Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Mountaineer, October 12, 2025

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Pick Pony AI Algorithm Picks

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Algorithm 1 (Stronger influence on proprietary AI and overall pace)

 
Race 1
Win: 7 – Shinelikeadiamond (5/1)
Place: 6 – Sweet Queen Bee (9/5)
Show: 2 – Mercury Head (6/5)
Other contenders: 1 – Dichotomy (20/1), 5 – Stratogale (6/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 4 – Panthor (3/1)
Place: 3 – Hardmoneymuchachos (9/2)
Show: 2 – Bartulia (2/1)
Other contenders: 5 – Khozando (8/5), 6 – Brady (30/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 4 – Dancing King (7/2)
Place: 1 – Your Trophy Girl (10/1)
Show: 3 – Majesty’S Cowboy (3/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Prince Jeremy (2/1), 6 – It’S Only Money (15/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 7 – White Heat (5/2)
Place: 1 – Honestly (2/1)
Show: 3 – C C’S Heart (5/1)
Other contenders: 6 – Good Enough For Me (8/1), 2 – Cantafio (20/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 6 – Isabel Ludlow (9/2)
Place: 7 – A Little Canela (4/1)
Show: 1 – Photo Finish (8/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Take Wings (10/1), 3 – Kaz Music (10/1), 2 – Flat Out Diamonds (8/5)
 
Race 6
Win: 9 – Babe In The Woods (10/1)
Place: 3 – Texas Hottie (8/1)
Show: 4 – Holly Roller (3/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Keto Friendly (12/1), 8 – Highway Robbery (6/1), 6 – Friendly Lucy (10/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 2 – Holy Saint (2/1)
Place: 1 – Game Boy Benny (3/1)
Show: 3 – Florida Gator (5/2)
Other contenders: 7 – Tap Em (15/1), 6 – K W Captain Hook (5/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 5 – Funny Joke (4/5)
Place: 7 – Scratchoff (6/1)
Show: 11 – Practical Man (4/1)
Other contenders: 10 – Tragically Quewick (10/1), 2 – Professional (10/1), 6 – Vortex (30/1), 1 – You Are Awesome (20/1)
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 4, FPS: 10, FPS Midpoint: 10, FPS Late: 10, Overall Pace: 400, Early Pace: 30, Mid Pace: 30, Late Pace: 30, Post Position: 5, PPPP Rating: 10, Average Finish: 5, Days Since Last Race: 15, Jockey: 10, Trainer: 20, Track Bias: 20, Morning Line: 10, Pedigree: 15, Works: 15, Weight: 5, Medications: 5, Weather: 5, Race Trouble: 35, Last Race: 4, Last Three Races: 8, All Races: 2, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 500,

Algorithm 2 (Stronger influence on speed, overall pace, trainer, with moderate influence from proprietary AI)

 
Race 1
Win: 7 – Shinelikeadiamond (5/1)
Place: 6 – Sweet Queen Bee (9/5)
Show: 1 – Dichotomy (20/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Mercury Head (6/5), 5 – Stratogale (6/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 4 – Panthor (3/1)
Place: 3 – Hardmoneymuchachos (9/2)
Show: 2 – Bartulia (2/1)
Other contenders: 5 – Khozando (8/5), 1 – Founder (20/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 4 – Dancing King (7/2)
Place: 2 – Prince Jeremy (2/1)
Show: 1 – Your Trophy Girl (10/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Majesty’S Cowboy (3/1), 5 – Curb That Tiger (5/2)
 
Race 4
Win: 7 – White Heat (5/2)
Place: 1 – Honestly (2/1)
Show: 3 – C C’S Heart (5/1)
Other contenders: 6 – Good Enough For Me (8/1), 4 – S S Alternate (8/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 6 – Isabel Ludlow (9/2)
Place: 1 – Photo Finish (8/1)
Show: 7 – A Little Canela (4/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Take Wings (10/1), 3 – Kaz Music (10/1), 2 – Flat Out Diamonds (8/5)
 
Race 6
Win: 9 – Babe In The Woods (10/1)
Place: 4 – Holly Roller (3/1)
Show: 3 – Texas Hottie (8/1)
Other contenders: 8 – Highway Robbery (6/1), 1 – Keto Friendly (12/1), 7 – Rabble (8/5)
 
