Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Churchill Downs, June 18, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1
Win:7 – Randie's Rascal (9/2)
Place:11 – Wartime (15/1)
Show:2 – Smoke Trail (20/1)
Other contenders:8 – August (7/2), 16 – Pride Rock (9/2), 3 – Generational (6/1), 15 – Baytown Theo (6/1), 5 – Good To Be King (8/1)
Rest of field:6 – Get Your Steps In (10/1), 4 – Ez Pal (5/2), 14 – Tic Tic Tic (4/1), 9 – P V Panther Pride (15/1), 12 – Go Victory (20/1), 1 – Baytown Da Vinci (30/1), 10 – Epic Roll (12/1), 13 – Locus (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-11-2-8-16-3
🎯 Longshots: 7-11-4-8-5-6-14-10-16-3-13-15-2-9-12-1
 
Race 2
Win:6 – Global Sensation (2/1)
Place:3 – Derby Date (3/1)
Show:7 – Fifty Cent Dollars (7/2)
Other contenders:2 – Be Here (15/1), 5 – Furious Anger (6/1)
Rest of field:1 – Catamount (5/1), 4 – Illini (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-2-5-3-4-1
🎯 Longshots: 3-7-6-4-1-2-5
 
Race 3
Win:6 – Gewurztraminer (7/5)
Place:5 – Fountain Run (6/1)
Show:4 – My Noble Knight (9/2)
Other contenders:9 – Military Road (3/1), 2 – C F V Bullet (20/1), 1 – Prince Day (10/1)
Rest of field:8 – Underdressed (10/1), 3 – Runwithheart (30/1), 7 – Mowins (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-4-1-5-9-2
🎯 Longshots: 6-9-4-8-1-2-5-3-7
 
Race 4
Win:1 – Lasting Quality (9/2)
Place:2 – Kuch (7/2)
Show:3 – Hamlet (15/1)
Other contenders:4 – Hellacious (6/1), 5 – Susan's Boy (6/5), 6 – Nyttime Story (20/1)
Rest of field:7 – Soho Jimmy (30/1), 8 – Stoic Sage (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-7-4-6-1-2
🎯 Longshots: 5-8-4-2-1-3-6-7
 
Race 5
Win:7 – Step Forward (3/2)
Place:4 – Normandy Coast (6/1)
Show:5 – Exploration (9/2)
Other contenders:3 – Otto The Conqueror (6/1), 14 – Launch Control (8/1), 9 – Mister Mmmmm (8/1), 12 – Three Zero (6/1), 6 – Scat Free (20/1)
Rest of field:15 – The Minkster (15/1), 10 – B D Valeski (10/1), 8 – Chiseler (12/1), 13 – Swill (10/1), 2 – Invulnerable (15/1), 1 – Coming In Hot (30/1), 11 – Dark Vintage (7/2)
🌧️ Off-track: 15-10-1-14-13-7
🎯 Longshots: 7-11-5-3-12-9-14-10-2-4-8-6-13-15-1
 
Race 6
Win:8 – Both Sides Of Bad (2/1)
Place:4 – Whatever (9/2)
Show:3 – Bourbon Rage (7/2)
Other contenders:1 – Good Sal (20/1), 2 – Paired (10/1), 9 – Fitzgerald (8/1)
Rest of field:10 – The Reinbow Factor (12/1), 7 – Big Rog (6/1), 5 – Big Fuzz (30/1), 6 – Old Trace (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-7-8-10-3-9
🎯 Longshots: 8-3-1-7-4-2-9-10-5-6
 
Race 7
Win:9 – Big Gain (7/2)
Place:10 – Bebedouro (10/1)
Show:6 – Palacios (5/2)
Other contenders:3 – Attersee (9/2), 2 – Sharons Beach (6/1), 4 – Social Hour (8/1)
Rest of field:8 – Speedstorm (12/1), 5 – Bourbon's Fault (20/1), 7 – Easy Dial (30/1), 1 – Baytown Bruiser (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-4-6-10-1-7
🎯 Longshots: 6-8-10-2-1-3-4-9-5-7
 
Race 8
Win:5 – Supercharger (8/5)
Place:12 – Lazlo (10/1)
Show:8 – My Boy Tony (4/1)
Other contenders:1 – Telescopic (8/1), 10 – Blast Furnace (6/1), 6 – King Of Ashes (20/1), 11 – Discreet Dancer (8/1)
Rest of field:3 – Rapoport (10/1), 7 – Rothschild (6/1), 9 – Taunting (20/1), 4 – Mary's Boy Bolt (12/1), 2 – Demetrius (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-9-4-2-10-8
🎯 Longshots: 5-11-8-1-3-4-12-10-9-7-2-6
 
