Pick Pony Picks – Consensus Expert Picks for Emerald Downs, May 16, 2026.


Get more in-depth analysis, expert picks, handicapper reports, AI picks, handicapping tools, in-article data tooltips, NO ADVERTISEMENTS, and other membership perks with a Pick Pony subscription!

Pick Pony takes pride in providing the most accurate expert picks available today. Pick Pony Expert Picks are carefully selected by our team of analysts based on analytics from our advanced Past Performance Sheets and Racing Forms. For potential longshot selections, check out Pick Pony's AI Picks.

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 – Run On Om (1-1)6/6100.0%24 pts
Place:5 – Princess Amber (2-1)4/666.7%10 pts
Show:2 – Mo Sassy (8-1)4/666.7%7 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:4 – Smoothie Ryder (3-1)3/650.0%7 pts
Alt 2:3 – Bluelocket (10-1)1/616.7%2 pts

Race 2

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Bert's Prospect (4-1)5/683.3%15 pts
Place:4 – Twirling Derby (2-1)5/683.3%13 pts
Show:3 – Brother Reid (3-1)4/666.7%12 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:5 – Hadlees Honor (2-1)4/666.7%10 pts
Alt 2:2 – Run Baba Run (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 3

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Gentlemen's Club (1-1)5/683.3%20 pts
Place:5 – General Jimbo (4-1)5/683.3%15 pts
Show:4 – Hot Goblin (3-1)3/650.0%7 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – Alpine Sermon (8-1)3/650.0%4 pts
Alt 2:3 – Five Twenty Sunset (6-1)2/633.3%4 pts

Race 4

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:2 – Goin' South (2-1)6/6100.0%21 pts
Place:3 – Horizon Wildcat (2-1)5/683.3%12 pts
Show:5 – Jimmy B (5-1)3/650.0%10 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:4 – Bluegrass Lent (4-1)3/650.0%4 pts
Alt 2:1 – West Coast Bull (4-1)1/616.7%3 pts

Race 5

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Cane Creek Road (4-1)5/683.3%18 pts
Place:4 – Real Good Magic (2-1)5/683.3%15 pts
Show:2 – Upright (3-1)5/683.3%12 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:3 – Stan From Malibu (5-1)3/650.0%5 pts
Alt 2:6 – Rhodium Runner (4-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 3:5 – Corn Pop (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 6

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:7 – Tax Code (2-1)5/683.3%17 pts
Place:4 – Candy Caballo (4-1)4/666.7%12 pts
Show:1 – Elder Mack (5-1)4/666.7%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:6 – Veritas Aequitas (4-1)2/633.3%6 pts
Alt 2:3 – Whiskeyjack (8-1)2/633.3%3 pts
Alt 3:2 – Adios Jojo (6-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 4:5 – Whiskey Harbor (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 7

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Malibu Lady (5-1)5/683.3%14 pts
Place:6 – Delayed Not Denied (4-1)4/666.7%11 pts
Show:2 – Designated Runner (10-1)3/650.0%9 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:3 – Native Empress (3-1)3/650.0%6 pts
Alt 2:8 – Magic Jewel (4-1)2/633.3%6 pts
Alt 3:4 – Samarolu (6-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 4:5 – Melidous Sonnet (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 5:7 – Slippery Silk (6-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:9 – Infernal Tori (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Comments

No comments yet. Why don’t you start the discussion?

Talkback