Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Churchill Downs, May 22, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1
Win:3 – Up The Creek (7/5)
Place:4 – Sweet Bebsi (5/2)
Show:1 – Vicki Rose (7/2)
Other contenders:2 – Spotaway (5/1), 6 – Carol's Melody (8/1)
Rest of field:5 – Ashkenazi (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-1-2-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 3-5-1-6-4-2
 
Race 2
Win:1 – Washton (6/1)
Place:2 – Silver Magic (4/1)
Show:3 – Bee Crazy (6/1)
Other contenders:4 – Storm Diva (8/1), 5 – High Class Broad (20/1), 6 – Gee Tee (8/1), 7 – Bit Tipsy (12/1)
Rest of field:8 – Express Success (3/1), 9 – Estardotoo (20/1), 10 – Let Her Fly (10/1), 11 – Shining Moment (2/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 11-2-4-8-10-7-6-1-3-5-9
 
Race 3
Win:2 – Great Escape (2/1)
Place:1 – Army Officer (3/1)
Show:7 – Bourbon's Fault (7/2)
Other contenders:3 – C F V Bullet (6/1), 5 – Twirling Troillet (8/1)
Rest of field:6 – Tres Soles (10/1), 4 – Bloodline (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-4-7-3-5
🎯 Longshots: 2-7-6-1-5-3-4
 
Race 4
Win:2 – You Ain't Poppn (6/5)
Place:1 – Coastal Breeze (3/1)
Show:7 – Livehappy (9/2)
Other contenders:6 – Mi Dinero (8/1), 4 – Waco (15/1), 5 – Spinning Pride (12/1)
Rest of field:3 – Dr Fenn (20/1), 8 – Smols (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-2-8-1-7-4
🎯 Longshots: 2-4-1-7-6-5-8-3
 
Race 5
Win:2 – Beautiful Twice (8/5)
Place:4 – Danzig's Dora (5/1)
Show:7 – Rando (7/2)
Other contenders:1 – Taqdeer (6/1), 5 – Spankerboom (20/1)
Rest of field:6 – Thatsalrightmama (4/1), 3 – Ashes And Diamonds (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-5-1-3-4-7
🎯 Longshots: 2-7-1-6-4-3-5
 
Race 6
Win:5 – Exact Estimate (3/1)
Place:6 – Higgins Boat (5/2)
Show:2 – Beef Winslow (6/1)
Other contenders:1 – Honky Tonk Highway (5/1), 7 – Otago (15/1), 10 – Frosty Indulgence (8/1), 3 – In A Jam (15/1)
Rest of field:9 – Morunning (10/1), 11 – Coco Cool (15/1), 4 – Rigel (15/1), 8 – Saint In The City (30/1), 12 – Sketch (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-4-6-2-1-8
🎯 Longshots: 10-6-9-5-1-2-7-4-3-11-12-8
 
Race 7
Win:1 – Wedelia (6/1)
Place:2 – Miss Complicated (12/1)
Show:3 – Flash Of Freedom (10/1)
Other contenders:4 – She's Our Girl (15/1), 5 – Al Ghadeer (5/1), 6 – Babysitter (15/1), 7 – Fast Gun (8/1), 8 – Island Flower (12/1)
Rest of field:9 – Aegis (6/1), 10 – In Scope (4/1), 11 – Bodacious Bay (8/1), 12 – Sonhador (30/1), 13 – Mancuso (15/1), 14 – Wonzee Weather (20/1), 15 – Charted Destiny (12/1), 16 – Daring Move (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 14-13-2-15-1-4
🎯 Longshots: 10-11-7-5-9-3-2-8-15-4-13-6-1-12-14-16
 
Race 8
Win:3 – Floodlites (5/2)
Place:4 – Tough Catch (4/1)
Show:2 – Verifire (6/5)
Other contenders:6 – Harrodsburg (6/1), 1 – Thoughtthatcounts (8/1)
Rest of field:5 – Furio (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-6-2-1-5-4
🎯 Longshots: 3-4-1-5-2-6
 
Race 9
Win:11 – Gene And Jude (2/1)
Place:2 – The Dover Specter (7/2)
Show:10 – Snare (4/1)
Other contenders:3 – Utopian (6/1), 7 – Mary's Boy Bolt (9/2), 4 – Garryowen (8/1), 12 – Taunting (12/1)
Rest of field:1 – Sound Cause (15/1), 6 – Razorcat (8/1), 8 – Lucky Mischief (10/1), 9 – Makutu (12/1), 5 – Tiz Freedom (12/1), 13 – Survivin'onaprayer (20/1), 14 – Best Known Secret (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-6-12-7-4-8
🎯 Longshots: 11-12-10-2-4-8-6-3-5-7-9-1-13-14
 
