Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Colonial Downs, July 9, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1
Win:1 – For Keeps (5/1)
Place:2 – Tiz A Princess (6/1)
Show:9 – Gotta Be Da Shoes (7/2)
Other contenders:5 – Runtown (6/1), 7 – Forty Seven Smoker (4/1), 11 – Final Moment (15/1), 3 – Cuddler (9/2)
Rest of field:4 – Deever Encounter (30/1), 6 – That Thing You Do (20/1), 8 – Rich Lady (30/1), 10 – I'mamaterialgirl (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 9-1-7-2-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 9-7-5-11-2-3-1-6-4-8-10
 
Race 2
Win:6 – Our Two Girls (7/5)
Place:3 – Raspberry (5/2)
Show:2 – Bolt Dior (8/1)
Other contenders:1 – Ms Sophistication (7/2), 4 – Wickedwithbourbon (5/1)
Rest of field:5 – Miss T Bobo (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-6-2-4-5-1
🎯 Longshots: 6-3-2-1-5-4
 
Race 3
Win:4 – Free Costs To Much (8/1)
Place:8 – Kuhner (4/1)
Show:2 – Original Score (5/1)
Other contenders:7 – Toque (6/1), 14 – Jewell's Indenial (5/1), 13 – Potcake (5/2), 5 – Fortune Hill (3/1)
Rest of field:1 – Flying To Work (10/1), 6 – Chucky Our Law (20/1), 3 – Sohandsometome (6/1), 10 – Beautiful Quality (30/1), 9 – Divining Promise (30/1), 11 – Dreamsdocometrue (30/1), 12 – Kissintheladies (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 13-2-4-8-5-7
🎯 Longshots: 13-5-4-8-1-2-14-7-3-6-10-11-9-12
 
Race 4
Win:3 – Be Better (5/2)
Place:5 – Cut The Cord (7/2)
Show:2 – Bigtonten (4/1)
Other contenders:6 – White Series (9/2), 1 – Aztec (6/1), 8 – Forrest City (8/1)
Rest of field:7 – Noble Gentleman (20/1), 4 – Al Ameeq (30/1), 9 – Speedy Alex (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-3-6-2-1-8
🎯 Longshots: 3-8-5-2-6-1-7-9-4
 
Race 5
Win:3 – Christmas Jones (3/1)
Place:1 – Pegster (7/2)
Show:6 – Honor Our Country (6/1)
Other contenders:2 – Fresh Out (6/1), 5 – Honor Azteca (5/1), 7 – Why (9/2)
Rest of field:8 – Courageous Diane (12/1), 4 – Nothinglesswilldo (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-3-5-6-2-8
🎯 Longshots: 3-1-4-8-7-6-5-2
 
Race 6
Win:10 – In Timing (5/1)
Place:14 – Dale's Bluff (3/1)
Show:6 – Pretty Shy (4/1)
Other contenders:2 – Miss Mo Town (7/2), 4 – Holy Joanie (10/1), 13 – Bellini Gold (12/1), 11 – Orquidea Real (12/1)
Rest of field:5 – Country Economics (30/1), 12 – Native Mischief (20/1), 3 – Contra (8/1), 7 – Let Her Pass By (9/2), 1 – Little Carley (30/1), 9 – Maca Abarrio (30/1), 8 – Shenadoah Sunrise (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-6-13-3-11-10
🎯 Longshots: 14-2-6-3-8-7-13-4-10-11-5-12-1-9
 
Race 7
Win:5 – Smart Uncle (4/1)
Place:8 – Empire Of Glory (7/2)
Show:1 – Gramp's Legacy (3/1)
Other contenders:2 – Jolly By Golly (9/2), 3 – Then What Time (6/1), 4 – Fear Of Union (8/1)
Rest of field:6 – Pendar (8/1), 7 – West Mountain (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-8-3-1-5-2
🎯 Longshots: 1-4-8-6-2-5-3-7
 
