Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Charles Town Races, May 8, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1
Win:3 – Poppy Mac (8/5)
Place:1 – Lona Lee (7/2)
Show:5 – Marilyn Moonroe (9/2)
Other contenders:2 – Full Of Charm (6/1), 6 – Ivyleaguedropout (4/1)
Rest of field:4 – Over The Bull (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-5-1-4-6-2
🎯 Longshots: 3-1-4-5-2-6
 
Race 2
Win:1 – Ifthedevildanced (12/1)
Place:7 – Foolish Rabbit (9/2)
Show:6 – Penguin's Pride (7/5)
Other contenders:4 – Great Ending (8/1), 8 – Saint Paddy's Day (5/1), 5 – Knight Sage (6/1)
Rest of field:9 – I Hop Alot (10/1), 2 – They Called'em Bob (15/1), 3 – Mark Of Greatness (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-7-6-4-8-5
🎯 Longshots: 6-4-9-7-8-5-1-2-3
 
Race 3
Win:7 – Street Player (9/5)
Place:3 – Warrior's Notion (3/1)
Show:4 – Stingray Shuffle (4/1)
Other contenders:1 – War Thunder (7/2), 2 – Always A Warrior (12/1), 8 – Tex (20/1)
Rest of field:6 – Sweet Julian (20/1), 5 – Tree Of Dem (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-4-2-7-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 7-4-3-1-2-5-8-6
 
Race 4
Win:4 – Changes (2/1)
Place:6 – Peppa's Pride (9/2)
Show:1 – Starcastle (5/1)
Other contenders:7 – Cherokee Cat (5/2), 2 – Burning Spirit (10/1), 5 – Lunar Glory (10/1)
Rest of field:8 – Runaway Gold (20/1), 3 – Jubaslittleaffair (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-6-1-7-2-5
🎯 Longshots: 4-7-5-6-1-2-3-8
 
Race 5
Win:9 – Ryan's Run (3/5)
Place:5 – Malibu Son (9/2)
Show:1 – Romantic Warrior (6/1)
Other contenders:11 – Fiber Rocks (12/1), 8 – Stone Cold Jones (12/1), 3 – Buster The Bully (20/1), 2 – Intention To Zip (15/1)
Rest of field:4 – Good Intentions (20/1), 10 – Just Agree (15/1), 7 – Bold Boomer (30/1), 6 – Thor's Lad (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 9-11-5-1-2-8
🎯 Longshots: 9-11-5-1-10-8-4-3-2-7-6
 
Race 6
Win:5 – Thelastbulletsmine (9/2)
Place:6 – Our Memories (3/1)
Show:2 – Climate Change (5/2)
Other contenders:1 – Ready To Rocknroll (8/1), 3 – Allons (5/1), 8 – Here's A Quarter (10/1)
Rest of field:7 – Gone With The Wyn (15/1), 9 – Yes To Love (12/1), 4 – Flat Discount (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-5-6-9-1-2
🎯 Longshots: 1-5-8-3-2-6-9-4-7
 
Race 7
Win:7 – Benji Star (2/1)
Place:10 – Talklessworkmore (5/2)
Show:9 – Pay Zone (9/2)
Other contenders:6 – Guapo Again (6/1), 8 – Just For The Money (8/1), 3 – Thunderian (10/1)
Rest of field:2 – In The Chase (15/1), 1 – Brother Conway (20/1), 4 – Tiz No Clown (30/1), 5 – El Lucerito (50/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 8-7-10-6-4-2
🎯 Longshots: 10-7-8-6-3-9-2-1-4-5
 
Race 8
Win:5 – Petingas Twin (7/2)
Place:2 – Barbadian Runner (5/2)
Show:4 – Implementation (6/1)
Other contenders:6 – Falcon Blue (9/2), 7 – Play It Loud (5/1), 8 – Hammer (8/1)
Rest of field:3 – Ozone (12/1), 1 – Sam Stormy (20/1), 9 – Springhawk (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-5-4-3-8-7
🎯 Longshots: 2-5-7-8-3-6-4-9-1
 