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 – Up The Creek (7/5)
Place:4 – Sweet Bebsi (5/2)
Show:1 – Vicki Rose (7/2)
Other contenders:2 – Spotaway (5/1), 6 – Carol's Melody (8/1)
Rest of field:5 – Ashkenazi (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-1-2-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 3-5-1-6-4-2
 
Race 2
Win:1 – Washton (6/1)
Place:2 – Silver Magic (4/1)
Show:3 – Bee Crazy (6/1)
Other contenders:4 – Storm Diva (8/1), 5 – High Class Broad (20/1), 6 – Gee Tee (8/1), 7 – Bit Tipsy (12/1)
Rest of field:8 – Express Success (3/1), 9 – Estardotoo (20/1), 10 – Let Her Fly (10/1), 11 – Shining Moment (2/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 11-2-4-8-10-7-6-1-3-5-9
 
Race 3
Win:2 – Great Escape (2/1)
Place:1 – Army Officer (3/1)
Show:7 – Bourbon's Fault (7/2)
Other contenders:3 – C F V Bullet (6/1), 6 – Tres Soles (10/1)
Rest of field:5 – Twirling Troillet (8/1), 4 – Bloodline (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-7-4-5
🎯 Longshots: 2-7-6-1-5-3-4
 
Race 4
Win:2 – You Ain't Poppn (6/5)
Place:1 – Coastal Breeze (3/1)
Show:7 – Livehappy (9/2)
Other contenders:6 – Mi Dinero (8/1), 4 – Waco (15/1), 5 – Spinning Pride (12/1)
Rest of field:3 – Dr Fenn (20/1), 8 – Smols (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-1-7-6-8-4
🎯 Longshots: 2-4-1-7-6-5-8-3
 
Race 5
Win:2 – Beautiful Twice (8/5)
Place:4 – Danzig's Dora (5/1)
Show:7 – Rando (7/2)
Other contenders:1 – Taqdeer (6/1), 6 – Thatsalrightmama (4/1)
Rest of field:3 – Ashes And Diamonds (10/1), 5 – Spankerboom (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-1-5-4-3-7
🎯 Longshots: 2-7-1-6-4-3-5
 
Race 6
Win:6 – Higgins Boat (5/2)
Place:5 – Exact Estimate (3/1)
Show:2 – Beef Winslow (6/1)
Other contenders:1 – Honky Tonk Highway (5/1), 10 – Frosty Indulgence (8/1), 9 – Morunning (10/1), 7 – Otago (15/1)
Rest of field:3 – In A Jam (15/1), 12 – Sketch (8/1), 4 – Rigel (15/1), 11 – Coco Cool (15/1), 8 – Saint In The City (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-6-4-2-1-10
🎯 Longshots: 10-6-9-5-1-2-7-4-3-11-12-8
 
Race 7
Win:1 – Wedelia (6/1)
Place:2 – Miss Complicated (12/1)
Show:3 – Flash Of Freedom (10/1)
Other contenders:4 – She's Our Girl (15/1), 5 – Al Ghadeer (5/1), 6 – Babysitter (15/1), 7 – Fast Gun (8/1), 8 – Island Flower (12/1)
Rest of field:9 – Aegis (6/1), 10 – In Scope (4/1), 11 – Bodacious Bay (8/1), 12 – Sonhador (30/1), 13 – Mancuso (15/1), 14 – Wonzee Weather (20/1), 15 – Charted Destiny (12/1), 16 – Daring Move (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 14-13-2-15-1-4
🎯 Longshots: 10-11-7-5-9-3-2-8-15-4-13-6-1-12-14-16
 
Race 8
Win:3 – Floodlites (5/2)
Place:4 – Tough Catch (4/1)
Show:2 – Verifire (6/5)
Other contenders:6 – Harrodsburg (6/1), 1 – Thoughtthatcounts (8/1)
Rest of field:5 – Furio (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-2-6-1-4-5
🎯 Longshots: 3-4-1-5-2-6
 
Race 9
Win:11 – Gene And Jude (2/1)
Place:2 – The Dover Specter (7/2)
Show:7 – Mary's Boy Bolt (9/2)
Other contenders:10 – Snare (4/1), 4 – Garryowen (8/1), 3 – Utopian (6/1), 1 – Sound Cause (15/1)
Rest of field:8 – Lucky Mischief (10/1), 12 – Taunting (12/1), 9 – Makutu (12/1), 5 – Tiz Freedom (12/1), 6 – Razorcat (8/1), 13 – Survivin'onaprayer (20/1), 14 – Best Known Secret (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-6-12-7-4-11
🎯 Longshots: 11-12-10-2-4-8-6-3-5-7-9-1-13-14
 
