Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Charles Town Races, August 13, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1  5 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $29,800
Win:5 – Amidships (3/5)
Place:6 – Boss E Boogs (4/1)
Show:3 – El Lucerito (6/1)
Other contenders:4 – Cedar Runs Fiber (12/1), 2 – El Pacho (5/1)
Rest of field:1 – Direct The Show (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-5-3-2-4-1
🎯 Longshots: 5-6-4-1-3-2
 
Race 2  7 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $13,300
Win:2 – Arie Ferrari (9/5)
Place:4 – Bid On Blue (9/2)
Show:1 – Grandpa Joe (5/2)
Other contenders:5 – Ed's Prophecy (7/2), 3 – Musical Entourage (10/1)
Rest of field:7 – Racing Hot Line (12/1), 6 – Court Tudor (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-2-5-6-4-7
🎯 Longshots: 2-1-5-3-7-4-6
 
Race 3  6 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $32,900
Win:7 – Keepsake Box (5/2)
Place:1 – La Devita (3/1)
Show:4 – Spring Training (7/2)
Other contenders:2 – Beautiful Justify (9/2), 3 – Lookinforjoybaloo (4/1)
Rest of field:6 – Starship Polaris (15/1), 5 – Bee Too Sweet (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-7-1-2-6-5
🎯 Longshots: 7-6-1-4-2-3-5
 
Race 4  7 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $34,100
Win:3 – Unified Command (6/5)
Place:6 – Fiber Proof (7/5)
Show:5 – Tornado Warning (9/2)
Other contenders:4 – Bonds Revenge (10/1), 1 – Aye Direct (12/1)
Rest of field:2 – Town Hot (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-6-1-4-5-2
🎯 Longshots: 6-3-4-1-5-2
 
Race 5  1 1/16 Miles · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $16,200
Win:2 – Atlas Strong (8/5)
Place:4 – Smoked Peach (5/2)
Show:3 – Close Up (9/2)
Other contenders:1 – Rare Ruby (6/1), 5 – Dame Catherine (10/1), 6 – Bravo Zulu (12/1)
Rest of field:8 – Shoopthereitis (20/1), 7 – Unwoke (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-4-1-7-3-6
🎯 Longshots: 2-4-3-5-6-1-8-7
 
Race 6  5 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $32,900
Win:1 – Brother Moses (4/1)
Place:2 – Bird And Magic (7/2)
Show:3 – We Miss You Chebo (9/2)
Other contenders:4 – Ebony Renegade (15/1), 5 – Untangled (5/1)
Rest of field:6 – Knight Sage (9/5), 7 – Feeling Enchanted (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 6-7-2-1-4-3-5
 
Race 7  5 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $29,800
Win:4 – No Time To Boogie (9/2)
Place:7 – Larz (6/1)
Show:1 – Easy Pass (4/1)
Other contenders:2 – Hey Boots (3/1), 6 – Cajun Joe (5/1)
Rest of field:3 – Bold Boomer (7/2), 5 – Charlie Hustle (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-4-2-1-6-3
🎯 Longshots: 7-2-3-4-1-6-5
 
Race 8  7 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $13,300
Win:9 – Souper Vinnie (5/1)
Place:7 – Abdicate (9/2)
Show:1 – Jaker (5/1)
Other contenders:8 – Johnny Lies (6/1), 6 – Hamdoun (4/1), 3 – Hidden Favor (6/1), 4 – C'est La Vie Nick (10/1)
Rest of field:2 – Monterrey (8/1), 10 – Right Of Rush (20/1), 5 – Tree Of Dem (30/1), 11 – Sweet Julian (50/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 8-2-6-1-3-7
🎯 Longshots: 8-1-7-6-2-5-9-3-4-10-11
 
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  5 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $29,800
Win:5 – Amidships (3/5)
Place:3 – El Lucerito (6/1)
Show:6 – Boss E Boogs (4/1)
Other contenders:4 – Cedar Runs Fiber (12/1), 2 – El Pacho (5/1)
Rest of field:1 – Direct The Show (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-6-3-2-4-1
🎯 Longshots: 5-6-4-1-3-2
 
Race 2  7 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $13,300
Win:5 – Ed's Prophecy (7/2)
Place:1 – Grandpa Joe (5/2)
Show:4 – Bid On Blue (9/2)
Other contenders:2 – Arie Ferrari (9/5), 3 – Musical Entourage (10/1)
Rest of field:7 – Racing Hot Line (12/1), 6 – Court Tudor (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-3-4-2-1-7
🎯 Longshots: 2-1-5-3-7-4-6
 
