AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Thistledown August 19, 2025

AI Algorithm Picks

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

 
Race 1
Win: 5 – Lady Lottie (5/2)
Place: 7 – Big Facts (10/1)
Show: 1 – Cali Cruiser (6/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Driven For Success (9/2), 6 – Crossed Up (4/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 3 – P H Factor (7/2)
Place: 6 – Agnello’S Dream (10/1)
Show: 2 – Auger (5/2)
Other contenders: 1 – Don’T Stop (6/1), 5 – Machismo (9/2)
 
Race 3
Win: 1 – Tiz Magnificent (8/1)
Place: 2 – Bottled Time (2/1)
Show: 3 – Mia’S Go (7/2)
Other contenders: 4 – Star Ella (5/1), 5 – Tiz Mia (6/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 2 – Into Gold (4/1)
Place: 4 – Susie’S Kid (5/2)
Show: 5 – Prosecutor (2/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Spirit Of Akron (8/1), 3 – Media Darling (12/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 4 – Vespera (9/5)
Place: 5 – It’S Last Call (5/1)
Show: 2 – Souper Justified (6/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Bolt’S Treasure (4/1), 6 – Savvy Swagger (8/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 1 – Kiss Valentina (10/1)
Place: 3 – Coloryoureggs (2/1)
Show: 2 – Angel I’M Not (6/1)
Other contenders: 5 – Waves Of Liberty (7/2), 6 – Express Fashion (5/2)
 
Race 7
Win: 3 – Startdfromdabottom (5/2)
Place: 2 – So Dialed In (4/1)
Show: 1 – More Love (2/1)
Other contenders: 6 – Rainbow’S Pride (7/2), 4 – Stormin’Unclejack (6/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 2 – Queen Kitty (8/5)
Place: 5 – Bold Ruby (2/1)
Show: 3 – Zashixiarayan (15/1)
Other contenders: 7 – Wild Mariah (4/1), 4 – Cowgirls Humor (12/1)
 
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: 20, 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: 500,

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

 
Race 1
Win: 5 – Lady Lottie (5/2)
Place: 7 – Big Facts (10/1)
Show: 4 – Driven For Success (9/2)
Other contenders: 1 – Cali Cruiser (6/1), 6 – Crossed Up (4/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 3 – P H Factor (7/2)
Place: 2 – Auger (5/2)
Show: 6 – Agnello’S Dream (10/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Don’T Stop (6/1), 4 – John’S Rock (2/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 1 – Tiz Magnificent (8/1)
Place: 2 – Bottled Time (2/1)
Show: 3 – Mia’S Go (7/2)
Other contenders: 4 – Star Ella (5/1), 5 – Tiz Mia (6/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 2 – Into Gold (4/1)
Place: 4 – Susie’S Kid (5/2)
Show: 5 – Prosecutor (2/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Media Darling (12/1), 1 – Spirit Of Akron (8/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 4 – Vespera (9/5)
Place: 5 – It’S Last Call (5/1)
Show: 1 – Bolt’S Treasure (4/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Souper Justified (6/1), 6 – Savvy Swagger (8/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 1 – Kiss Valentina (10/1)
Place: 3 – Coloryoureggs (2/1)
Show: 2 – Angel I’M Not (6/1)
Other contenders: 5 – Waves Of Liberty (7/2), 6 – Express Fashion (5/2)
 
Race 7
Win: 3 – Startdfromdabottom (5/2)
Place: 1 – More Love (2/1)
Show: 2 – So Dialed In (4/1)
Other contenders: 6 – Rainbow’S Pride (7/2), 4 – Stormin’Unclejack (6/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 2 – Queen Kitty (8/5)
Place: 5 – Bold Ruby (2/1)
Show: 3 – Zashixiarayan (15/1)
Other contenders: 7 – Wild Mariah (4/1), 4 – Cowgirls Humor (12/1)
 
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: 5 – Lady Lottie (5/2)
Place: 7 – Big Facts (10/1)
Show: 4 – Driven For Success (9/2)
Other contenders: 1 – Cali Cruiser (6/1), 6 – Crossed Up (4/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 3 – P H Factor (7/2)
Place: 6 – Agnello’S Dream (10/1)
Show: 1 – Don’T Stop (6/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Auger (5/2), 4 – John’S Rock (2/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 1 – Tiz Magnificent (8/1)
Place: 2 – Bottled Time (2/1)
Show: 3 – Mia’S Go (7/2)
Other contenders: 4 – Star Ella (5/1), 5 – Tiz Mia (6/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 2 – Into Gold (4/1)
Place: 4 – Susie’S Kid (5/2)
Show: 5 – Prosecutor (2/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Spirit Of Akron (8/1), 3 – Media Darling (12/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 4 – Vespera (9/5)
Place: 5 – It’S Last Call (5/1)
Show: 2 – Souper Justified (6/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Bolt’S Treasure (4/1), 6 – Savvy Swagger (8/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 1 – Kiss Valentina (10/1)
Place: 3 – Coloryoureggs (2/1)
Show: 2 – Angel I’M Not (6/1)
Other contenders: 5 – Waves Of Liberty (7/2), 6 – Express Fashion (5/2)
 
Race 7
Win: 3 – Startdfromdabottom (5/2)
Place: 1 – More Love (2/1)
Show: 2 – So Dialed In (4/1)
Other contenders: 6 – Rainbow’S Pride (7/2), 4 – Stormin’Unclejack (6/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 2 – Queen Kitty (8/5)
Place: 5 – Bold Ruby (2/1)
Show: 7 – Wild Mariah (4/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Zashixiarayan (15/1), 4 – Cowgirls Humor (12/1)
 
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

AGNELLO’S DREAM ANGEL I’M NOT AUGER BIG FACTS BOLD RUBY
BOTTLED TIME BUCKEYE CRUISER CALI CRUISER COLORYOUREGGS COWGIRLS HUMOR
DON’T STOP DRIVEN FOR SUCCESS EXPRESS FASHION FEISTY MAMA INTO GOLD
JOHN’S ROCK KISS VALENTINA LADY LOTTIE MACHISMO MEDIA DARLING
MOBIL LADY MORE LOVE NEAR PERFECT OLIVE ON TOP P H FACTOR
PRINCESS EM PROSECUTOR QUEEN KITTY RAINBOW’S PRIDE RIVER HUSTLER
SO DIALED IN SOUPER JUSTIFIED SPIRIT OF AKRON STAR ELLA STARTDFROMDABOTTOM
SUSIE’S KID TIZ MAGNIFICENT TIZ MIA VESPERA WAVES OF LIBERTY
WILD MARIAH ZASHIXIARAYAN

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