Race 9
Win:3 – General Issue (5/2)
Place:7 – Head Lad (4/1)
Show:4 – Sisyphus (9/2)
Other contenders:5 – Spurs Up (7/2), 10 – Rhumjar (12/1), 2 – Ascendance (10/1)
Rest of field:1 – Gran Andrews (12/1), 9 – English Painter (15/1), 8 – Iceteca (20/1), 6 – Blameitonthefun (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-4-3-5-2-1
🎯 Longshots: 10-3-7-4-5-8-2-9-1-6
 
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
Win:3 – Poppy Mac (8/5)
Place:1 – Lona Lee (7/2)
Show:5 – Marilyn Moonroe (9/2)
Other contenders:2 – Full Of Charm (6/1), 6 – Ivyleaguedropout (4/1)
Rest of field:4 – Over The Bull (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-5-1-2-6-4
🎯 Longshots: 3-1-4-5-2-6
 
Race 2
Win:7 – Foolish Rabbit (9/2)
Place:1 – Ifthedevildanced (12/1)
Show:6 – Penguin's Pride (7/5)
Other contenders:4 – Great Ending (8/1), 8 – Saint Paddy's Day (5/1), 5 – Knight Sage (6/1)
Rest of field:3 – Mark Of Greatness (30/1), 9 – I Hop Alot (10/1), 2 – They Called'em Bob (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-7-6-4-8-5
🎯 Longshots: 6-4-9-7-8-5-1-2-3
 
Race 3
Win:3 – Warrior's Notion (3/1)
Place:7 – Street Player (9/5)
Show:4 – Stingray Shuffle (4/1)
Other contenders:1 – War Thunder (7/2), 2 – Always A Warrior (12/1), 5 – Tree Of Dem (20/1)
Rest of field:8 – Tex (20/1), 6 – Sweet Julian (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-4-2-7-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 7-4-3-1-2-5-8-6
 
Race 4
Win:4 – Changes (2/1)
Place:6 – Peppa's Pride (9/2)
Show:7 – Cherokee Cat (5/2)
Other contenders:1 – Starcastle (5/1), 8 – Runaway Gold (20/1), 5 – Lunar Glory (10/1)
Rest of field:2 – Burning Spirit (10/1), 3 – Jubaslittleaffair (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-6-7-1-8-5
🎯 Longshots: 4-7-5-6-1-2-3-8
 
Race 5
Win:9 – Ryan's Run (3/5)
Place:1 – Romantic Warrior (6/1)
Show:5 – Malibu Son (9/2)
Other contenders:11 – Fiber Rocks (12/1), 2 – Intention To Zip (15/1), 8 – Stone Cold Jones (12/1), 4 – Good Intentions (20/1)
Rest of field:3 – Buster The Bully (20/1), 10 – Just Agree (15/1), 7 – Bold Boomer (30/1), 6 – Thor's Lad (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 9-5-11-1-2-4
🎯 Longshots: 9-11-5-1-10-8-4-3-2-7-6
 
Race 6
Win:5 – Thelastbulletsmine (9/2)
Place:2 – Climate Change (5/2)
Show:6 – Our Memories (3/1)
Other contenders:3 – Allons (5/1), 1 – Ready To Rocknroll (8/1), 8 – Here's A Quarter (10/1)
Rest of field:4 – Flat Discount (15/1), 7 – Gone With The Wyn (15/1), 9 – Yes To Love (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-5-6-2-1-9
🎯 Longshots: 1-5-8-3-2-6-9-4-7
 
Race 7
Win:7 – Benji Star (2/1)
Place:10 – Talklessworkmore (5/2)
Show:9 – Pay Zone (9/2)
Other contenders:6 – Guapo Again (6/1), 8 – Just For The Money (8/1), 3 – Thunderian (10/1)
Rest of field:1 – Brother Conway (20/1), 2 – In The Chase (15/1), 4 – Tiz No Clown (30/1), 5 – El Lucerito (50/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 8-10-7-6-4-2
🎯 Longshots: 10-7-8-6-3-9-2-1-4-5
 