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,
Algo Picks – Algo 3
 
Race 1
Win:3 – Up The Creek (7/5)
Place:4 – Sweet Bebsi (5/2)
Show:1 – Vicki Rose (7/2)
Other contenders:2 – Spotaway (5/1), 6 – Carol's Melody (8/1)
Rest of field:5 – Ashkenazi (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-1-2-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 3-5-1-6-4-2
 
Race 2
Win:1 – Washton (6/1)
Place:2 – Silver Magic (4/1)
Show:3 – Bee Crazy (6/1)
Other contenders:4 – Storm Diva (8/1), 5 – High Class Broad (20/1), 6 – Gee Tee (8/1), 7 – Bit Tipsy (12/1)
Rest of field:8 – Express Success (3/1), 9 – Estardotoo (20/1), 10 – Let Her Fly (10/1), 11 – Shining Moment (2/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 11-2-4-8-10-7-6-1-3-5-9
 
Race 3
Win:2 – Great Escape (2/1)
Place:7 – Bourbon's Fault (7/2)
Show:3 – C F V Bullet (6/1)
Other contenders:1 – Army Officer (3/1), 6 – Tres Soles (10/1)
Rest of field:5 – Twirling Troillet (8/1), 4 – Bloodline (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-7-3-4-6
🎯 Longshots: 2-7-6-1-5-3-4
 
Race 4
Win:2 – You Ain't Poppn (6/5)
Place:7 – Livehappy (9/2)
Show:1 – Coastal Breeze (3/1)
Other contenders:6 – Mi Dinero (8/1), 4 – Waco (15/1), 3 – Dr Fenn (20/1)
Rest of field:5 – Spinning Pride (12/1), 8 – Smols (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-6-7-1-8-4
🎯 Longshots: 2-4-1-7-6-5-8-3
 
Race 5
Win:2 – Beautiful Twice (8/5)
Place:4 – Danzig's Dora (5/1)
Show:7 – Rando (7/2)
Other contenders:1 – Taqdeer (6/1), 6 – Thatsalrightmama (4/1)
Rest of field:3 – Ashes And Diamonds (10/1), 5 – Spankerboom (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-1-4-3-5-7
🎯 Longshots: 2-7-1-6-4-3-5
 
Race 6
Win:6 – Higgins Boat (5/2)
Place:5 – Exact Estimate (3/1)
Show:2 – Beef Winslow (6/1)
Other contenders:1 – Honky Tonk Highway (5/1), 3 – In A Jam (15/1), 10 – Frosty Indulgence (8/1), 7 – Otago (15/1)
Rest of field:9 – Morunning (10/1), 4 – Rigel (15/1), 12 – Sketch (8/1), 11 – Coco Cool (15/1), 8 – Saint In The City (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-4-6-2-9-10
🎯 Longshots: 10-6-9-5-1-2-7-4-3-11-12-8
 
Race 7
Win:1 – Wedelia (6/1)
Place:2 – Miss Complicated (12/1)
Show:3 – Flash Of Freedom (10/1)
Other contenders:4 – She's Our Girl (15/1), 5 – Al Ghadeer (5/1), 6 – Babysitter (15/1), 7 – Fast Gun (8/1), 8 – Island Flower (12/1)
Rest of field:9 – Aegis (6/1), 10 – In Scope (4/1), 11 – Bodacious Bay (8/1), 12 – Sonhador (30/1), 13 – Mancuso (15/1), 14 – Wonzee Weather (20/1), 15 – Charted Destiny (12/1), 16 – Daring Move (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 14-13-2-15-1-4
🎯 Longshots: 10-11-7-5-9-3-2-8-15-4-13-6-1-12-14-16
 
Race 8
Win:3 – Floodlites (5/2)
Place:4 – Tough Catch (4/1)
Show:1 – Thoughtthatcounts (8/1)
Other contenders:6 – Harrodsburg (6/1), 5 – Furio (12/1)
Rest of field:2 – Verifire (6/5)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-1-6-5-4-2
🎯 Longshots: 3-4-1-5-2-6
 
