Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Santa Anita Park, May 8, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1
Win:1 – Moon (6/1)
Place:2 – Sir Davis (2/1)
Show:3 – Father Ted (6/5)
Other contenders:4 – Pecos River (3/1), 5 – Agides (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5
🎯 Longshots: 3-5-4-2-1
 
Race 2
Win:5 – Code Duello (1/1)
Place:1 – Enterdadragon (5/2)
Show:2 – Wizard Of Westwood (3/1)
Other contenders:4 – Uncle Happy (6/1), 3 – Caribbean King (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-5-2-4-3
🎯 Longshots: 5-2-1-3-4
 
Race 3
Win:5 – Princess Daddy (20/1)
Place:7 – Toulouse Detrac (9/2)
Show:1 – Headstrong Ways (8/5)
Other contenders:6 – Aloha Dreamin (2/1), 3 – Neezer Dalton (7/2)
Rest of field:2 – Tupelo (20/1), 4 – Lena Lindgard (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-7-6-3-1-2
🎯 Longshots: 6-7-1-3-4-5-2
 
Race 4
Win:2 – Bear's Board (8/5)
Place:6 – Motet (7/2)
Show:1 – Eighties (9/2)
Other contenders:3 – Infinity Dream (5/2), 5 – Anywaythewindblows (9/2)
Rest of field:4 – Mia Forza (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-2-5-1-4-6
🎯 Longshots: 2-6-1-3-5-4
 
Race 5
Win:1 – Stay Bossy (8/1)
Place:2 – Sentient Soon (5/2)
Show:3 – Buena Vida (2/1)
Other contenders:4 – Endless Smoke (6/1), 5 – Shemakesmemad (6/1), 6 – Stay My Girl (20/1)
Rest of field:7 – Lahar (5/1), 8 – Poki Loki (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 2-3-1-7-5-6-4-8
 
Race 6
Win:5 – Start The Ride (6/5)
Place:2 – Uecker (2/1)
Show:3 – Allequin Summer (4/1)
Other contenders:4 – Southern Melodee (9/2), 1 – Beeblebrox (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-5-3-4-1
🎯 Longshots: 5-2-4-1-3
 
Race 7
Win:4 – Bitter Truth (1/1)
Place:7 – Gogotiz (2/1)
Show:5 – Danzig Til Dawn (6/1)
Other contenders:2 – Despite (15/1), 6 – Southern Riff (12/1), 8 – Sky At Sunrise (12/1)
Rest of field:3 – Kambree's Flyer (30/1), 1 – Little Originaire (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-4-7-2-6-8
🎯 Longshots: 4-7-5-8-6-2-1-3
 
Race 8
Win:7 – Jennys Wine Girl (1/1)
Place:11 – Baby Needs Shoes (4/1)
Show:8 – Blame It On Abby (5/2)
Other contenders:5 – Butterfly Beach (5/1), 10 – Up For The Hunt (8/1), 9 – Tina's Princess (30/1), 12 – Magic Carpet Ride (12/1)
Rest of field:2 – Chef Kate (10/1), 6 – Isle Of Angels (8/1), 1 – Amor Secreto (20/1), 3 – Atina Liz (30/1), 4 – Thriving Autism (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-5-10-11-7-12
🎯 Longshots: 7-11-12-10-8-6-5-2-4-9-1-3
 
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,
Algo Picks – Algo 2
 
Race 1
Win:1 – Moon (6/1)
Place:2 – Sir Davis (2/1)
Show:3 – Father Ted (6/5)
Other contenders:4 – Pecos River (3/1), 5 – Agides (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5
🎯 Longshots: 3-5-4-2-1
 
Race 2
Win:5 – Code Duello (1/1)
Place:2 – Wizard Of Westwood (3/1)
Show:1 – Enterdadragon (5/2)
Other contenders:4 – Uncle Happy (6/1), 3 – Caribbean King (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-5-2-4-3
🎯 Longshots: 5-2-1-3-4
 