Race 3  6 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $32,900
Win:7 – Keepsake Box (5/2)
Place:1 – La Devita (3/1)
Show:2 – Beautiful Justify (9/2)
Other contenders:3 – Lookinforjoybaloo (4/1), 4 – Spring Training (7/2)
Rest of field:6 – Starship Polaris (15/1), 5 – Bee Too Sweet (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-4-1-2-3-6
🎯 Longshots: 7-6-1-4-2-3-5
 
Race 4  7 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $34,100
Win:6 – Fiber Proof (7/5)
Place:3 – Unified Command (6/5)
Show:5 – Tornado Warning (9/2)
Other contenders:4 – Bonds Revenge (10/1), 1 – Aye Direct (12/1)
Rest of field:2 – Town Hot (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-3-1-5-4-2
🎯 Longshots: 6-3-4-1-5-2
 
Race 5  1 1/16 Miles · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $16,200
Win:2 – Atlas Strong (8/5)
Place:4 – Smoked Peach (5/2)
Show:3 – Close Up (9/2)
Other contenders:5 – Dame Catherine (10/1), 6 – Bravo Zulu (12/1), 1 – Rare Ruby (6/1)
Rest of field:8 – Shoopthereitis (20/1), 7 – Unwoke (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-4-6-3-5-1
🎯 Longshots: 2-4-3-5-6-1-8-7
 
Race 6  5 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $32,900
Win:1 – Brother Moses (4/1)
Place:2 – Bird And Magic (7/2)
Show:3 – We Miss You Chebo (9/2)
Other contenders:4 – Ebony Renegade (15/1), 5 – Untangled (5/1)
Rest of field:6 – Knight Sage (9/5), 7 – Feeling Enchanted (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 6-7-2-1-4-3-5
 
Race 7  5 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $29,800
Win:4 – No Time To Boogie (9/2)
Place:7 – Larz (6/1)
Show:2 – Hey Boots (3/1)
Other contenders:3 – Bold Boomer (7/2), 1 – Easy Pass (4/1)
Rest of field:6 – Cajun Joe (5/1), 5 – Charlie Hustle (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-4-2-6-1-3
🎯 Longshots: 7-2-3-4-1-6-5
 
Race 8  7 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $13,300
Win:9 – Souper Vinnie (5/1)
Place:1 – Jaker (5/1)
Show:7 – Abdicate (9/2)
Other contenders:8 – Johnny Lies (6/1), 3 – Hidden Favor (6/1), 6 – Hamdoun (4/1), 2 – Monterrey (8/1)
Rest of field:4 – C'est La Vie Nick (10/1), 10 – Right Of Rush (20/1), 5 – Tree Of Dem (30/1), 11 – Sweet Julian (50/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 8-1-2-6-3-7
🎯 Longshots: 8-1-7-6-2-5-9-3-4-10-11
 
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  5 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $29,800
Win:5 – Amidships (3/5)
Place:3 – El Lucerito (6/1)
Show:6 – Boss E Boogs (4/1)
Other contenders:4 – Cedar Runs Fiber (12/1), 2 – El Pacho (5/1)
Rest of field:1 – Direct The Show (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-6-3-2-4-1
🎯 Longshots: 5-6-4-1-3-2
🎫 Trifecta play: #5 over #3, #6, #4  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 2  7 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $13,300
Win:5 – Ed's Prophecy (7/2)
Place:1 – Grandpa Joe (5/2)
Show:4 – Bid On Blue (9/2)
Other contenders:2 – Arie Ferrari (9/5), 3 – Musical Entourage (10/1)
Rest of field:7 – Racing Hot Line (12/1), 6 – Court Tudor (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-3-4-1-2-6
🎯 Longshots: 2-1-5-3-7-4-6
🎫 Trifecta play: #5 over #1, #4, #2  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 3  6 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $32,900
Win:7 – Keepsake Box (5/2)
Place:1 – La Devita (3/1)
Show:2 – Beautiful Justify (9/2)
Other contenders:3 – Lookinforjoybaloo (4/1), 4 – Spring Training (7/2)
Rest of field:6 – Starship Polaris (15/1), 5 – Bee Too Sweet (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-4-1-2-3-6
🎯 Longshots: 7-6-1-4-2-3-5
🎫 Trifecta play: #7 over #1, #2, #3  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  ⭐ Best Bet race
 