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:7 – Randie's Rascal (9/2)
Place:11 – Wartime (15/1)
Show:2 – Smoke Trail (20/1)
Other contenders:4 – Ez Pal (5/2), 3 – Generational (6/1), 8 – August (7/2), 14 – Tic Tic Tic (4/1), 1 – Baytown Da Vinci (30/1)
Rest of field:16 – Pride Rock (9/2), 5 – Good To Be King (8/1), 15 – Baytown Theo (6/1), 6 – Get Your Steps In (10/1), 10 – Epic Roll (12/1), 13 – Locus (10/1), 9 – P V Panther Pride (15/1), 12 – Go Victory (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-11-2-4-3-8
🎯 Longshots: 7-11-4-8-5-6-14-10-16-3-13-15-2-9-12-1
 
Race 2
Win:6 – Global Sensation (2/1)
Place:7 – Fifty Cent Dollars (7/2)
Show:3 – Derby Date (3/1)
Other contenders:1 – Catamount (5/1), 4 – Illini (8/1)
Rest of field:5 – Furious Anger (6/1), 2 – Be Here (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-3-5-4-7-2
🎯 Longshots: 3-7-6-4-1-2-5
 
Race 3
Win:6 – Gewurztraminer (7/5)
Place:5 – Fountain Run (6/1)
Show:9 – Military Road (3/1)
Other contenders:4 – My Noble Knight (9/2), 2 – C F V Bullet (20/1), 1 – Prince Day (10/1)
Rest of field:8 – Underdressed (10/1), 3 – Runwithheart (30/1), 7 – Mowins (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-9-1-5-4-8
🎯 Longshots: 6-9-4-8-1-2-5-3-7
 
Race 4
Win:1 – Lasting Quality (9/2)
Place:2 – Kuch (7/2)
Show:3 – Hamlet (15/1)
Other contenders:4 – Hellacious (6/1), 5 – Susan's Boy (6/5), 6 – Nyttime Story (20/1)
Rest of field:7 – Soho Jimmy (30/1), 8 – Stoic Sage (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-7-4-6-1-2
🎯 Longshots: 5-8-4-2-1-3-6-7
 
Race 5
Win:7 – Step Forward (3/2)
Place:5 – Exploration (9/2)
Show:11 – Dark Vintage (7/2)
Other contenders:3 – Otto The Conqueror (6/1), 9 – Mister Mmmmm (8/1), 6 – Scat Free (20/1), 4 – Normandy Coast (6/1), 12 – Three Zero (6/1)
Rest of field:10 – B D Valeski (10/1), 8 – Chiseler (12/1), 2 – Invulnerable (15/1), 14 – Launch Control (8/1), 13 – Swill (10/1), 1 – Coming In Hot (30/1), 15 – The Minkster (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 15-10-7-13-1-8
🎯 Longshots: 7-11-5-3-12-9-14-10-2-4-8-6-13-15-1
 
Race 6
Win:4 – Whatever (9/2)
Place:8 – Both Sides Of Bad (2/1)
Show:3 – Bourbon Rage (7/2)
Other contenders:2 – Paired (10/1), 7 – Big Rog (6/1), 9 – Fitzgerald (8/1)
Rest of field:10 – The Reinbow Factor (12/1), 1 – Good Sal (20/1), 6 – Old Trace (30/1), 5 – Big Fuzz (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-7-8-10-3-9
🎯 Longshots: 8-3-1-7-4-2-9-10-5-6
 
Race 7
Win:6 – Palacios (5/2)
Place:3 – Attersee (9/2)
Show:2 – Sharons Beach (6/1)
Other contenders:4 – Social Hour (8/1), 10 – Bebedouro (10/1), 9 – Big Gain (7/2)
Rest of field:8 – Speedstorm (12/1), 1 – Baytown Bruiser (12/1), 5 – Bourbon's Fault (20/1), 7 – Easy Dial (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-4-6-1-10-7
🎯 Longshots: 6-8-10-2-1-3-4-9-5-7
 
Race 8
Win:5 – Supercharger (8/5)
Place:8 – My Boy Tony (4/1)
Show:12 – Lazlo (10/1)
Other contenders:1 – Telescopic (8/1), 3 – Rapoport (10/1), 7 – Rothschild (6/1), 11 – Discreet Dancer (8/1)
Rest of field:10 – Blast Furnace (6/1), 4 – Mary's Boy Bolt (12/1), 6 – King Of Ashes (20/1), 9 – Taunting (20/1), 2 – Demetrius (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-9-4-2-10-8
🎯 Longshots: 5-11-8-1-3-4-12-10-9-7-2-6
 
