Pick Pony Picks – Consensus Expert Picks for Laurel Park, October 2, 2026.


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How often our pick wins, by its price

AI Ensemble top picks grouped by morning-line odds.

0%13%27%40%54%Odds-on to 5/2: 42.8% from 1,695 racesOdds-on to 5/242.8%5/2 to 5/1: 31.0% from 1,386 races5/2 to 5/131.0%

Short-priced selections are where the model is strongest.

Show the numbers
GroupWin rateRaces
Odds-on to 5/242.8%1,695
5/2 to 5/131.0%1,386

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. A recycle mark (↻) means that AI pick is the re-ranked one, after this morning's official scratches and surface changes were applied.

Race 1

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Punxsutawney Phil (1-1) ⭐4/666.7%12 pts
Place:2 – Beale Street Boy (5-1)2/633.3%6 pts
Show:10 – Lookin At Mac (12-1)2/633.3%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:4 – Phil's Prince (4-1)2/633.3%6 pts
Alt 2:7 – Good Man Dan (20-1)2/633.3%2 pts
Alt 3:9 – King Covee (8-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 4:8 – Zevon (5-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 5:3 – Walking In Memphis (6-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 6:5 – Celtic Prince (12-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 7:6 – Freedom Glider (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 2

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:4 – The Count Is On (1-1) ⭐5/683.3%17 pts
Place:5 – Backnthewoods (2-1)4/666.7%13 pts
Show:6 – Heldish (5-1)3/650.0%4 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:3 – Super Accelerate (4-1)2/633.3%7 pts
Alt 2:1 – Addy's Laddy T N T (10-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 3:2 – Win No Joke (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 3

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:4 – Danner (2-1) ⭐6/6100.0%23 pts
Place:8 – Fortune Hill (3-1)3/650.0%7 pts
Show:6 – Star Atlas (5-1)3/650.0%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – Honorary American (8-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 2:10 – Vida (10-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 3:9 – Tax And Tags (6-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 4:3 – Sig (12-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 5:7 – Guerrilla Magic (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:5 – Free Drop Ops (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:1 – Olivar En Fuego (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 4

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:4 – Couches Burning (2-1) ⭐4/666.7%15 pts
Place:6 – Military Grade (4-1)4/666.7%13 pts
Show:1 – Tethered Soul (6-1)3/650.0%7 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:7 – Make It Quick (4-1)3/650.0%7 pts
Alt 2:3 – Yes Chef (10-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 3:5 – Who Says So (20-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 4:9 – El Junior (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 5:8 – Flying To Work (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:10 – Karma's Inthehouse (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:2 – Sin Sin (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 5

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:11 – Baltic (1-1) ⭐4/666.7%13 pts
Place:7 – Hoppetosse (5-1)4/666.7%12 pts
Show:9 – Airbrush (3-1)3/650.0%9 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:6 – Gimme Two Shots (4-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 2:10 – Go To Bingo (4-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 3:12 – Candied Up (12-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 4:3 – My Captain (8-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 5:4 – Goodluck Road (12-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:5 – Master Nibbles (12-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:1 – Box Of Rockets (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:8 – Salvo Trigger (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 9:2 – Paul's Guitar (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 6

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:3 – Ayni (1-1)6/6100.0%22 pts
Place:6 – Sorica (20-1)3/650.0%7 pts
Show:4 – Russian Iris (5-1)3/650.0%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:8 – Old Man's Dream (4-1)2/633.3%6 pts
Alt 2:5 – Squeaky Sneakers (6-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 3:10 – Her Decision (15-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 4:2 – Poor Jacqui (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 5:1 – Purely Assured (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:7 – Belle Shot (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:9 – Alicegoneshopping (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 7

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Slippin Jimmy (4-1)5/683.3%13 pts
Place:12 – Noble Jon (3-1)3/650.0%10 pts
Show:11 – Boat's A Rockin (2-1)2/633.3%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:7 – Derz Smart (8-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 2:8 – Claudee Boy (12-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 3:6 – Daufuskie Island (10-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 4:9 – Kohoutek (4-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 5:10 – Upsidedown Man (10-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 6:13 – Roommate Martin (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:2 – Katie's Notion (5-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:5 – Elon (4-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 9:3 – Watch Out World (12-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 10:4 – Island D'lite (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 11:14 – Transactional (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 8

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:4 – Law School (1-1)5/683.3%18 pts
Place:6 – Mila Candy (2-1)4/666.7%12 pts
Show:1 – Disney Belle (4-1)3/650.0%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:3 – Chilly Girl (10-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 2:2 – Turkish Breeze (8-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 3:5 – Last Gift (6-1)1/616.7%2 pts

Race 9

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:2 – Occupy (1-2) ⭐5/683.3%20 pts
Place:1 – Victoria's Song (6-1)4/666.7%9 pts
Show:6 – Catty's Angel (8-1)3/650.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:8 – Shanghai Rose (15-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 2:7 – Ronnarock (12-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 3:5 – Sugar Bush (20-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 4:4 – Kelly's Hardheaded (4-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 5:3 – Divine Sunshine (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 10

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:6 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%4 pts
Place:8 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%3 pts
Show:3 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%2 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:5 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%1 pts

Race 11

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:5 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%4 pts
Place:6 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%3 pts
Show:3 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%2 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:4 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%1 pts

Race 12

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:9 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%4 pts
Place:3 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%3 pts
Show:13 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%2 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:11 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%1 pts

Race 13

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:5 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%4 pts
Place:6 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%3 pts
Show:13 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%2 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:7 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%1 pts

Race 14

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%4 pts
Place:3 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%3 pts
Show:7 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%2 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%1 pts

Race 15

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:15 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%4 pts
Place:5 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%3 pts
Show:8 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%2 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%1 pts

Race 16

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:7 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%4 pts
Place:12 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%3 pts
Show:5 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%2 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:6 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%1 pts

Race 17

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:9 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%4 pts
Place:3 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%3 pts
Show:11 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%2 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – — (N/A)1/1100.0%1 pts

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