Pick Pony Picks – Consensus Expert Picks for Saratoga Race Course, August 8, 2026.


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Consensus Expert Picks

Consensus rankings based on 7 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:7 – Gaudreau (4-1)3/650.0%11 pts
Place:5 – Star Salute (5-1)2/633.3%8 pts
Show:3 – Gorillaz (2-1)2/633.3%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:8 – Hemingway (4-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 2:2 – Coach Pope (12-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 3:1 – U. S. S. Valor (6-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 4:4 – With Luck Forward (12-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 5:6 – Bellissimo D'oro (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:9 – Coach's Pals (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 2

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:8 – Mystrix (4-1) ⭐3/742.9%12 pts
Place:1 – Magical Mikel (30-1)2/728.6%8 pts
Show:10 – Implied Open (6-1)2/728.6%7 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:5 – Admiralty (4-1)2/728.6%5 pts
Alt 2:4 – Tommy Tang (12-1)2/728.6%5 pts
Alt 3:3 – Live (6-1)2/728.6%4 pts
Alt 4:6 – Iron Confessor (8-1)1/714.3%2 pts
Alt 5:2 – Sharply Dressed (6-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 6:7 – Stone Aged (12-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 7:9 – Code Of Arms (6-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 3

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:4 – Vibe (2-1) ⭐4/666.7%15 pts
Place:3 – Full Screen (3-1)4/666.7%12 pts
Show:7 – Instant Replay (5-1)3/650.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – Bramito (8-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 2:5 – Classicist (8-1)2/633.3%2 pts
Alt 3:6 – Yo Daddy (4-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 4:1 – San Siro (4-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 4

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Consumer Sentiment (2-1) ⭐4/757.1%14 pts
Place:8 – Lovely Christina (4-1)3/742.9%12 pts
Show:4 – Hand Over Heart (8-1)3/742.9%9 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:7 – Sail With The Wind (4-1)3/742.9%8 pts
Alt 2:5 – Carmensita (5-1)2/728.6%3 pts
Alt 3:9 – Two Martini's (15-1)1/714.3%2 pts
Alt 4:6 – Scratch It (6-1)1/714.3%1 pts
Alt 5:10 – Hidden Rose (3-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 6:12 – Soundbite (6-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 7:3 – Mermaid (20-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 8:11 – Fast And Frisky (15-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 9:2 – Lady River Lily (50-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 5

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:7 – Tagermeen (3-1) ⭐4/757.1%13 pts
Place:6 – Pretty Boy Miah (2-1)4/757.1%12 pts
Show:8 – Fact (4-1)3/742.9%11 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – Rock Music (6-1)3/742.9%9 pts
Alt 2:1 – Unbroken Chain (12-1)2/728.6%3 pts
Alt 3:4 – Private Desire (8-1)1/714.3%1 pts
Alt 4:3 – Agoo (6-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 5:5 – Princip (30-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 6

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:3 – Red Poppy (2-1)4/757.1%15 pts
Place:2 – Rum Twist (8-1)3/742.9%10 pts
Show:7 – Dulce Vita (4-1)2/728.6%7 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:6 – Aerial Affair (5-1)2/728.6%6 pts
Alt 2:4 – Stefania (8-1)1/714.3%4 pts
Alt 3:9 – Summer Starlet (6-1)1/714.3%2 pts
Alt 4:5 – Norah Begorrah (10-1)1/714.3%1 pts
Alt 5:1 – Violet The Ultra (30-1)1/714.3%1 pts
Alt 6:8 – Burrata (20-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 7:10 – Joy Of Life (8-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 7

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:5 – Iron Sight (4-1)3/650.0%12 pts
Place:12 – Magnanimous Max (3-1)2/633.3%7 pts
Show:11 – Noble Factor (6-1)2/633.3%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:9 – Emergence (4-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 2:4 – Write Off Jerry (12-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 3:8 – Fort Thomas (12-1)2/633.3%3 pts
Alt 4:10 – Il Siciliano (6-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 5:6 – Just For Luck (6-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 6:1 – Monterey Bay (6-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 7:3 – Greystone (6-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:7 – Kravitz (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 9:2 – Ramblin' Wreck (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 10:14 – Sharp Spark (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 11:13 – Castle Chaos (4-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 8