Race 3
Win:6 – Aloha Dreamin (2/1)
Place:7 – Toulouse Detrac (9/2)
Show:1 – Headstrong Ways (8/5)
Other contenders:3 – Neezer Dalton (7/2), 2 – Tupelo (20/1)
Rest of field:5 – Princess Daddy (20/1), 4 – Lena Lindgard (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-7-3-1-5-2
🎯 Longshots: 6-7-1-3-4-5-2
 
Race 4
Win:6 – Motet (7/2)
Place:2 – Bear's Board (8/5)
Show:1 – Eighties (9/2)
Other contenders:5 – Anywaythewindblows (9/2), 3 – Infinity Dream (5/2)
Rest of field:4 – Mia Forza (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-2-5-1-4-6
🎯 Longshots: 2-6-1-3-5-4
 
Race 5
Win:1 – Stay Bossy (8/1)
Place:2 – Sentient Soon (5/2)
Show:3 – Buena Vida (2/1)
Other contenders:4 – Endless Smoke (6/1), 5 – Shemakesmemad (6/1), 6 – Stay My Girl (20/1)
Rest of field:7 – Lahar (5/1), 8 – Poki Loki (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 2-3-1-7-5-6-4-8
 
Race 6
Win:5 – Start The Ride (6/5)
Place:2 – Uecker (2/1)
Show:3 – Allequin Summer (4/1)
Other contenders:4 – Southern Melodee (9/2), 1 – Beeblebrox (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-5-3-4-1
🎯 Longshots: 5-2-4-1-3
 
Race 7
Win:4 – Bitter Truth (1/1)
Place:7 – Gogotiz (2/1)
Show:5 – Danzig Til Dawn (6/1)
Other contenders:2 – Despite (15/1), 6 – Southern Riff (12/1), 1 – Little Originaire (20/1)
Rest of field:8 – Sky At Sunrise (12/1), 3 – Kambree's Flyer (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-4-7-2-6-1
🎯 Longshots: 4-7-5-8-6-2-1-3
 
Race 8
Win:7 – Jennys Wine Girl (1/1)
Place:11 – Baby Needs Shoes (4/1)
Show:5 – Butterfly Beach (5/1)
Other contenders:10 – Up For The Hunt (8/1), 8 – Blame It On Abby (5/2), 12 – Magic Carpet Ride (12/1), 6 – Isle Of Angels (8/1)
Rest of field:2 – Chef Kate (10/1), 9 – Tina's Princess (30/1), 1 – Amor Secreto (20/1), 3 – Atina Liz (30/1), 4 – Thriving Autism (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-5-10-11-7-12
🎯 Longshots: 7-11-12-10-8-6-5-2-4-9-1-3
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 1, FPS: 1, FPS Midpoint: 74, FPS Late: 1, Pace Last 3: 3, Pace Last Race: 27, Early Pace: 68, Mid Pace: 52, Late Pace: 28, Post Position: 1, PPPP Rating: 1, Average Finish: 1, Days Since Last Race: 2, Jockey: 1, Trainer: 1, Track Bias: 31, Morning Line: 1, Pedigree: 1, Works: 1, Weight: 47, Medications: 22, Weather: 27, Race Trouble: 65, Last Race: 51, Last Three Races: 51, All Races: 26, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 1,
Algo Picks – Algo 3
 
Race 1
Win:1 – Moon (6/1)
Place:2 – Sir Davis (2/1)
Show:3 – Father Ted (6/5)
Other contenders:4 – Pecos River (3/1), 5 – Agides (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5
🎯 Longshots: 3-5-4-2-1
 
Race 2
Win:5 – Code Duello (1/1)
Place:1 – Enterdadragon (5/2)
Show:2 – Wizard Of Westwood (3/1)
Other contenders:3 – Caribbean King (8/1), 4 – Uncle Happy (6/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-5-2-3-4
🎯 Longshots: 5-2-1-3-4
 
Race 3
Win:5 – Princess Daddy (20/1)
Place:6 – Aloha Dreamin (2/1)
Show:1 – Headstrong Ways (8/5)
Other contenders:7 – Toulouse Detrac (9/2), 3 – Neezer Dalton (7/2)
Rest of field:2 – Tupelo (20/1), 4 – Lena Lindgard (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-6-3-7-1-2
🎯 Longshots: 6-7-1-3-4-5-2
 
