Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – GIL, August 15, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 3  4 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Claiming · Purse $11,500
Win:3 – Maggies Mission (2/1)
Place:2 – Texano Hero (3/1)
Show:5 – Flying J Ragnar (4/1)
Other contenders:1 – Slappy (6/1), 7 – Third Coast Born (5/1), 8 – Prince Of Mischief (12/1)
Rest of field:4 – Nayakim (15/1), 6 – M Tiz Me (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-5-1-4-7-2
🎯 Longshots: 3-2-8-5-4-7-1-6
 
Race 4  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $14,500
Win:5 – Chief Brown (3/1)
Place:4 – Eternal Mischief (4/1)
Show:1 – Amentum (7/2)
Other contenders:7 – K K's First Dance (5/1), 8 – Bar Hoppin Billy (10/1), 3 – Oak Hill Boy (6/1)
Rest of field:6 – Wildcats's Meow (12/1), 2 – Gus Cause (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-1-7-2-8-5
🎯 Longshots: 1-4-5-8-2-6-7-3
 
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 3  4 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Claiming · Purse $11,500
Win:3 – Maggies Mission (2/1)
Place:5 – Flying J Ragnar (4/1)
Show:2 – Texano Hero (3/1)
Other contenders:7 – Third Coast Born (5/1), 1 – Slappy (6/1), 8 – Prince Of Mischief (12/1)
Rest of field:6 – M Tiz Me (20/1), 4 – Nayakim (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-5-7-2-1-4
🎯 Longshots: 3-2-8-5-4-7-1-6
 
Race 4  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $14,500
Win:5 – Chief Brown (3/1)
Place:4 – Eternal Mischief (4/1)
Show:1 – Amentum (7/2)
Other contenders:7 – K K's First Dance (5/1), 8 – Bar Hoppin Billy (10/1), 2 – Gus Cause (12/1)
Rest of field:3 – Oak Hill Boy (6/1), 6 – Wildcats's Meow (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-1-7-5-8-2
🎯 Longshots: 1-4-5-8-2-6-7-3
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 1, FPS: 1, FPS Midpoint: 25, FPS Late: 1, Pace Last 3: 1, Pace Last Race: 1, Early Pace: 45, Mid Pace: 46, Late Pace: 14, Post Position: 1, PPPP Rating: 1, Average Finish: 1, Days Since Last Race: 1, Jockey: 1, Trainer: 1, Track Bias: 21, Morning Line: 1, Pedigree: 1, Works: 1, Weight: 57, Medications: 87, Weather: 4, Race Trouble: 42, Last Race: 1, Last Three Races: 27, All Races: 1, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 1,
Algo Picks – Algo 3
 
Race 3  4 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Claiming · Purse $11,500
Win:3 – Maggies Mission (2/1)
Place:5 – Flying J Ragnar (4/1)
Show:7 – Third Coast Born (5/1)
Other contenders:2 – Texano Hero (3/1), 1 – Slappy (6/1), 8 – Prince Of Mischief (12/1)
Rest of field:6 – M Tiz Me (20/1), 4 – Nayakim (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-5-7-2-1-4
🎯 Longshots: 3-2-8-5-4-7-1-6
🎫 Trifecta play: #3 over #5, #7, #2  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 4  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $14,500
Win:5 – Chief Brown (3/1)
Place:1 – Amentum (7/2)
Show:4 – Eternal Mischief (4/1)
Other contenders:7 – K K's First Dance (5/1), 8 – Bar Hoppin Billy (10/1), 3 – Oak Hill Boy (6/1)
Rest of field:2 – Gus Cause (12/1), 6 – Wildcats's Meow (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-1-5-7-8-2
🎯 Longshots: 1-4-5-8-2-6-7-3
🎫 Trifecta play: #5 over #1, #4, #7  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 1, FPS: 1, FPS Midpoint: 1, FPS Late: 1, Pace Last 3: 1, Pace Last Race: 1, Early Pace: 13, Mid Pace: 99, Late Pace: 48, Post Position: 1, PPPP Rating: 1, Average Finish: 1, Days Since Last Race: 1, Jockey: 1, Trainer: 1, Track Bias: 1, Morning Line: 1, Pedigree: 1, Works: 1, Weight: 37, Medications: 95, Weather: 16, Race Trouble: 82, Last Race: 1, Last Three Races: 1, All Races: 1, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 1,
Kelly Edge Plays
Kelly Edge Plays   (longshots clearing the 10% publishing edge — calibrator: win-prob isotonic)    Weekend sizing: ×0.88 (edge & stake trimmed — weekend longshots win less than their edge implies; the longshot list itself is unchanged)
RaceHorseMLP(win)Edge¼ KellyBet on $ bankroll
48 – Bar Hoppin Billy10/111.7%+25.2%0.63%$0.63
TOTAL across 1 play:0.6%$0.63
Edge = P(win) × decimal odds − 1. Only longshots clearing a 10% edge are shown (the same bar used to flag a longshot pick). Each ¼ Kelly stake is capped at 5% of bankroll, and the whole column is scaled so the TOTAL never exceeds your bankroll (simultaneous quarter-Kelly bets otherwise sum to more than 100%). Pick your bankroll from the dropdown and every suggested bet — and the total — updates accordingly.
Index - Horses Running In This Card
A HOT CHILI PEPPERA PERFERT LEGACY DFADDICTS PAINTEDWAGONAJ CHARMING ACEALI CATT
APOLITICAL JAMESAZOOMS GOLDEYEAZULOBAR HOPPIN BILLYBARBIES KOOL WAGON
BOLO COWBOYBOLTING THRU FIREBP SUCCESSFUL CARTELBUGGIES PRIDEBUILT FOR GREATNESS
BV RISING SUNBYE LLANO BYECARTELS GIRLCHIEF BROWNCRYSTAL BOI
ELEGANT PRIZEETERNAL MISCHIEFEXPEDICIOUSFEENIXFIRE FLIGHT QUEEN
FLIGHT HISTORYFLYING J RAGNARFLYING PARTY SCGUS CAUSEHES SINGING THE BLUE
IDALIAJB RUNAWAY ANNIEJESS A FLASHY HEROJESS A RACE PRINCESSJV TALKIN COWGIRL
KISSEM AND LEAVUMLETHAL ON MONDAYLG BARBIELIL FERRARI WAGONM TIZ ME
MAGGIES MISSIONMATILDA 4MAYBELL 94MOONED BY A COWBOYMR BORDERTOWN BUZZ
MR LOCOMOTIVENAYAKIMNICKI NICOLENO SE PRIMONOAH MOON
NORWALKOAK HILL BOYOUR FAVORITE COWBOYPAPAS RUNAWAYPASS EM LEGEND
PRINCE OF MISCHIEFPRISSTEENPRIZE TIME GIRLRCMLY HEREDERORR DASH MASTER JET
SHIMMYSHIMMY SHINESIXLETSLAPPYSPECIAL IVORY OAKSS DELIGHTFUL QUEEN
STRIKE MY FANCYSUNDAY JUSTICETEE TEE BLUETEXANO HEROTHE HOTTEST CHILITOS
TRES H BOYTWITTER FILESTWO TIMES THE DASHWILDCATS'S MEOWXCESSIVE CELEBRATION
ZOOMIN THRU JUAREZ

 


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