Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – BFF, August 29, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1  1 1/4 Miles · Dirt · Grade 1 Stake · Purse $7,000,000
Win:6 – Forever Young (5/1)
Place:8 – Golden Tempo (12/1)
Show:21 – Sovereignty (4/1)
Other contenders:13 – Magnitude (10/1), 17 – Renegade (12/1), 9 – Hit Show (80/1), 11 – Knightsbridge (6/1), 3 – Baeza (15/1)
Rest of field:22 – Ted Noffey (50/1), 14 – Napoleon Solo (50/1), 15 – Nitrogen (20/1), 4 – Commandment (40/1), 1 – Antiquarian (25/1), 10 – Iron Honor (90/1), 5 – Emerging Market (90/1), 7 – Further Ado (70/1), 12 – Leading Change (60/1), 16 – Phileas Fogg (25/1), 20 – Skippylongstocking (70/1), 19 – Silent Tactic (60/1), 2 – Baby Vino (50/1), 23 – The Puma (40/1), 18 – Sea Strike (30/1), 24 – All Other Starters (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-8-21-13-3-14
🎯 Longshots: 10-5-13-17-16-8-3-21-14-4-18-12-2-22-15-11-6-20-24-19-23-1-9-7
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 20, FPS: 15, FPS Midpoint: 10, FPS Late: 10, Pace Last 3: 10, Pace Last Race: 15, Early Pace: 10, Mid Pace: 10, Late Pace: 20, Post Position: 10, PPPP Rating: 15, Average Finish: 10, Days Since Last Race: 10, Jockey: 14, Trainer: 14, Track Bias: 15, Morning Line: 14, Pedigree: 51, Works: 5, Weight: 15, Medications: 20, Weather: 10, Race Trouble: 50, Last Race: 10, Last Three Races: 15, All Races: 10, Best Race: 5, Proprietary AI: 5,
Algo Picks – Algo 2
 
Race 1  1 1/4 Miles · Dirt · Grade 1 Stake · Purse $7,000,000
Win:6 – Forever Young (5/1)
Place:8 – Golden Tempo (12/1)
Show:13 – Magnitude (10/1)
Other contenders:21 – Sovereignty (4/1), 11 – Knightsbridge (6/1), 24 – All Other Starters (8/1), 15 – Nitrogen (20/1), 17 – Renegade (12/1)
Rest of field:5 – Emerging Market (90/1), 4 – Commandment (40/1), 3 – Baeza (15/1), 7 – Further Ado (70/1), 22 – Ted Noffey (50/1), 9 – Hit Show (80/1), 1 – Antiquarian (25/1), 12 – Leading Change (60/1), 18 – Sea Strike (30/1), 23 – The Puma (40/1), 10 – Iron Honor (90/1), 14 – Napoleon Solo (50/1), 16 – Phileas Fogg (25/1), 20 – Skippylongstocking (70/1), 19 – Silent Tactic (60/1), 2 – Baby Vino (50/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-8-13-11-21-24
🎯 Longshots: 10-5-13-17-16-8-3-21-14-4-18-12-2-22-15-11-6-20-24-19-23-1-9-7
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 1, FPS: 1, FPS Midpoint: 25, FPS Late: 1, Pace Last 3: 1, Pace Last Race: 1, Early Pace: 45, Mid Pace: 46, Late Pace: 14, Post Position: 1, PPPP Rating: 1, Average Finish: 1, Days Since Last Race: 1, Jockey: 1, Trainer: 1, Track Bias: 21, Morning Line: 1, Pedigree: 1, Works: 1, Weight: 57, Medications: 87, Weather: 4, Race Trouble: 42, Last Race: 1, Last Three Races: 27, All Races: 1, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 1,
Algo Picks – Algo 3
 