Race 8
Win:3 – Bramble Blast (12/1)
Place:4 – Grade A (5/2)
Show:5 – In Her Glory (9/2)
Other contenders:1 – Royally Blue (8/1), 12 – Cuda Cutie (5/1), 6 – Tululo (8/1), 9 – Shameless Bride (10/1)
Rest of field:10 – Soaring Angel (30/1), 7 – Love Actually (15/1), 11 – Wassail (15/1), 13 – Baby Blocks (5/1), 2 – Aldene (20/1), 14 – Sweeterthanwhiskey (15/1), 8 – Thirst For Hope (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 14-9-11-5-10-2
🎯 Longshots: 4-1-6-5-3-13-12-7-14-9-11-8-2-10
 
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:1 – For Keeps (5/1)
Place:2 – Tiz A Princess (6/1)
Show:3 – Cuddler (9/2)
Other contenders:7 – Forty Seven Smoker (4/1), 6 – That Thing You Do (20/1), 11 – Final Moment (15/1), 5 – Runtown (6/1)
Rest of field:9 – Gotta Be Da Shoes (7/2), 4 – Deever Encounter (30/1), 10 – I'mamaterialgirl (30/1), 8 – Rich Lady (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 9-1-7-2-3-6
🎯 Longshots: 9-7-5-11-2-3-1-6-4-8-10
 
Race 2
Win:3 – Raspberry (5/2)
Place:2 – Bolt Dior (8/1)
Show:4 – Wickedwithbourbon (5/1)
Other contenders:6 – Our Two Girls (7/5), 5 – Miss T Bobo (15/1)
Rest of field:1 – Ms Sophistication (7/2)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-2-4-5-6-1
🎯 Longshots: 6-3-2-1-5-4
 
Race 3
Win:5 – Fortune Hill (3/1)
Place:4 – Free Costs To Much (8/1)
Show:6 – Chucky Our Law (20/1)
Other contenders:8 – Kuhner (4/1), 7 – Toque (6/1), 3 – Sohandsometome (6/1), 14 – Jewell's Indenial (5/1)
Rest of field:11 – Dreamsdocometrue (30/1), 1 – Flying To Work (10/1), 9 – Divining Promise (30/1), 2 – Original Score (5/1), 10 – Beautiful Quality (30/1), 13 – Potcake (5/2), 12 – Kissintheladies (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 13-2-4-5-11-8
🎯 Longshots: 13-5-4-8-1-2-14-7-3-6-10-11-9-12
 
Race 4
Win:4 – Al Ameeq (30/1)
Place:3 – Be Better (5/2)
Show:1 – Aztec (6/1)
Other contenders:2 – Bigtonten (4/1), 5 – Cut The Cord (7/2), 7 – Noble Gentleman (20/1)
Rest of field:9 – Speedy Alex (20/1), 6 – White Series (9/2), 8 – Forrest City (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-5-3-1-2-6
🎯 Longshots: 3-8-5-2-6-1-7-9-4
 
Race 5
Win:7 – Why (9/2)
Place:4 – Nothinglesswilldo (10/1)
Show:3 – Christmas Jones (3/1)
Other contenders:2 – Fresh Out (6/1), 8 – Courageous Diane (12/1), 6 – Honor Our Country (6/1)
Rest of field:1 – Pegster (7/2), 5 – Honor Azteca (5/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-3-7-5-4-2
🎯 Longshots: 3-1-4-8-7-6-5-2
 
Race 6
Win:10 – In Timing (5/1)
Place:5 – Country Economics (30/1)
Show:14 – Dale's Bluff (3/1)
Other contenders:12 – Native Mischief (20/1), 2 – Miss Mo Town (7/2), 13 – Bellini Gold (12/1), 7 – Let Her Pass By (9/2)
Rest of field:3 – Contra (8/1), 11 – Orquidea Real (12/1), 1 – Little Carley (30/1), 6 – Pretty Shy (4/1), 8 – Shenadoah Sunrise (12/1), 4 – Holy Joanie (10/1), 9 – Maca Abarrio (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-6-13-3-10-11
🎯 Longshots: 14-2-6-3-8-7-13-4-10-11-5-12-1-9
 