Race 4  7 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $34,100
Win:6 – Fiber Proof (7/5)
Place:3 – Unified Command (6/5)
Show:5 – Tornado Warning (9/2)
Other contenders:1 – Aye Direct (12/1), 4 – Bonds Revenge (10/1)
Rest of field:2 – Town Hot (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-3-1-5-4-2
🎯 Longshots: 6-3-4-1-5-2
🎫 Trifecta play: #6 over #3, #5, #1  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · playable
 
Race 5  1 1/16 Miles · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $16,200
Win:2 – Atlas Strong (8/5)
Place:4 – Smoked Peach (5/2)
Show:3 – Close Up (9/2)
Other contenders:6 – Bravo Zulu (12/1), 5 – Dame Catherine (10/1), 1 – Rare Ruby (6/1)
Rest of field:8 – Shoopthereitis (20/1), 7 – Unwoke (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-4-6-3-5-1
🎯 Longshots: 2-4-3-5-6-1-8-7
🎫 Trifecta play: #2 over #4, #3, #6  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 6  5 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $32,900
Win:1 – Brother Moses (4/1)
Place:2 – Bird And Magic (7/2)
Show:3 – We Miss You Chebo (9/2)
Other contenders:4 – Ebony Renegade (15/1), 5 – Untangled (5/1)
Rest of field:6 – Knight Sage (9/5), 7 – Feeling Enchanted (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 6-7-2-1-4-3-5
🎫 Trifecta play: #1 over #2, #3, #4  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 7  5 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $29,800
Win:4 – No Time To Boogie (9/2)
Place:7 – Larz (6/1)
Show:3 – Bold Boomer (7/2)
Other contenders:2 – Hey Boots (3/1), 1 – Easy Pass (4/1)
Rest of field:6 – Cajun Joe (5/1), 5 – Charlie Hustle (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-4-2-3-6-1
🎯 Longshots: 7-2-3-4-1-6-5
🎫 Trifecta play: #4 over #7, #3, #2  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 8  7 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $13,300
Win:1 – Jaker (5/1)
Place:9 – Souper Vinnie (5/1)
Show:8 – Johnny Lies (6/1)
Other contenders:7 – Abdicate (9/2), 3 – Hidden Favor (6/1), 6 – Hamdoun (4/1), 2 – Monterrey (8/1)
Rest of field:4 – C'est La Vie Nick (10/1), 10 – Right Of Rush (20/1), 5 – Tree Of Dem (30/1), 11 – Sweet Julian (50/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 8-1-2-6-3-7
🎯 Longshots: 8-1-7-6-2-5-9-3-4-10-11
🎫 Trifecta play: #1 over #9, #8, #7  (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: multidim)    Morning-line reliability: +0.42 (ML-rank vs finish; ~0.38 typical — higher = oddsmaker sorts the field better; edges below are scaled by it)
RaceHorseMLP(win)Edge¼ KellyBet on $ bankroll
35 – Bee Too Sweet15/112.5%+109.2%1.82%$1.82
23 – Musical Entourage10/116.8%+93.3%2.33%$2.33
44 – Bonds Revenge10/116.8%+93.3%2.33%$2.33
55 – Dame Catherine10/116.8%+93.3%2.33%$2.33
810 – Right Of Rush20/18.5%+86.8%1.08%$1.08
56 – Bravo Zulu12/110.9%+46.1%0.96%$0.96
26 – Court Tudor20/16.6%+43.1%0.54%$0.54
64 – Ebony Renegade15/17.1%+14.5%0.24%$0.24
TOTAL across 8 plays:11.6%$11.64
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.
Index - Horses Running In This Card
ABDICATEAMIDSHIPSARIE FERRARIATLAS STRONGAYE DIRECT
BEE TOO SWEETBID ON BLUEBIRD AND MAGICBOLD BOOMERBONDS REVENGE
BRAVO ZULUBROTHER MOSESC'EST LA VIE NICKCAJUN JOECEDAR RUNS FIBER
CLOSE UPCOURT TUDORDAME CATHERINEDIRECT THE SHOWEASY PASS
ED'S PROPHECYEL LUCERITOEL PACHOFEELING ENCHANTEDFIBER PROOF
HAMDOUNHEY BOOTSHIDDEN FAVORJAKERJOHNNY LIES
KNIGHT SAGELA DEVITALARZLOOKINFORJOYBALOOMONTERREY
NO TIME TO BOOGIERACING HOT LINERARE RUBYRIGHT OF RUSHSHOOPTHEREITIS
SOUPER VINNIESPRING TRAININGSTARSHIP POLARISSWEET JULIANTORNADO WARNING
TREE OF DEMUNIFIED COMMANDUNTANGLEDUNWOKEWE MISS YOU CHEBO

 


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