Race 9
Win:11 – Gene And Jude (2/1)
Place:2 – The Dover Specter (7/2)
Show:10 – Snare (4/1)
Other contenders:4 – Garryowen (8/1), 12 – Taunting (12/1), 3 – Utopian (6/1), 6 – Razorcat (8/1)
Rest of field:7 – Mary's Boy Bolt (9/2), 9 – Makutu (12/1), 13 – Survivin'onaprayer (20/1), 5 – Tiz Freedom (12/1), 8 – Lucky Mischief (10/1), 1 – Sound Cause (15/1), 14 – Best Known Secret (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-6-12-4-7-11
🎯 Longshots: 11-12-10-2-4-8-6-3-5-7-9-1-13-14
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 1, FPS: 1, FPS Midpoint: 8, FPS Late: 1, Pace Last 3: 1, Pace Last Race: 26, Early Pace: 38, Mid Pace: 14, Late Pace: 67, Post Position: 1, PPPP Rating: 76, Average Finish: 1, Days Since Last Race: 1, Jockey: 1, Trainer: 1, Track Bias: 26, Morning Line: 1, Pedigree: 1, Works: 26, Weight: 91, Medications: 4, Weather: 13, Race Trouble: 66, Last Race: 51, Last Three Races: 1, All Races: 26, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 1,
Kelly Edge Plays
Kelly Edge Plays   (longshots with positive calibrated edge — calibrator: multidim)
RaceHorseMLP(win)Edge¼ Kelly$ on $200
44 – Waco15/114.9%+138.4%2.31%$4.61
15 – Ashkenazi15/114.7%+134.7%2.25%$4.49
95 – Tiz Freedom12/115.6%+102.4%2.13%$4.27
99 – Makutu12/115.3%+99.0%2.06%$4.13
85 – Furio12/115.3%+98.9%2.06%$4.12
36 – Tres Soles10/117.9%+97.2%2.43%$4.86
912 – Taunting12/114.8%+92.8%1.93%$3.86
76 – Babysitter15/111.8%+88.7%1.48%$2.96
78 – Island Flower12/114.2%+84.9%1.77%$3.54
45 – Spinning Pride12/114.0%+82.6%1.72%$3.44
74 – She'S Our Girl15/111.1%+78.4%1.31%$2.61
73 – Flash Of Freedom10/115.5%+70.0%1.75%$3.50
63 – In A Jam15/110.5%+67.3%1.12%$2.24
91 – Sound Cause15/110.0%+60.8%1.01%$2.03
67 – Otago15/19.8%+56.8%0.95%$1.89
72 – Miss Complicated12/111.8%+53.0%1.10%$2.21
715 – Charted Destiny12/111.6%+51.4%1.07%$2.14
98 – Lucky Mischief10/113.5%+48.6%1.22%$2.43
64 – Rigel15/19.1%+46.3%0.77%$1.54
27 – Bit Tipsy12/110.8%+40.3%0.84%$1.68
210 – Let Her Fly10/112.4%+36.1%0.90%$1.80
713 – Mancuso15/17.8%+25.2%0.42%$0.84
69 – Morunning10/110.0%+10.1%0.25%$0.51
Edge = P(win) × decimal odds − 1. ¼ Kelly stake is the recommended fraction of bankroll, capped at 5%. Dollar column scales to a $200 example bankroll — scale linearly for your own.
Index – Horses Running In This Card
AEGISAL GHADEERARMY OFFICERASHES AND DIAMONDSASHKENAZI
BEAUTIFUL TWICEBEE CRAZYBEEF WINSLOWBEST KNOWN SECRETBIT TIPSY
BODACIOUS BAYBOURBON'S FAULTC F V BULLETCAROL'S MELODYCHARTED DESTINY
COCO COOLDANZIG'S DORADARING MOVEDR FENNESTARDOTOO
EXPRESS SUCCESSFAST GUNFLASH OF FREEDOMFLOODLITESFROSTY INDULGENCE
GARRYOWENGEE TEEGENE AND JUDEGREAT ESCAPEHARRODSBURG
HIGH CLASS BROADHONKY TONK HIGHWAYIN A JAMIN SCOPEISLAND FLOWER
LIVEHAPPYLUCKY MISCHIEFMAKUTUMANCUSOMARY'S BOY BOLT
MISS COMPLICATEDMORUNNINGOTAGORANDORAZORCAT
SAINT IN THE CITYSHE'S OUR GIRLSHINING MOMENTSILVER MAGICSKETCH
SNARESONHADORSOUND CAUSESPANKERBOOMSPINNING PRIDE
STORM DIVASURVIVIN'ONAPRAYERSWEET BEBSITAQDEERTAUNTING
THE DOVER SPECTERTHOUGHTTHATCOUNTSTIZ FREEDOMTOUGH CATCHTRES SOLES
UP THE CREEKUTOPIANVERIFIREVICKI ROSEWACO
WEDELIAWONZEE WEATHERYOU AIN'T POPPN

 


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