Pick Pony Picks – Consensus Expert Picks for Santa Anita Park, October 3, 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 1,724 racesOdds-on to 5/242.8%5/2 to 5/1: 30.7% from 1,412 races5/2 to 5/130.7%

Short-priced selections are where the model is strongest.

Show the numbers
GroupWin rateRaces
Odds-on to 5/242.8%1,724
5/2 to 5/130.7%1,412

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. 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 – Dream Seeker (3-1) ⭐6/785.7%19 pts
Place:2 – Hoaxer (2-1)5/771.4%18 pts
Show:4 – Bliksem (6-1)4/757.1%10 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:5 – Absolution (2-1)3/742.9%6 pts
Alt 2:3 – Schooner (10-1)1/714.3%1 pts
Alt 3:6 – Federation (8-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 4:7 – Et Al (20-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 2

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:5 – Toaster (1-1) ⭐7/7100.0%22 pts
Place:1 – Thermal (2-1)4/757.1%13 pts
Show:3 – Our Moonlight (6-1)4/757.1%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:4 – Paradise City (4-1)3/742.9%8 pts
Alt 2:2 – No Bad Beats (12-1)1/714.3%3 pts
Alt 3:6 – Rosie Jeeks (30-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 3

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:2 – Holmby (2-1) ⭐6/785.7%22 pts
Place:6 – Deluge (2-1)6/785.7%15 pts
Show:1 – Quattro Passi (2-1)3/742.9%11 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:4 – Free Closer (6-1)2/728.6%3 pts
Alt 2:3 – Domain Expansion (20-1)1/714.3%2 pts
Alt 3:5 – Janie Not Jeanie (20-1)1/714.3%1 pts

Race 4

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:3 – Frank Bullitt (2-1) ⭐5/771.4%14 pts
Place:4 – Owl (2-1)4/757.1%12 pts
Show:1 – King's Ride (5-1)4/757.1%10 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:5 – Jetovator (5-1)3/742.9%9 pts
Alt 2:2 – Mo Diamantes (10-1)3/742.9%9 pts
Alt 3:8 – Pokerknightatvees (8-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 4:7 – Proof He Goes (12-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 5:6 – Seaver Way (30-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 5

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:2 – Angel's Ember (1-1) ⭐7/7100.0%27 pts
Place:4 – Empire Of Ash (8-1)4/757.1%7 pts
Show:5 – D's Four Thumbs Up (4-1)3/742.9%9 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:1 – Morning Glass (6-1)2/728.6%6 pts
Alt 2:3 – Smokem Thirsty (12-1)2/728.6%4 pts
Alt 3:8 – Olympian Thirst (30-1)1/714.3%1 pts
Alt 4:9 – High Hull Gill (12-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 5:6 – Love Doctor (8-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 6:7 – Fully Favorable (30-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 6

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:2 – Omaha Spirit (2-1) ⭐5/771.4%17 pts
Place:7 – Off In The Corner (2-1)5/771.4%14 pts
Show:6 – Arctic Wolf (2-1)4/757.1%12 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:3 – High Pronto (10-1)2/728.6%5 pts
Alt 2:4 – Study Session (15-1)2/728.6%5 pts
Alt 3:1 – Fumano's Fire (30-1)1/714.3%1 pts
Alt 4:5 – Belleza Latina (12-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 7

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:2 – Hughes (1-1) ⭐6/785.7%24 pts
Place:4 – Imperial Honor (2-1)6/785.7%18 pts
Show:6 – Domus (8-1)2/728.6%4 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:3 – Net Par (12-1)2/728.6%4 pts
Alt 2:5 – Emancipate (10-1)2/728.6%2 pts
Alt 3:1 – Dang Son (12-1)1/714.3%2 pts

Race 8

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:7 – Got'm Cot'm (3-1)4/757.1%16 pts
Place:3 – Courtside Action (4-1)4/757.1%9 pts
Show:4 – Ballyvaughan Gig (4-1)3/742.9%7 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:9 – Saul Elliott (8-1)2/728.6%7 pts
Alt 2:5 – Moment Of Valor (4-1)2/728.6%7 pts
Alt 3:6 – Rodrigoknows (8-1)2/728.6%4 pts
Alt 4:2 – Disko Tribute (6-1)1/714.3%2 pts
Alt 5:8 – Check's On The Way (20-1)1/714.3%2 pts
Alt 6:1 – Speed Of Elon (30-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 9

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:8 – Beautiful Dawn (1-1) ⭐7/7100.0%24 pts
Place:5 – Tashie (2-1)5/771.4%16 pts
Show:6 – Stay Bossy (5-1)4/757.1%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:3 – You Trust Me (20-1)1/714.3%3 pts
Alt 2:7 – Breakaway Babe (12-1)1/714.3%2 pts
Alt 3:9 – Manee (8-1)1/714.3%1 pts
Alt 4:2 – Strident Miss (30-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 5:4 – Caps D'oro (20-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 6:1 – Glorys Morning (30-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 10

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Thought Process (1-1) ⭐7/7100.0%28 pts
Place:9 – May Day Ready (5-1)4/757.1%9 pts
Show:11 – Vronti (6-1)3/742.9%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:3 – Dona Clota (15-1)2/728.6%6 pts
Alt 2:7 – Hey Jessie (10-1)2/728.6%4 pts
Alt 3:6 – Kentucky Gal (20-1)1/714.3%1 pts
Alt 4:5 – Public Assembly (15-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 5:10 – The Mizen Queen (30-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 6:8 – Victorious Dream (20-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 7:2 – Resolve (30-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 8:4 – Totally Justified (30-1)0/70.0%0 pts

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