AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Saratoga September 1, 2025

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

 
Race 1
Win: 1 – Winning Method (4/1)🥉
Place: 2 – Grunge (6/1)
Show: 3 – The Pauly Factor (20/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Oscar’S Hope (2/1)🥇, 5 – Epic Quest (7/2)🥈, 6 – Stream It (10/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 2 – Duration (5/2)🥉
Place: 3 – Barb (2/1)
Show: 7 – Luz De Guia (15/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Private Flight (10/1), 4 – Only In America (6/1)🥇
 
Race 3
Win: 6 – New York Scrappy (5/2)
Place: 9 – Makeyourmoment (8/1)
Show: 12 – Cada Dia Mejor (20/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Salt Spartan (20/1)🥇, 1 – Carlin Contention (20/1), 11 – Trinity River (3/1), 7 – Alittlebitnaughty (6/1)🥈
 
Race 4
Win: 6 – Master Freud (12/1)
Place: 1 – Ennis Town (8/1)🥈
Show: 4 – My Life Story (6/1)
Other contenders: 7 – Hands Of Time (9/2), 13 – Willintoriskitall (6/1), 2 – Global Prosperity (12/1)🥇, 8 – Dreamlike (8/1), 12 – English Castle (10/1)🥉
 
Race 5
Win: 3 – Volt (6/1)
Place: 5 – Cocktailsnkringle (8/1)🥇
Show: 8 – Tomorrow’S Wish (8/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Last Man Standing (2/1), 6 – Kavanaugh (8/1)🥈, 9 – My Man Magoo (30/1), 2 – Cyberbeast (12/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 1 – Harpy (8/1)
Place: 2 – Joyful Dancer (12/1)
Show: 3 – That’S Amore (20/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Sassy Sats (9/2), 5 – Raynham Hall (6/1)🥈, 6 – Arinata (5/1)🥇, 7 – Island Charm (6/1), 8 – Espresso Tini (15/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 7 – Next On Stage (6/1)
Place: 4 – Points Is Points (5/1)
Show: 10 – Meursault (7/2)
Other contenders: 5 – Fast And Frisky (8/1), 1 – Cue The Duckboats (6/1)🥇, 8 – Walk With Me (15/1), 9 – Racing Colors (15/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 13 – Latest Edition (50/1)
Place: 16 – Jackie The Joker (12/1)
Show: 11 – Wrigleyville (5/1)🥈
Other contenders: 9 – Curlin’S Angel (5/2), 8 – Louise Procter (4/1)🥉, 12 – Collaboration (12/1), 2 – War Siren (15/1), 4 – Thirteen Red Flags (50/1)
 
Race 9
Win: 3 – Romeo (3/1)
Place: 1 – Curtain Call (9/2)🥉
Show: 2 – Flyin Hawaiian (20/1)
Other contenders: 5 – Buetane (2/1)🥈, 7 – Emphasis (12/1), 8 – Ted Noffey (9/2)🥇
 
Race 10
Win: 9 – Mi Bago (6/1)
Place: 5 – Tank (15/1)
Show: 6 – Leon Blue (12/1)
Other contenders: 7 – Crudo (8/1), 3 – Stars And Strides (9/2)🥇, 4 – Cairo Caper (15/1), 8 – Covert Law (30/1)
 
Race 11
Win: 1 – Loveontheleftbank (6/1)
Place: 2 – Siyouni Flash (20/1)
Show: 3 – Twolatebabydoll (7/2)
Other contenders: 4 – Ratu Jawa (50/1), 5 – Say Yes To Dreams (4/1)🥇, 6 – Cleopatra’S Key (12/1)🥉, 7 – Laylani Lou (20/1), 8 – My Sherrona (8/1)🥈
 