Race 8
Win:2 – Barbadian Runner (5/2)
Place:5 – Petingas Twin (7/2)
Show:4 – Implementation (6/1)
Other contenders:7 – Play It Loud (5/1), 6 – Falcon Blue (9/2), 8 – Hammer (8/1)
Rest of field:3 – Ozone (12/1), 1 – Sam Stormy (20/1), 9 – Springhawk (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-5-4-2-8-7
🎯 Longshots: 2-5-7-8-3-6-4-9-1
 
Race 9
Win:3 – General Issue (5/2)
Place:7 – Head Lad (4/1)
Show:4 – Sisyphus (9/2)
Other contenders:5 – Spurs Up (7/2), 2 – Ascendance (10/1), 10 – Rhumjar (12/1)
Rest of field:1 – Gran Andrews (12/1), 9 – English Painter (15/1), 8 – Iceteca (20/1), 6 – Blameitonthefun (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-4-3-5-2-1
🎯 Longshots: 10-3-7-4-5-8-2-9-1-6
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 1, FPS: 1, FPS Midpoint: 74, FPS Late: 1, Pace Last 3: 3, Pace Last Race: 27, Early Pace: 68, Mid Pace: 52, Late Pace: 28, Post Position: 1, PPPP Rating: 1, Average Finish: 1, Days Since Last Race: 2, Jockey: 1, Trainer: 1, Track Bias: 31, Morning Line: 1, Pedigree: 1, Works: 1, Weight: 47, Medications: 22, Weather: 27, Race Trouble: 65, Last Race: 51, Last Three Races: 51, All Races: 26, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 1,
Algo Picks – Algo 3
 
Race 1
Win:3 – Poppy Mac (8/5)
Place:1 – Lona Lee (7/2)
Show:5 – Marilyn Moonroe (9/2)
Other contenders:6 – Ivyleaguedropout (4/1), 2 – Full Of Charm (6/1)
Rest of field:4 – Over The Bull (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-5-1-6-2-4
🎯 Longshots: 3-1-4-5-2-6
 
Race 2
Win:1 – Ifthedevildanced (12/1)
Place:6 – Penguin's Pride (7/5)
Show:7 – Foolish Rabbit (9/2)
Other contenders:4 – Great Ending (8/1), 8 – Saint Paddy's Day (5/1), 5 – Knight Sage (6/1)
Rest of field:9 – I Hop Alot (10/1), 3 – Mark Of Greatness (30/1), 2 – They Called'em Bob (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-6-7-4-8-5
🎯 Longshots: 6-4-9-7-8-5-1-2-3
 
Race 3
Win:3 – Warrior's Notion (3/1)
Place:7 – Street Player (9/5)
Show:1 – War Thunder (7/2)
Other contenders:4 – Stingray Shuffle (4/1), 2 – Always A Warrior (12/1), 5 – Tree Of Dem (20/1)
Rest of field:6 – Sweet Julian (20/1), 8 – Tex (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-4-7-2-5-1
🎯 Longshots: 7-4-3-1-2-5-8-6
 
Race 4
Win:4 – Changes (2/1)
Place:6 – Peppa's Pride (9/2)
Show:1 – Starcastle (5/1)
Other contenders:7 – Cherokee Cat (5/2), 2 – Burning Spirit (10/1), 5 – Lunar Glory (10/1)
Rest of field:3 – Jubaslittleaffair (12/1), 8 – Runaway Gold (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-6-1-7-2-5
🎯 Longshots: 4-7-5-6-1-2-3-8
 
Race 5
Win:9 – Ryan's Run (3/5)
Place:1 – Romantic Warrior (6/1)
Show:5 – Malibu Son (9/2)
Other contenders:11 – Fiber Rocks (12/1), 8 – Stone Cold Jones (12/1), 2 – Intention To Zip (15/1), 3 – Buster The Bully (20/1)
Rest of field:4 – Good Intentions (20/1), 10 – Just Agree (15/1), 7 – Bold Boomer (30/1), 6 – Thor's Lad (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 9-5-1-11-2-8
🎯 Longshots: 9-11-5-1-10-8-4-3-2-7-6
 
