – Noble Anthem (20-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 7:2 – Bestball (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 8:12 – Big Braciole (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 9:1 – Boylston (10-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 10:4 – Sleeping Warrior (15-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 11:5 – Don's Winner (8-1)0/50.0%0 pts

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