Race 7
Win: 2 – Holy Saint (2/1)
Place: 1 – Game Boy Benny (3/1)
Show: 3 – Florida Gator (5/2)
Other contenders: 6 – K W Captain Hook (5/1), 7 – Tap Em (15/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 5 – Funny Joke (4/5)
Place: 11 – Practical Man (4/1)
Show: 7 – Scratchoff (6/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Professional (10/1), 10 – Tragically Quewick (10/1), 6 – Vortex (30/1), 1 – You Are Awesome (20/1)
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 60, FPS: 15, FPS Midpoint: 15, FPS Late: 15, Overall Pace: 300, Early Pace: 1, Mid Pace: 1, Late Pace: 1, Post Position: 5, PPPP Rating: 20, Average Finish: 5, Days Since Last Race: 15, Jockey: 10, Trainer: 90, Track Bias: 20, Morning Line: 10, Pedigree: 15, Works: 15, Weight: 5, Medications: 5, Weather: 5, Race Trouble: 25, Last Race: 1, Last Three Races: 5, All Races: 1, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 250,

Algorithm 3 (Stronger influence on pace, track bias, trainer)

 
Race 1
Win: 7 – Shinelikeadiamond (5/1)
Place: 6 – Sweet Queen Bee (9/5)
Show: 1 – Dichotomy (20/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Mercury Head (6/5), 5 – Stratogale (6/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 4 – Panthor (3/1)
Place: 3 – Hardmoneymuchachos (9/2)
Show: 2 – Bartulia (2/1)
Other contenders: 5 – Khozando (8/5), 1 – Founder (20/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 4 – Dancing King (7/2)
Place: 2 – Prince Jeremy (2/1)
Show: 1 – Your Trophy Girl (10/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Majesty’S Cowboy (3/1), 5 – Curb That Tiger (5/2)
 
Race 4
Win: 7 – White Heat (5/2)
Place: 1 – Honestly (2/1)
Show: 3 – C C’S Heart (5/1)
Other contenders: 6 – Good Enough For Me (8/1), 4 – S S Alternate (8/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 6 – Isabel Ludlow (9/2)
Place: 1 – Photo Finish (8/1)
Show: 7 – A Little Canela (4/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Take Wings (10/1), 3 – Kaz Music (10/1), 5 – She’S Muy Muy (15/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 9 – Babe In The Woods (10/1)
Place: 3 – Texas Hottie (8/1)
Show: 4 – Holly Roller (3/1)
Other contenders: 8 – Highway Robbery (6/1), 5 – Mi Gitanita (12/1), 2 – Generous Woman (20/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 2 – Holy Saint (2/1)
Place: 1 – Game Boy Benny (3/1)
Show: 3 – Florida Gator (5/2)
Other contenders: 7 – Tap Em (15/1), 6 – K W Captain Hook (5/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 5 – Funny Joke (4/5)
Place: 7 – Scratchoff (6/1)
Show: 11 – Practical Man (4/1)
Other contenders: 10 – Tragically Quewick (10/1), 2 – Professional (10/1), 6 – Vortex (30/1), 1 – You Are Awesome (20/1)
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 50, FPS: 24, FPS Midpoint: 25, FPS Late: 15, Overall Pace: 300, Early Pace: 3, Mid Pace: 1, Late Pace: 1, Post Position: 5, PPPP Rating: 10, Average Finish: 5, Days Since Last Race: 15, Jockey: 10, Trainer: 20, Track Bias: 20, Morning Line: 10, Pedigree: 15, Works: 15, Weight: 5, Medications: 5, Weather: 5, Race Trouble: 35, Last Race: 3, Last Three Races: 4, All Races: 2, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 30,

Race Entries

A LITTLE CANELA ACT OF VALOR BABE IN THE WOODS BARTULIA BRADY
CANTAFIO CURB THAT TIGER DANCING KING DICHOTOMY FAR WEST
FLORIDA GATOR FOREVER LASTING FOUNDER FRIENDLY LUCY FUNNY JOKE
GENEROUS WOMAN GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME HARDMONEYMUCHACHOS HIGHWAY ROBBERY HOLLY ROLLER
HONESTLY ISABEL LUDLOW IT’S ONLY MONEY K W CAPTAIN HOOK KAZ MUSIC
KHOZANDO LANDY LUVTHEONEURWITH MAJESTY’S COWBOY MERCURY HEAD
MORNIN’ BOSS NIGHTTIME JUSTICE PANTHOR PHOTO FINISH POLITICAL SPIN
PRINCE JEREMY PROFESSIONAL RABBLE ROYAL CURLIN S S ALTERNATE
SHE’S MUY MUY SHINELIKEADIAMOND STRATOGALE SWEET QUEEN BEE TAKE WINGS
TAPPIN ROYALTY TEXAS HOTTIE TRAGICALLY QUEWICK VORTEX WHITE HEAT
YOUR TROPHY GIRL

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