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,
Algo Picks – Algo 3
 
Race 1
Win:7 – Randie's Rascal (9/2)
Place:11 – Wartime (15/1)
Show:2 – Smoke Trail (20/1)
Other contenders:4 – Ez Pal (5/2), 8 – August (7/2), 14 – Tic Tic Tic (4/1), 16 – Pride Rock (9/2), 15 – Baytown Theo (6/1)
Rest of field:3 – Generational (6/1), 5 – Good To Be King (8/1), 1 – Baytown Da Vinci (30/1), 6 – Get Your Steps In (10/1), 13 – Locus (10/1), 10 – Epic Roll (12/1), 9 – P V Panther Pride (15/1), 12 – Go Victory (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-11-2-4-8-14
🎯 Longshots: 7-11-4-8-5-6-14-10-16-3-13-15-2-9-12-1
 
Race 2
Win:6 – Global Sensation (2/1)
Place:7 – Fifty Cent Dollars (7/2)
Show:3 – Derby Date (3/1)
Other contenders:1 – Catamount (5/1), 4 – Illini (8/1)
Rest of field:5 – Furious Anger (6/1), 2 – Be Here (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-3-5-4-7-1
🎯 Longshots: 3-7-6-4-1-2-5
 
Race 3
Win:6 – Gewurztraminer (7/5)
Place:5 – Fountain Run (6/1)
Show:4 – My Noble Knight (9/2)
Other contenders:9 – Military Road (3/1), 1 – Prince Day (10/1), 2 – C F V Bullet (20/1)
Rest of field:3 – Runwithheart (30/1), 8 – Underdressed (10/1), 7 – Mowins (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-1-9-4-5-2
🎯 Longshots: 6-9-4-8-1-2-5-3-7
 
Race 4
Win:1 – Lasting Quality (9/2)
Place:2 – Kuch (7/2)
Show:3 – Hamlet (15/1)
Other contenders:4 – Hellacious (6/1), 5 – Susan's Boy (6/5), 6 – Nyttime Story (20/1)
Rest of field:7 – Soho Jimmy (30/1), 8 – Stoic Sage (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-7-4-6-1-2
🎯 Longshots: 5-8-4-2-1-3-6-7
 
Race 5
Win:7 – Step Forward (3/2)
Place:5 – Exploration (9/2)
Show:3 – Otto The Conqueror (6/1)
Other contenders:11 – Dark Vintage (7/2), 12 – Three Zero (6/1), 4 – Normandy Coast (6/1), 9 – Mister Mmmmm (8/1), 14 – Launch Control (8/1)
Rest of field:15 – The Minkster (15/1), 6 – Scat Free (20/1), 10 – B D Valeski (10/1), 2 – Invulnerable (15/1), 13 – Swill (10/1), 8 – Chiseler (12/1), 1 – Coming In Hot (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 15-10-7-14-13-4
🎯 Longshots: 7-11-5-3-12-9-14-10-2-4-8-6-13-15-1
 
Race 6
Win:8 – Both Sides Of Bad (2/1)
Place:3 – Bourbon Rage (7/2)
Show:4 – Whatever (9/2)
Other contenders:1 – Good Sal (20/1), 7 – Big Rog (6/1), 9 – Fitzgerald (8/1)
Rest of field:2 – Paired (10/1), 10 – The Reinbow Factor (12/1), 6 – Old Trace (30/1), 5 – Big Fuzz (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 8-7-6-3-10-9
🎯 Longshots: 8-3-1-7-4-2-9-10-5-6
 
Race 7
Win:9 – Big Gain (7/2)
Place:10 – Bebedouro (10/1)
Show:3 – Attersee (9/2)
Other contenders:6 – Palacios (5/2), 8 – Speedstorm (12/1), 2 – Sharons Beach (6/1)
Rest of field:4 – Social Hour (8/1), 5 – Bourbon's Fault (20/1), 1 – Baytown Bruiser (12/1), 7 – Easy Dial (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-4-6-10-9-1
🎯 Longshots: 6-8-10-2-1-3-4-9-5-7
 