Race 4
Win:6 – Motet (7/2)
Place:2 – Bear's Board (8/5)
Show:3 – Infinity Dream (5/2)
Other contenders:5 – Anywaythewindblows (9/2), 1 – Eighties (9/2)
Rest of field:4 – Mia Forza (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-2-5-1-4-6
🎯 Longshots: 2-6-1-3-5-4
 
Race 5
Win:1 – Stay Bossy (8/1)
Place:2 – Sentient Soon (5/2)
Show:3 – Buena Vida (2/1)
Other contenders:4 – Endless Smoke (6/1), 5 – Shemakesmemad (6/1), 6 – Stay My Girl (20/1)
Rest of field:7 – Lahar (5/1), 8 – Poki Loki (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 2-3-1-7-5-6-4-8
 
Race 6
Win:5 – Start The Ride (6/5)
Place:2 – Uecker (2/1)
Show:3 – Allequin Summer (4/1)
Other contenders:4 – Southern Melodee (9/2), 1 – Beeblebrox (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-5-3-4-1
🎯 Longshots: 5-2-4-1-3
 
Race 7
Win:4 – Bitter Truth (1/1)
Place:7 – Gogotiz (2/1)
Show:5 – Danzig Til Dawn (6/1)
Other contenders:6 – Southern Riff (12/1), 2 – Despite (15/1), 8 – Sky At Sunrise (12/1)
Rest of field:1 – Little Originaire (20/1), 3 – Kambree's Flyer (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-4-7-6-2-8
🎯 Longshots: 4-7-5-8-6-2-1-3
 
Race 8
Win:7 – Jennys Wine Girl (1/1)
Place:8 – Blame It On Abby (5/2)
Show:11 – Baby Needs Shoes (4/1)
Other contenders:9 – Tina's Princess (30/1), 5 – Butterfly Beach (5/1), 10 – Up For The Hunt (8/1), 6 – Isle Of Angels (8/1)
Rest of field:2 – Chef Kate (10/1), 12 – Magic Carpet Ride (12/1), 1 – Amor Secreto (20/1), 3 – Atina Liz (30/1), 4 – Thriving Autism (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-5-11-10-9-7
🎯 Longshots: 7-11-12-10-8-6-5-2-4-9-1-3
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 2, FPS: 21, FPS Midpoint: 3, FPS Late: 1, Pace Last 3: 1, Pace Last Race: 1, Early Pace: 65, Mid Pace: 59, Late Pace: 57, Post Position: 41, PPPP Rating: 21, Average Finish: 1, Days Since Last Race: 1, Jockey: 1, Trainer: 10, Track Bias: 31, Morning Line: 1, Pedigree: 1, Works: 1, Weight: 19, Medications: 26, Weather: 84, Race Trouble: 68, Last Race: 1, Last Three Races: 16, All Races: 92, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 1,
Index – Horses Running In This Card
AGIDESALLEQUIN SUMMERALOHA DREAMINAMOR SECRETOANYWAYTHEWINDBLOWS
BABY NEEDS SHOESBEAR'S BOARDBEEBLEBROXBITTER TRUTHBLAME IT ON ABBY
BUTTERFLY BEACHCARIBBEAN KINGCHEF KATECODE DUELLODANZIG TIL DAWN
EIGHTIESENDLESS SMOKEENTERDADRAGONFATHER TEDGOGOTIZ
INFINITY DREAMISLE OF ANGELSJENNYS WINE GIRLKAMBREE'S FLYERLAHAR
LITTLE ORIGINAIREMAGIC CARPET RIDEMIA FORZAMOONMOTET
PECOS RIVERPOKI LOKIPRINCESS DADDYSENTIENT SOONSHEMAKESMEMAD
SKY AT SUNRISESOUTHERN MELODEESOUTHERN RIFFSTART THE RIDESTAY BOSSY
THRIVING AUTISMTINA'S PRINCESSTOULOUSE DETRACTUPELOUECKER
UP FOR THE HUNTWIZARD OF WESTWOOD

 


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