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: 1 – Winning Method (4/1)
Place: 2 – Grunge (6/1)
Show: 3 – The Pauly Factor (20/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Oscar’S Hope (2/1), 5 – Epic Quest (7/2), 6 – Stream It (10/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 2 – Duration (5/2)
Place: 3 – Barb (2/1)
Show: 7 – Luz De Guia (15/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Only In America (6/1), 1 – Private Flight (10/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 6 – New York Scrappy (5/2)
Place: 9 – Makeyourmoment (8/1)
Show: 12 – Cada Dia Mejor (20/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Salt Spartan (20/1), 7 – Alittlebitnaughty (6/1), 10 – Powered By Coal (8/1), 1 – Carlin Contention (20/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 1 – Ennis Town (8/1)
Place: 6 – Master Freud (12/1)
Show: 4 – My Life Story (6/1)
Other contenders: 7 – Hands Of Time (9/2), 2 – Global Prosperity (12/1), 8 – Dreamlike (8/1), 13 – Willintoriskitall (6/1), 12 – English Castle (10/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 3 – Volt (6/1)
Place: 5 – Cocktailsnkringle (8/1)
Show: 8 – Tomorrow’S Wish (8/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Last Man Standing (2/1), 6 – Kavanaugh (8/1), 2 – Cyberbeast (12/1), 9 – My Man Magoo (30/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 1 – Harpy (8/1)
Place: 2 – Joyful Dancer (12/1)
Show: 3 – That’S Amore (20/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Sassy Sats (9/2), 5 – Raynham Hall (6/1), 6 – Arinata (5/1), 7 – Island Charm (6/1), 8 – Espresso Tini (15/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 7 – Next On Stage (6/1)
Place: 4 – Points Is Points (5/1)
Show: 10 – Meursault (7/2)
Other contenders: 5 – Fast And Frisky (8/1), 1 – Cue The Duckboats (6/1), 8 – Walk With Me (15/1), 9 – Racing Colors (15/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 13 – Latest Edition (50/1)
Place: 16 – Jackie The Joker (12/1)
Show: 11 – Wrigleyville (5/1)
Other contenders: 12 – Collaboration (12/1), 2 – War Siren (15/1), 6 – Big Beautiful (6/1), 9 – Curlin’S Angel (5/2), 8 – Louise Procter (4/1)
 
Race 9
Win: 3 – Romeo (3/1)
Place: 1 – Curtain Call (9/2)
Show: 2 – Flyin Hawaiian (20/1)
Other contenders: 5 – Buetane (2/1), 7 – Emphasis (12/1), 8 – Ted Noffey (9/2)
 
Race 10
Win: 9 – Mi Bago (6/1)
Place: 6 – Leon Blue (12/1)
Show: 5 – Tank (15/1)
Other contenders: 7 – Crudo (8/1), 3 – Stars And Strides (9/2), 4 – Cairo Caper (15/1), 2 – Magic Pathway (15/1)
 
Race 11
Win: 1 – Loveontheleftbank (6/1)
Place: 2 – Siyouni Flash (20/1)
Show: 3 – Twolatebabydoll (7/2)
Other contenders: 4 – Ratu Jawa (50/1), 5 – Say Yes To Dreams (4/1), 6 – Cleopatra’S Key (12/1), 7 – Laylani Lou (20/1), 8 – My Sherrona (8/1)
 
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: 1 – Winning Method (4/1)
Place: 2 – Grunge (6/1)
Show: 3 – The Pauly Factor (20/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Oscar’S Hope (2/1), 5 – Epic Quest (7/2), 6 – Stream It (10/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 2 – Duration (5/2)
Place: 3 – Barb (2/1)
Show: 7 – Luz De Guia (15/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Private Flight (10/1), 4 – Only In America (6/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 6 – New York Scrappy (5/2)
Place: 9 – Makeyourmoment (8/1)
Show: 12 – Cada Dia Mejor (20/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Salt Spartan (20/1), 10 – Powered By Coal (8/1), 7 – Alittlebitnaughty (6/1), 4 – Pretrial Statement (10/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 1 – Ennis Town (8/1)
Place: 6 – Master Freud (12/1)
Show: 4 – My Life Story (6/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Global Prosperity (12/1), 7 – Hands Of Time (9/2), 8 – Dreamlike (8/1), 13 – Willintoriskitall (6/1), 12 – English Castle (10/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 3 – Volt (6/1)
Place: 5 – Cocktailsnkringle (8/1)
Show: 8 – Tomorrow’S Wish (8/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Last Man Standing (2/1), 2 – Cyberbeast (12/1), 6 – Kavanaugh (8/1), 7 – No Merlot (20/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 1 – Harpy (8/1)
Place: 2 – Joyful Dancer (12/1)
Show: 3 – That’S Amore (20/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Sassy Sats (9/2), 5 – Raynham Hall (6/1), 6 – Arinata (5/1), 7 – Island Charm (6/1), 8 – Espresso Tini (15/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 7 – Next On Stage (6/1)
Place: 4 – Points Is Points (5/1)
Show: 10 – Meursault (7/2)
Other contenders: 1 – Cue The Duckboats (6/1), 5 – Fast And Frisky (8/1), 8 – Walk With Me (15/1), 2 – Soundbite (10/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 13 – Latest Edition (50/1)
Place: 16 – Jackie The Joker (12/1)
Show: 11 – Wrigleyville (5/1)
Other contenders: 12 – Collaboration (12/1), 6 – Big Beautiful (6/1), 2 – War Siren (15/1), 4 – Thirteen Red Flags (50/1), 10 – Any Port (10/1)
 