Race 8
Win:5 – Supercharger (8/5)
Place:8 – My Boy Tony (4/1)
Show:12 – Lazlo (10/1)
Other contenders:1 – Telescopic (8/1), 11 – Discreet Dancer (8/1), 10 – Blast Furnace (6/1), 3 – Rapoport (10/1)
Rest of field:4 – Mary's Boy Bolt (12/1), 6 – King Of Ashes (20/1), 9 – Taunting (20/1), 7 – Rothschild (6/1), 2 – Demetrius (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-9-4-2-8-10
🎯 Longshots: 5-11-8-1-3-4-12-10-9-7-2-6
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 26, FPS: 51, FPS Midpoint: 25, FPS Late: 1, Pace Last 3: 1, Pace Last Race: 26, Early Pace: 35, Mid Pace: 22, Late Pace: 43, Post Position: 1, PPPP Rating: 51, Average Finish: 1, Days Since Last Race: 26, Jockey: 1, Trainer: 1, Track Bias: 31, Morning Line: 1, Pedigree: 1, Works: 1, Weight: 50, Medications: 50, Weather: 50, Race Trouble: 50, Last Race: 1, Last Three Races: 51, All Races: 56, Best Race: 27, Proprietary AI: 1,
Kelly Edge Plays
Kelly Edge Plays   (longshots clearing the 10% publishing edge — calibrator: multidim)
RaceHorseMLP(win)Edge¼ Kelly$ on $200
32 – C F V Bullet20/117.2%+262.1%3.28%$6.55
61 – Good Sal20/117.2%+262.1%3.28%$6.55
86 – King Of Ashes20/117.2%+262.1%3.28%$6.55
16 – Get Your Steps In10/113.9%+53.0%1.32%$2.65
113 – Locus10/113.3%+46.3%1.16%$2.31
38 – Underdressed10/113.0%+42.9%1.07%$2.15
710 – Bebedouro10/112.8%+41.2%1.03%$2.06
111 – Wartime15/18.8%+40.9%0.68%$1.36
513 – Swill10/112.7%+39.7%0.99%$1.99
43 – Hamlet15/18.6%+37.4%0.62%$1.25
89 – Taunting20/16.4%+34.0%0.43%$0.85
515 – The Minkster15/18.4%+33.6%0.56%$1.12
19 – P V Panther Pride15/18.2%+31.9%0.53%$1.06
83 – Rapoport10/111.9%+31.3%0.78%$1.56
31 – Prince Day10/111.6%+28.1%0.70%$1.41
52 – Invulnerable15/17.9%+27.2%0.45%$0.91
510 – B D Valeski10/111.1%+22.4%0.56%$1.12
22 – Be Here15/17.6%+21.9%0.37%$0.73
62 – Paired10/110.8%+18.8%0.47%$0.94
110 – Epic Roll12/18.9%+15.1%0.31%$0.63
78 – Speedstorm12/18.9%+15.1%0.31%$0.63
84 – Mary'S Boy Bolt12/18.9%+15.1%0.31%$0.63
71 – Baytown Bruiser12/18.6%+12.1%0.25%$0.50
610 – The Reinbow Factor12/18.5%+10.6%0.22%$0.44
58 – Chiseler12/18.5%+10.4%0.22%$0.43
Edge = P(win) × decimal odds − 1. Only longshots clearing a 10% edge are shown (the same bar used to flag a longshot pick). ¼ Kelly stake is the recommended fraction of bankroll, capped at 5%. Dollar column scales to a $200 example bankroll — scale linearly for your own.
Index – Horses Running In This Card
ATTERSEEAUGUSTB D VALESKIBAYTOWN BRUISERBAYTOWN DA VINCI
BE HEREBEBEDOUROBIG FUZZBIG GAINBIG ROG
BOTH SIDES OF BADBOURBON RAGEBOURBON'S FAULTC F V BULLETCATAMOUNT
COMING IN HOTDARK VINTAGEDEMETRIUSDERBY DATEDISCREET DANCER
EPIC ROLLEXPLORATIONEZ PALFIFTY CENT DOLLARSFITZGERALD
FURIOUS ANGERGENERATIONALGET YOUR STEPS INGEWURZTRAMINERGLOBAL SENSATION
GOOD SALGOOD TO BE KINGHAMLETHELLACIOUSILLINI
KING OF ASHESKUCHLASTING QUALITYLAUNCH CONTROLLAZLO
MARY'S BOY BOLTMILITARY ROADMISTER MMMMMMOWINSMY BOY TONY
NORMANDY COASTNYTTIME STORYOLD TRACEOTTO THE CONQUERORP V PANTHER PRIDE
PALACIOSPRIDE ROCKPRINCE DAYRANDIE'S RASCALRAPOPORT
RUNWITHHEARTSCAT FREESHARONS BEACHSMOKE TRAILSOCIAL HOUR
SPEEDSTORMSTEP FORWARDSTOIC SAGESUPERCHARGERSUSAN'S BOY
TAUNTINGTELESCOPICTHE MINKSTERTHE REINBOW FACTORTHREE ZERO
UNDERDRESSEDWARTIMEWHATEVER

 


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