Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – GIL, August 16, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 4  4 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $14,500
Win:1 – Blake's Song (5/2)
Place:6 – Imma Blingy Lad (20/1)
Show:5 – Play Rule (3/1)
Other contenders:3 – My Golden M (4/1), 9 – Holiday Lines (5/1), 8 – Mud On My Boots (10/1)
Rest of field:7 – Samsplayerslounge (12/1), 4 – Cibolo Erl (20/1), 2 – Aquilegia (15/1), 10 – Followmeifyoucan (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-6-5-3-9-8
🎯 Longshots: 1-5-8-3-7-2-4-9-6-10
 
Race 5  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $12,500
Win:5 – Charlotte's Spider (5/2)
Place:7 – Vietnam Victory (7/5)
Show:4 – Lil Sweet Thang (4/1)
Other contenders:3 – Supreme Capo (15/1), 1 – Holiday Cruise (5/1)
Rest of field:2 – Silver Redesdale (15/1), 6 – Gospel Tiz Got (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-7-4-1-2-3
🎯 Longshots: 7-5-2-4-3-1-6
 
Race 7  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $13,500
Win:8 – Smarty's Back (5/2)
Place:3 – Carry The Flag (10/1)
Show:2 – No Regret (15/1)
Other contenders:6 – Devilish Springs (4/1), 7 – Amargoso (3/1), 5 – Mr Big Sexy (5/1)
Rest of field:4 – Harvey's Love (6/1), 1 – Zmor Classy Lady (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-8-7-5-4-6
🎯 Longshots: 8-7-3-1-6-2-5-4
 
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 4  4 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $14,500
Win:1 – Blake's Song (5/2)
Place:5 – Play Rule (3/1)
Show:3 – My Golden M (4/1)
Other contenders:8 – Mud On My Boots (10/1), 7 – Samsplayerslounge (12/1), 9 – Holiday Lines (5/1)
Rest of field:2 – Aquilegia (15/1), 6 – Imma Blingy Lad (20/1), 4 – Cibolo Erl (20/1), 10 – Followmeifyoucan (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-5-3-9-7-8
🎯 Longshots: 1-5-8-3-7-2-4-9-6-10
 
Race 5  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $12,500
Win:7 – Vietnam Victory (7/5)
Place:4 – Lil Sweet Thang (4/1)
Show:2 – Silver Redesdale (15/1)
Other contenders:5 – Charlotte's Spider (5/2), 1 – Holiday Cruise (5/1)
Rest of field:3 – Supreme Capo (15/1), 6 – Gospel Tiz Got (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-4-2-5-1-3
🎯 Longshots: 7-5-2-4-3-1-6
 
Race 7  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $13,500
Win:8 – Smarty's Back (5/2)
Place:7 – Amargoso (3/1)
Show:3 – Carry The Flag (10/1)
Other contenders:6 – Devilish Springs (4/1), 4 – Harvey's Love (6/1), 5 – Mr Big Sexy (5/1)
Rest of field:2 – No Regret (15/1), 1 – Zmor Classy Lady (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 8-3-7-4-6-5
🎯 Longshots: 8-7-3-1-6-2-5-4
 
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 4  4 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $14,500
Win:1 – Blake's Song (5/2)
Place:5 – Play Rule (3/1)
Show:3 – My Golden M (4/1)
Other contenders:8 – Mud On My Boots (10/1), 7 – Samsplayerslounge (12/1), 9 – Holiday Lines (5/1)
Rest of field:2 – Aquilegia (15/1), 6 – Imma Blingy Lad (20/1), 4 – Cibolo Erl (20/1), 10 – Followmeifyoucan (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-5-3-9-7-8
🎯 Longshots: 1-5-8-3-7-2-4-9-6-10
🎫 Trifecta play: #1 over #5, #3, #8  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  ⭐ Best Bet race
 
Race 5  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $12,500
Win:7 – Vietnam Victory (7/5)
Place:4 – Lil Sweet Thang (4/1)
Show:2 – Silver Redesdale (15/1)
Other contenders:5 – Charlotte's Spider (5/2), 1 – Holiday Cruise (5/1)
Rest of field:3 – Supreme Capo (15/1), 6 – Gospel Tiz Got (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-4-1-2-5-3
🎯 Longshots: 7-5-2-4-3-1-6
🎫 Trifecta play: #7 over #4, #2, #5  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 7  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $13,500
Win:8 – Smarty's Back (5/2)
Place:7 – Amargoso (3/1)
Show:6 – Devilish Springs (4/1)
Other contenders:4 – Harvey's Love (6/1), 3 – Carry The Flag (10/1), 5 – Mr Big Sexy (5/1)
Rest of field:2 – No Regret (15/1), 1 – Zmor Classy Lady (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 8-7-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 8-7-3-1-6-2-5-4
🎫 Trifecta play: #8 over #7, #6, #4  (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: ×0.82 (edge & stake trimmed — weekend longshots win less than their edge implies; the longshot list itself is unchanged)
RaceHorseMLLiveP(win)Edge¼ KellyBet on $ bankroll
52 – Silver Redesdale15/19.7%+45.5%0.76%$0.76
TOTAL across 1 play:0.8%$0.76
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.
💡 Tote-board tip: the Live column updates automatically. Our longshots that take money at the track (live odds at or below the morning line) win about 4× as often as the ones drifting up in price — 10.2% vs 2.6% in our settled results, and 15.1% when heavily bet. Play these selections only when the board shows them holding or shortening from the morning line.
Index - Horses Running In This Card
A REASON FOR CASH BRAMARGOSOAQUILEGIAAUTOMATIQUEBABES REVIVAL
BLAKE'S SONGBP FLINGIN CHECKSCAPITAL HATTERSCARRY THE FLAGCHARLOTTE'S SPIDER
COWETA CORONACOWGIRL LYNDI GDANI EYE AMDEVILISH SPRINGSDOCS MAGIC CARD
EE DISCO QUICKIEEL DERECHOEL REY JUANITOEYES SO GRAYFAMOUS TEQUILA
FLAMING CARTEL ROSESFLYING DIAMOND MVFOLLOWMEIFYOUCANFRASSA SASSFULL E LOADED
GOLDEN BEACH CARTELGOSPEL TIZ GOTGRINCHY COWGIRL 123HANDS UP SHOOTEMHARVEY'S LOVE
HEZA PATROITHOLIDAY CRUISEHOLIDAY LINESIMMA BLINGY LADJACKSON DAVIS 747
JETBLACK CORONA CHICKJ NEON MOONLICKADEE SPLITLIL BITTY BOSTONLIL SWEET THANG
MAKO SHARK WATTERSMEMORIES COCKTAILMERLIN JDMISS BOGARTMISS NELY
MR BIG SEXYMR VOLCOM YGMS BETSEY ROSSMS KATMANDOMUD ON MY BOOTS
NO REGRETNOTORYOUSPLAY RULEPREY N CORONARAGING FIRE
RC CHILL TIMERC HEZA DYNASTYREINA MARIELARG JESSA EAGLELETTARLA ZOOMING BOLT
RODE THE WAVESAMSPLAYERSLOUNGESHE CANT HELP ITSHESAROYALHAWKSHOT OF TAKILLYA
SMARTY'S BACKSUPREME CAPOTEXAS BOLT 23TOBY TWOTRES DINASTIAS
UPTOWN SANDMANUPTOWN TRUMPTHESSVIETNAM VICTORYWMA MADJIC SLIPPERSWMA MANILLA
WMA NORTH WINDWMA RED WINGSYESENIA YGZMOR CLASSY LADY

 


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