Race 1  1 1/4 Miles · Dirt · Grade 1 Stake · Purse $7,000,000
Win:6 – Forever Young (5/1)
Place:8 – Golden Tempo (12/1)
Show:13 – Magnitude (10/1)
Other contenders:21 – Sovereignty (4/1), 11 – Knightsbridge (6/1), 15 – Nitrogen (20/1), 24 – All Other Starters (8/1), 4 – Commandment (40/1)
Rest of field:17 – Renegade (12/1), 5 – Emerging Market (90/1), 3 – Baeza (15/1), 22 – Ted Noffey (50/1), 7 – Further Ado (70/1), 9 – Hit Show (80/1), 23 – The Puma (40/1), 18 – Sea Strike (30/1), 12 – Leading Change (60/1), 10 – Iron Honor (90/1), 1 – Antiquarian (25/1), 14 – Napoleon Solo (50/1), 16 – Phileas Fogg (25/1), 20 – Skippylongstocking (70/1), 19 – Silent Tactic (60/1), 2 – Baby Vino (50/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-8-13-11-21-15
🎯 Longshots: 10-5-13-17-16-8-3-21-14-4-18-12-2-22-15-11-6-20-24-19-23-1-9-7
🎫 Trifecta play: #6 over #8, #13, #21  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 1, FPS: 1, FPS Midpoint: 1, FPS Late: 1, Pace Last 3: 1, Pace Last Race: 1, Early Pace: 13, Mid Pace: 99, Late Pace: 48, Post Position: 1, PPPP Rating: 1, Average Finish: 1, Days Since Last Race: 1, Jockey: 1, Trainer: 1, Track Bias: 1, Morning Line: 1, Pedigree: 1, Works: 1, Weight: 37, Medications: 95, Weather: 16, Race Trouble: 82, Last Race: 1, Last Three Races: 1, All Races: 1, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 1,
Kelly Edge Plays
Kelly Edge Plays   (longshots clearing the 10% publishing edge — calibrator: win-prob isotonic)    Weekend sizing: ×0.88 (edge & stake trimmed — weekend longshots win less than their edge implies; the longshot list itself is unchanged)
RaceHorseMLLiveP(win)Edge¼ KellyBet on $ bankroll
19 – Hit Show80/16.3%+358.7%1.12%$1.12
17 – Further Ado70/16.9%+340.4%1.22%$1.22
15 – Emerging Market90/14.6%+283.9%0.79%$0.79
120 – Skippylongstocking70/15.5%+256.1%0.91%$0.91
110 – Iron Honor90/13.6%+199.6%0.55%$0.55
115 – Nitrogen20/113.4%+159.1%1.99%$1.99
112 – Leading Change60/14.3%+142.2%0.59%$0.59
14 – Commandment40/16.2%+135.3%0.85%$0.85
114 – Napoleon Solo50/14.9%+129.8%0.65%$0.65
119 – Silent Tactic60/13.8%+117.0%0.49%$0.49
11 – Antiquarian25/18.6%+109.4%1.09%$1.09
18 – Golden Tempo12/115.8%+93.2%1.94%$1.94
123 – The Puma40/15.0%+91.0%0.57%$0.57
122 – Ted Noffey50/14.0%+90.4%0.45%$0.45
116 – Phileas Fogg25/17.3%+78.7%0.79%$0.79
117 – Renegade12/114.1%+73.6%1.53%$1.53
118 – Sea Strike30/15.5%+62.6%0.52%$0.52
13 – Baeza15/110.5%+60.3%1.01%$1.01
113 – Magnitude10/115.1%+57.9%1.45%$1.45
12 – Baby Vino50/13.2%+55.7%0.28%$0.28
TOTAL across 20 plays:18.8%$18.79
Edge = P(win) × decimal odds − 1. Only longshots clearing a 10% edge are shown (the same bar used to flag a longshot pick). Each ¼ Kelly stake is capped at 5% of bankroll, and the whole column is scaled so the TOTAL never exceeds your bankroll (simultaneous quarter-Kelly bets otherwise sum to more than 100%). Pick your bankroll from the dropdown and every suggested bet — and the total — updates accordingly.
💡 Tote-board tip: the Live column updates automatically. Our longshots that take money at the track (live odds at or below the morning line) win about 4× as often as the ones drifting up in price — 10.2% vs 2.6% in our settled results, and 15.1% when heavily bet. Play these selections only when the board shows them holding or shortening from the morning line.
Index - Horses Running In This Card
ALL OTHER STARTERSANTIQUARIANBABY VINOBAEZACOMMANDMENT
FOREVER YOUNGFURTHER ADOGOLDEN TEMPOHIT SHOWIRON HONOR
LEADING CHANGEMAGNITUDENAPOLEON SOLONITROGENPHILEAS FOGG
SEA STRIKESILENT TACTICSKIPPYLONGSTOCKINGSOVEREIGNTYTED NOFFEY

 


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