Pick Pony Picks – Consensus Expert Picks for Emerald Downs, August 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. A gold star (⭐) next to a horse means Pick Pony's AI independently ranks that horse #1 as well — historically the strongest-hitting subset of picks.

Race 1

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:4 – J. B. Books (2-1) ⭐6/6100.0%20 pts
Place:5 – Benny Buckets (4-1)5/683.3%11 pts
Show:1 – Creative Om (2-1)4/666.7%12 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – Pistol Power (5-1)3/650.0%7 pts
Alt 2:3 – Y Vee R (12-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 2

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:4 – Majorical (2-1)6/6100.0%18 pts
Place:5 – Pure Dynamite (2-1)5/683.3%16 pts
Show:3 – Eileen (4-1)3/650.0%10 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – Playa Luna (4-1)3/650.0%5 pts
Alt 2:6 – Parade Of Dreams (8-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 3:1 – Start Dreamin (6-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 3

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:3 – Knaughty Knight (1-1) ⭐6/6100.0%21 pts
Place:5 – Pearl Blue (2-1)5/683.3%16 pts
Show:1 – Girl At Home (8-1)4/666.7%10 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:4 – Samarolu (4-1)2/633.3%2 pts
Alt 2:2 – Shes Vals Barkley (12-1)1/616.7%1 pts

Race 4

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:4 – Saint Mihiel (2-1) ⭐6/6100.0%16 pts
Place:3 – Ginger In Charge (2-1)5/683.3%20 pts
Show:5 – Bakburner (4-1)3/650.0%7 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:6 – Hakuhia (8-1)2/633.3%2 pts
Alt 2:1 – Prancipants (10-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 3:2 – Petite Ange (4-1)1/616.7%2 pts

Race 5

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:7 – Run On Om (2-1)5/683.3%16 pts
Place:4 – Oh My Vron (4-1)5/683.3%14 pts
Show:3 – Leah's Lute (3-1)4/666.7%11 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:1 – Riveralation (12-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 2:6 – Mamarando (8-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 3:2 – Secret Hottie (6-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 4:5 – Obsidian Storm (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 6

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:8 – Tiz Dynamic (4-1)5/683.3%18 pts
Place:3 – Cozmic Brownie (3-1)4/666.7%11 pts
Show:5 – Bruce's Moose (5-1)3/650.0%9 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:7 – Star Travel (4-1)3/650.0%7 pts
Alt 2:1 – Raven Rendezvous (6-1)2/633.3%2 pts
Alt 3:6 – Haka (8-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 4:2 – Go Down Town (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 5:4 – Dewey Lake (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 7

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:6 – Calmcoolncollected (3-1) ⭐5/683.3%18 pts
Place:4 – Now Cato (4-1)4/666.7%11 pts
Show:2 – Yeti Lute (2-1)4/666.7%9 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:1 – Swift Stephan (5-1)3/650.0%9 pts
Alt 2:5 – Jimmy B (6-1)2/633.3%3 pts
Alt 3:3 – Verdi (6-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 8

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:7 – Good Focus (2-1)5/683.3%17 pts
Place:2 – Goin' South (3-1)5/683.3%12 pts
Show:6 – Tougherthantherest (4-1)4/666.7%13 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:4 – Smiling Goodbye (4-1)2/633.3%6 pts
Alt 2:1 – Peso (10-1)2/633.3%2 pts
Alt 3:3 – St. Elmo (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 4:5 – My Vino (12-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 9

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Stretch Run (2-1) ⭐6/6100.0%21 pts
Place:5 – Upright (6-1)4/666.7%10 pts
Show:3 – Fraser Landing (5-1)3/650.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:4 – Spectacular Tiger (8-1)3/650.0%7 pts
Alt 2:6 – Draw The Foul (10-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 3:2 – D K's Crown (3-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 4:7 – Hey Sequoia (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 5:8 – General Jimbo (12-1)0/60.0%0 pts

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