AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Hawthorne August 28, 2025

AI Algorithm Picks

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Algorithm 1 (Stronger influence on proprietary AI and overall pace)

 
Race 1
Win: 2 – Big D (7/2)
Place: 1 – Gogh (5/1)
Show: 3 – Bridge Classic (3/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Thiever (6/1), 5 – Last Moon (6/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 3 – New Year Surprise (2/1)
Place: 4 – Blurt (4/1)
Show: 5 – Mcmoney (7/2)
Other contenders: 1 – Contrabandista (10/1), 2 – Flying Samurai (5/2)
 
Race 3
Win: 1 – La Reynita (3/1)
Place: 6 – Roaring Vixen (6/1)
Show: 2 – Acousticat (8/5)
Other contenders: 3 – Unkept Promises (5/1), 5 – Catnip Hill (15/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 2 – Rietta (6/5)
Place: 5 – Madelyn Attack (5/1)
Show: 4 – Suprise Me Again (9/5)
Other contenders: 7 – Autism Compassion (3/1), 1 – Wednesday Addams (10/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 8 – Russian To Win (1/1)
Place: 9 – Sonnyisnotsofunny (5/1)
Show: 5 – Risky Boy (8/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Can Man Do (20/1), 4 – Faithful Ruler (4/1), 2 – Tallapoosa (15/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 3 – Golden Bandit (10/1)
Place: 5 – Lamplighter Jack (5/1)
Show: 1 – All Choked Up (8/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Ocean Pointe (5/2), 7 – Leading The Charge (8/5)
 
Race 7
Win: 1 – Grand Illusion (5/1)
Place: 3 – Sixwillberich (7/2)
Show: 6 – Alvin (12/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Global Empire (3/1), 4 – Slava Ukraini (6/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 8 – San Anton (5/2)
Place: 2 – Grand Festival (15/1)
Show: 6 – Cantarito (10/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Cash App Mike (7/2), 1 – Black Russian (8/1), 5 – Cool Lester Smooth (2/1)
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 4, FPS: 10, FPS Midpoint: 10, FPS Late: 10, Overall Pace: 400, Early Pace: 30, Mid Pace: 30, Late Pace: 30, Post Position: 5, PPPP Rating: 10, Average Finish: 5, Days Since Last Race: 15, Jockey: 10, Trainer: 50, Track Bias: 20, Morning Line: 10, Pedigree: 15, Works: 15, Weight: 5, Medications: 5, Weather: 5, Race Trouble: 35, Last Race: 4, Last Three Races: 8, All Races: 2, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 700,

Algorithm 2 (Stronger influence on speed, overall pace, trainer, with moderate influence from proprietary AI)

 
Race 1
Win: 2 – Big D (7/2)
Place: 1 – Gogh (5/1)
Show: 3 – Bridge Classic (3/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Thiever (6/1), 6 – Good And Naughty (9/5)
 
Race 2
Win: 3 – New Year Surprise (2/1)
Place: 4 – Blurt (4/1)
Show: 5 – Mcmoney (7/2)
Other contenders: 2 – Flying Samurai (5/2), 1 – Contrabandista (10/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 1 – La Reynita (3/1)
Place: 6 – Roaring Vixen (6/1)
Show: 2 – Acousticat (8/5)
Other contenders: 3 – Unkept Promises (5/1), 5 – Catnip Hill (15/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 2 – Rietta (6/5)
Place: 5 – Madelyn Attack (5/1)
Show: 4 – Suprise Me Again (9/5)
Other contenders: 7 – Autism Compassion (3/1), 1 – Wednesday Addams (10/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 8 – Russian To Win (1/1)
Place: 9 – Sonnyisnotsofunny (5/1)
Show: 5 – Risky Boy (8/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Can Man Do (20/1), 4 – Faithful Ruler (4/1), 2 – Tallapoosa (15/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 5 – Lamplighter Jack (5/1)
Place: 3 – Golden Bandit (10/1)
Show: 1 – All Choked Up (8/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Ocean Pointe (5/2), 7 – Leading The Charge (8/5)
 