Race 9
Win: 3 – Romeo (3/1)
Place: 1 – Curtain Call (9/2)
Show: 5 – Buetane (2/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Flyin Hawaiian (20/1), 7 – Emphasis (12/1), 8 – Ted Noffey (9/2)
 
Race 10
Win: 9 – Mi Bago (6/1)
Place: 6 – Leon Blue (12/1)
Show: 5 – Tank (15/1)
Other contenders: 7 – Crudo (8/1), 3 – Stars And Strides (9/2), 4 – Cairo Caper (15/1), 2 – Magic Pathway (15/1)
 
Race 11
Win: 1 – Loveontheleftbank (6/1)
Place: 2 – Siyouni Flash (20/1)
Show: 3 – Twolatebabydoll (7/2)
Other contenders: 4 – Ratu Jawa (50/1), 5 – Say Yes To Dreams (4/1), 6 – Cleopatra’S Key (12/1), 7 – Laylani Lou (20/1), 8 – My Sherrona (8/1)
 
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

ALFRED BELLOWS ALITTLEBITNAUGHTY ANY PORT ARINATA ASBURY PARK
AYE EYE BACKSTRETCH ROSE BARB BERTRILLE BIG BEAUTIFUL
BINT AL DANDY BLUE PILL BUETANE CADA DIA MEJOR CAIRO CAPER
CARLIN CONTENTION CELTIC CHARM CHAMPAGNE SURPRISE CHASING THE STORM CLEOPATRA’S KEY
COLLABORATION COVERT LAW CREDIT RISK CRUDO CUE THE DUCKBOATS
CURTAIN CALL CYBERBEAST DANCINGWITHDESTINY DESPERATE PROPOSAL DIVINE ROSE
DURATION EMPHASIS ENGLISH CASTLE ENNIS TOWN EPIC QUEST
ESPRESSO TINI EVERY VOTE COUNTS FAST AND FRISKY FEVER NIGHT FLYIN HAWAIIAN
GLOBAL PROSPERITY GRUNGE HANDS OF TIME HARPY ISLAND CHARM
JACKIE THE JOKER JOYFUL DANCER JUST SO PRETTY KAVANAUGH LACHAISE
LAST MAN STANDING LATEST EDITION LAYLANI LOU LEON BLUE LOUISE PROCTER
LOW KEY LUCIANA’S HONOR LUZ DE GUIA MAGIC PATHWAY MAKEYOURMOMENT
MEURSAULT MI BAGO MIDDLE MARKET MY LIFE STORY MY MAN MAGOO
NEW YORK SCRAPPY NEXT ON STAGE NO MERLOT ONLY IN AMERICA OSCAR’S HOPE
POINTS IS POINTS POWERED BY COAL PRETRIAL STATEMENT PRINTER’S ALLEY PRIVATE FLIGHT
RACING COLORS RAGAZZO D’ORO RATU JAWA RAYNHAM HALL REACTION
ROCKIES BALBOA ROMEO SAINT MARGARET SALT SPARTAN SASSY SATS
SCARLETT’S HALO SCRUTINATOR SENEGAL SIESTA KEY SIYOUNI FLASH
SONJA HENIE SOUNDBITE STARS AND STRIDES STREAM IT TANK
THAT’S AMORE THE PAULY FACTOR THIRTEEN COLONIES THIRTEEN RED FLAGS TIME TO WIN
TOO B WED TRINITY RIVER TWOLATEBABYDOLL VERSUS VIGANO
VOULEZVOUS WALK WITH ME WAR SIREN WILLINTORISKITALL WINNING METHOD

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