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:7 – Revenue Stream (4-1)4/757.1%13 pts
Place:12 – And The Runner Is (4-1)3/742.9%12 pts
Show:9 – Berta's Stitch (6-1)3/742.9%9 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:10 – Arequipe (15-1)2/728.6%6 pts
Alt 2:8 – Surety (12-1)2/728.6%2 pts
Alt 3:2 – Time In Motion (8-1)1/714.3%4 pts
Alt 4:5 – Just Joe (15-1)1/714.3%2 pts
Alt 5:1 – Djokovic (12-1)1/714.3%1 pts
Alt 6:3 – Mo Misery (20-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 7:4 – Oscar (10-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 8:6 – Port In A Storm (10-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 9:11 – Bold Leadership (8-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 9

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:7 – Explora (2-1) ⭐6/785.7%21 pts
Place:6 – On Time Girl (4-1)2/728.6%6 pts
Show:4 – Where Luck Lives (12-1)2/728.6%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:1 – Movie Night (4-1)2/728.6%5 pts
Alt 2:3 – Sippin Pretty (6-1)2/728.6%5 pts
Alt 3:5 – Goodall (5-1)2/728.6%4 pts
Alt 4:2 – Percy's Bar (8-1)1/714.3%2 pts
Alt 5:8 – Carmel Coast (15-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 10

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:5 – Deterministic (2-1)6/6100.0%19 pts
Place:3 – Zulu Kingdom (4-1)4/666.7%12 pts
Show:1 – Rhetorical (2-1)3/650.0%9 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:4 – Classic Q (8-1)2/633.3%2 pts
Alt 2:7 – Lagynos (5-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 3:2 – Mi Bago (12-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 4:6 – Capitol Hill (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 11

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:3 – Remember Mamba (3-1) ⭐5/771.4%18 pts
Place:10 – West End Kid (4-1)4/757.1%13 pts
Show:4 – Title Role (4-1)4/757.1%12 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:5 – Pacific Avenue (5-1)2/728.6%2 pts
Alt 2:9 – Bottas (10-1)1/714.3%3 pts
Alt 3:1 – Glavine (12-1)1/714.3%1 pts
Alt 4:8 – Mccready (20-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 5:2 – Heeere's Johnny (12-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 6:7 – The Big Con (15-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 7:6 – Glacius (8-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 12

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Magnitude (2-1) ⭐7/7100.0%27 pts
Place:2 – Nitrogen (4-1)4/757.1%9 pts
Show:6 – Sovereignty (3-1)2/728.6%7 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:3 – Antiquarian (10-1)2/728.6%4 pts
Alt 2:8 – Baeza (4-1)2/728.6%2 pts
Alt 3:5 – White Abarrio (8-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 4:4 – Forged Steel (20-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 5:7 – Tiztastic (30-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 13

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:8 – Battis Grove (3-1)5/771.4%16 pts
Place:9 – Beach Heist (6-1)4/757.1%12 pts
Show:3 – Helen's Revenge (6-1)3/742.9%7 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:1 – Romantic Dancer (4-1)3/742.9%7 pts
Alt 2:2 – Feminism (2-1)2/728.6%7 pts
Alt 3:5 – Will Not Be Swayed (12-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 4:4 – Golden Irish (20-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 5:6 – Miss Elle (15-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 6:7 – Mermaid Magic (30-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 14

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:4 – Versailles Road (5-1)3/742.9%10 pts
Place:7 – Complex Agenda (4-1)3/742.9%5 pts
Show:8 – Miztertonic (8-1)2/728.6%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – Capital Partner (4-1)2/728.6%8 pts
Alt 2:12 – Mutaawid (3-1)2/728.6%6 pts
Alt 3:9 – Stark (8-1)2/728.6%6 pts
Alt 4:3 – Presider (10-1)1/714.3%3 pts
Alt 5:5 – Light Cav (10-1)1/714.3%2 pts
Alt 6:1 – Rothschild (8-1)1/714.3%1 pts
Alt 7:6 – Very Connected (8-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 8:10 – Rotterdam (10-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 9:11 – Sardis (12-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 10:13 – Sara's Shaman (8-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 11:14 – Sagamore Mischief (12-1)0/70.0%0 pts

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