Race 7
Win: 1 – Grand Illusion (5/1)
Place: 3 – Sixwillberich (7/2)
Show: 2 – Global Empire (3/1)
Other contenders: 6 – Alvin (12/1), 4 – Slava Ukraini (6/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 8 – San Anton (5/2)
Place: 6 – Cantarito (10/1)
Show: 2 – Grand Festival (15/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Cash App Mike (7/2), 1 – Black Russian (8/1), 5 – Cool Lester Smooth (2/1)
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 60, FPS: 15, FPS Midpoint: 15, FPS Late: 15, Overall Pace: 300, Early Pace: 1, Mid Pace: 1, Late Pace: 1, Post Position: 5, PPPP Rating: 20, Average Finish: 5, Days Since Last Race: 15, Jockey: 10, Trainer: 90, Track Bias: 20, Morning Line: 10, Pedigree: 15, Works: 15, Weight: 5, Medications: 5, Weather: 5, Race Trouble: 25, Last Race: 1, Last Three Races: 5, All Races: 1, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 250,

Algorithm 3 (Stronger influence on pace, track bias, trainer)

 
Race 1
Win: 2 – Big D (7/2)
Place: 1 – Gogh (5/1)
Show: 3 – Bridge Classic (3/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Thiever (6/1), 5 – Last Moon (6/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 3 – New Year Surprise (2/1)
Place: 2 – Flying Samurai (5/2)
Show: 4 – Blurt (4/1)
Other contenders: 5 – Mcmoney (7/2), 1 – Contrabandista (10/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 1 – La Reynita (3/1)
Place: 6 – Roaring Vixen (6/1)
Show: 2 – Acousticat (8/5)
Other contenders: 3 – Unkept Promises (5/1), 5 – Catnip Hill (15/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 2 – Rietta (6/5)
Place: 5 – Madelyn Attack (5/1)
Show: 4 – Suprise Me Again (9/5)
Other contenders: 7 – Autism Compassion (3/1), 3 – Cheval B (8/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 8 – Russian To Win (1/1)
Place: 9 – Sonnyisnotsofunny (5/1)
Show: 5 – Risky Boy (8/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Can Man Do (20/1), 2 – Tallapoosa (15/1), 4 – Faithful Ruler (4/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 5 – Lamplighter Jack (5/1)
Place: 1 – All Choked Up (8/1)
Show: 3 – Golden Bandit (10/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Ocean Pointe (5/2), 7 – Leading The Charge (8/5)
 
Race 7
Win: 1 – Grand Illusion (5/1)
Place: 3 – Sixwillberich (7/2)
Show: 6 – Alvin (12/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Global Empire (3/1), 4 – Slava Ukraini (6/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 6 – Cantarito (10/1)
Place: 2 – Grand Festival (15/1)
Show: 8 – San Anton (5/2)
Other contenders: 3 – Cash App Mike (7/2), 1 – Black Russian (8/1), 5 – Cool Lester Smooth (2/1)
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 50, FPS: 24, FPS Midpoint: 25, FPS Late: 15, Overall Pace: 300, Early Pace: 3, Mid Pace: 1, Late Pace: 1, Post Position: 5, PPPP Rating: 10, Average Finish: 5, Days Since Last Race: 15, Jockey: 10, Trainer: 20, Track Bias: 20, Morning Line: 10, Pedigree: 15, Works: 15, Weight: 5, Medications: 5, Weather: 5, Race Trouble: 35, Last Race: 3, Last Three Races: 4, All Races: 2, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 30,

Race Entries

ACOUSTICAT ALL CHOKED UP ALVIN AUTISM COMPASSION BIG D
BLURT BRIDGE CLASSIC CAN MAN DO CANTARITO CASH APP MIKE
CHAMPAGNE MIKE CHEVAL B CONTRABANDISTA COOL LESTER SMOOTH DANVILLE
FAITHFUL RULER FLYING SAMURAI GLOBAL EMPIRE GOGH GOLDEN BANDIT
GRAND FESTIVAL GRAND ILLUSION ICE AXE ICE SHARD KISS MY CHARMS
LA REYNITA LAMPLIGHTER JACK LAST MOON LEADING THE CHARGE LINE TO GAIN
MCMONEY MULSANNE NEW YEAR SURPRISE OCEAN POINTE RIETTA
ROARING VIXEN RUSSIAN TO WIN SAN ANTON SIXWILLBERICH SLAVA UKRAINI
SONNYISNOTSOFUNNY SUPRISE ME AGAIN TALLAPOOSA THIEVER TRIPLE MOON
UNKEPT PROMISES WEDNESDAY ADDAMS

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