Race 6
Win:5 – Thelastbulletsmine (9/2)
Place:2 – Climate Change (5/2)
Show:6 – Our Memories (3/1)
Other contenders:3 – Allons (5/1), 1 – Ready To Rocknroll (8/1), 8 – Here's A Quarter (10/1)
Rest of field:4 – Flat Discount (15/1), 9 – Yes To Love (12/1), 7 – Gone With The Wyn (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-5-6-2-1-9
🎯 Longshots: 1-5-8-3-2-6-9-4-7
 
Race 7
Win:7 – Benji Star (2/1)
Place:6 – Guapo Again (6/1)
Show:9 – Pay Zone (9/2)
Other contenders:8 – Just For The Money (8/1), 10 – Talklessworkmore (5/2), 3 – Thunderian (10/1)
Rest of field:2 – In The Chase (15/1), 1 – Brother Conway (20/1), 4 – Tiz No Clown (30/1), 5 – El Lucerito (50/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 8-7-6-10-4-2
🎯 Longshots: 10-7-8-6-3-9-2-1-4-5
 
Race 8
Win:5 – Petingas Twin (7/2)
Place:2 – Barbadian Runner (5/2)
Show:6 – Falcon Blue (9/2)
Other contenders:4 – Implementation (6/1), 7 – Play It Loud (5/1), 8 – Hammer (8/1)
Rest of field:3 – Ozone (12/1), 1 – Sam Stormy (20/1), 9 – Springhawk (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-5-4-8-6-7
🎯 Longshots: 2-5-7-8-3-6-4-9-1
 
Race 9
Win:3 – General Issue (5/2)
Place:7 – Head Lad (4/1)
Show:4 – Sisyphus (9/2)
Other contenders:5 – Spurs Up (7/2), 2 – Ascendance (10/1), 1 – Gran Andrews (12/1)
Rest of field:10 – Rhumjar (12/1), 9 – English Painter (15/1), 8 – Iceteca (20/1), 6 – Blameitonthefun (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-7-3-5-2-1
🎯 Longshots: 10-3-7-4-5-8-2-9-1-6
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 2, FPS: 21, FPS Midpoint: 3, FPS Late: 1, Pace Last 3: 1, Pace Last Race: 1, Early Pace: 65, Mid Pace: 59, Late Pace: 57, Post Position: 41, PPPP Rating: 21, Average Finish: 1, Days Since Last Race: 1, Jockey: 1, Trainer: 10, Track Bias: 31, Morning Line: 1, Pedigree: 1, Works: 1, Weight: 19, Medications: 26, Weather: 84, Race Trouble: 68, Last Race: 1, Last Three Races: 16, All Races: 92, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 1,
Index – Horses Running In This Card
ALLONSALWAYS A WARRIORASCENDANCEBARBADIAN RUNNERBENJI STAR
BOLD BOOMERBROTHER CONWAYBURNING SPIRITBUSTER THE BULLYCHANGES
CLIMATE CHANGEEL LUCERITOENGLISH PAINTERFALCON BLUEFIBER ROCKS
FOOLISH RABBITFULL OF CHARMGENERAL ISSUEGONE WITH THE WYNGOOD INTENTIONS
GREAT ENDINGGUAPO AGAINHAMMERHEAD LADHERE'S A QUARTER
ICETECAIFTHEDEVILDANCEDIMPLEMENTATIONIN THE CHASEINTENTION TO ZIP
JUBASLITTLEAFFAIRJUST AGREEJUST FOR THE MONEYKNIGHT SAGELONA LEE
MALIBU SONMARILYN MOONROEMARK OF GREATNESSOUR MEMORIESOVER THE BULL
PAY ZONEPENGUIN'S PRIDEPEPPA'S PRIDEPETINGAS TWINPLAY IT LOUD
READY TO ROCKNROLLRHUMJARROMANTIC WARRIORRUNAWAY GOLDRYAN'S RUN
SAM STORMYSISYPHUSSPRINGHAWKSPURS UPSTARCASTLE
STONE COLD JONESSTREET PLAYERSWEET JULIANTALKLESSWORKMORETEX
THEY CALLED'EM BOBTHOR'S LADTHUNDERIANTIZ NO CLOWNTREE OF DEM
WARRIOR'S NOTIONYES TO LOVE

 


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