Pick Pony Picks – Consensus Expert Picks for Penn National, August 18, 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:4 – Majestic Rain (2-1) ⭐6/785.7%24 pts
Place:5 – Aunt Nan (5-1)5/771.4%13 pts
Show:2 – Benevolent (2-1)4/757.1%11 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:1 – Keltic Fury (4-1)3/742.9%5 pts
Alt 2:3 – Eddie's Promise (4-1)1/714.3%1 pts

Race 2

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Whiskey Lullaby (4-1)5/771.4%15 pts
Place:4 – Pageant Princess (2-1)4/757.1%12 pts
Show:6 – Take Charge Boo (8-1)3/742.9%7 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:9 – Quercus (8-1)2/728.6%7 pts
Alt 2:3 – Honorable Chill (6-1)2/728.6%7 pts
Alt 3:10 – Honor Roll (15-1)1/714.3%3 pts
Alt 4:8 – Raven Dance (12-1)1/714.3%2 pts
Alt 5:11 – Vekoma's War (10-1)1/714.3%1 pts
Alt 6:12 – Belle Of Liberty (10-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 7:5 – Warrior's Miss (6-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 8:7 – Just One Kiss (6-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 9:2 – Hopeforgreatness (6-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 3

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:5 – Sell It (4-1)5/771.4%17 pts
Place:1 – I'm Due (2-1)4/757.1%14 pts
Show:3 – Thick As Thieves (4-1)2/728.6%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – Atomico (8-1)2/728.6%5 pts
Alt 2:8 – Maupansant (8-1)2/728.6%3 pts
Alt 3:4 – Roxton (6-1)1/714.3%3 pts
Alt 4:6 – Sunny Magic (8-1)1/714.3%3 pts
Alt 5:11 – Owhatanite (8-1)1/714.3%2 pts
Alt 6:9 – Finn Mcsorley (8-1)1/714.3%1 pts
Alt 7:7 – Annihilate 'em (10-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 8:12 – Max Barley (10-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 9:10 – Transactional (12-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 4

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:3 – Uninvited Guest (2-1) ⭐7/7100.0%28 pts
Place:5 – Makabim (2-1)5/771.4%14 pts
Show:1 – Broderick (5-1)3/742.9%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:4 – Mighty Minion (4-1)2/728.6%3 pts
Alt 2:2 – My Detroit City (4-1)2/728.6%3 pts

Race 5

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:3 – Brighty (2-1) ⭐5/771.4%17 pts
Place:5 – Arthur's Court (4-1)5/771.4%16 pts
Show:4 – Shallus (2-1)5/771.4%15 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – Sams After Party (5-1)4/757.1%6 pts
Alt 2:1 – Zoppi Fischbein (5-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 6

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:3 – Gold Lady (2-1)6/785.7%20 pts
Place:2 – Lachicafortequila (2-1)5/771.4%17 pts
Show:5 – Cruzin Anna (4-1)4/757.1%11 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:1 – Sirani (5-1)3/742.9%5 pts
Alt 2:4 – Bonita Lassie (4-1)1/714.3%1 pts

Race 7

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:3 – Decree And Declare (2-1) ⭐7/7100.0%26 pts
Place:2 – Hey Alexa (2-1)4/757.1%11 pts
Show:5 – Song To Remember (3-1)4/757.1%9 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:4 – Mega Changer (4-1)4/757.1%8 pts
Alt 2:1 – Disco Hopp (5-1)0/70.0%0 pts

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