Race 7
Win:1 – Gramp's Legacy (3/1)
Place:7 – West Mountain (20/1)
Show:5 – Smart Uncle (4/1)
Other contenders:3 – Then What Time (6/1), 2 – Jolly By Golly (9/2), 8 – Empire Of Glory (7/2)
Rest of field:6 – Pendar (8/1), 4 – Fear Of Union (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-8-3-1-7-5
🎯 Longshots: 1-4-8-6-2-5-3-7
 
Race 8
Win:2 – Aldene (20/1)
Place:5 – In Her Glory (9/2)
Show:4 – Grade A (5/2)
Other contenders:3 – Bramble Blast (12/1), 6 – Tululo (8/1), 8 – Thirst For Hope (30/1), 7 – Love Actually (15/1)
Rest of field:9 – Shameless Bride (10/1), 11 – Wassail (15/1), 14 – Sweeterthanwhiskey (15/1), 1 – Royally Blue (8/1), 12 – Cuda Cutie (5/1), 13 – Baby Blocks (5/1), 10 – Soaring Angel (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 14-9-11-5-2-7
🎯 Longshots: 4-1-6-5-3-13-12-7-14-9-11-8-2-10
 
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
Win:1 – For Keeps (5/1)
Place:2 – Tiz A Princess (6/1)
Show:3 – Cuddler (9/2)
Other contenders:7 – Forty Seven Smoker (4/1), 6 – That Thing You Do (20/1), 9 – Gotta Be Da Shoes (7/2), 11 – Final Moment (15/1)
Rest of field:5 – Runtown (6/1), 4 – Deever Encounter (30/1), 10 – I'mamaterialgirl (30/1), 8 – Rich Lady (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 9-1-7-2-3-6
🎯 Longshots: 9-7-5-11-2-3-1-6-4-8-10
🎫 Trifecta play: #1 over #2, #3, #7  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 2
Win:3 – Raspberry (5/2)
Place:2 – Bolt Dior (8/1)
Show:4 – Wickedwithbourbon (5/1)
Other contenders:6 – Our Two Girls (7/5), 5 – Miss T Bobo (15/1)
Rest of field:1 – Ms Sophistication (7/2)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-2-4-5-6-1
🎯 Longshots: 6-3-2-1-5-4
🎫 Trifecta play: #3 over #2, #4, #6  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · playable
 
Race 3
Win:5 – Fortune Hill (3/1)
Place:4 – Free Costs To Much (8/1)
Show:6 – Chucky Our Law (20/1)
Other contenders:13 – Potcake (5/2), 8 – Kuhner (4/1), 3 – Sohandsometome (6/1), 11 – Dreamsdocometrue (30/1)
Rest of field:7 – Toque (6/1), 9 – Divining Promise (30/1), 14 – Jewell's Indenial (5/1), 1 – Flying To Work (10/1), 2 – Original Score (5/1), 10 – Beautiful Quality (30/1), 12 – Kissintheladies (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 13-2-4-5-11-6
🎯 Longshots: 13-5-4-8-1-2-14-7-3-6-10-11-9-12
🎫 Trifecta play: #5 over #4, #6, #13  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 4
Win:4 – Al Ameeq (30/1)
Place:1 – Aztec (6/1)
Show:3 – Be Better (5/2)
Other contenders:2 – Bigtonten (4/1), 5 – Cut The Cord (7/2), 7 – Noble Gentleman (20/1)
Rest of field:9 – Speedy Alex (20/1), 6 – White Series (9/2), 8 – Forrest City (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-5-3-1-2-6
🎯 Longshots: 3-8-5-2-6-1-7-9-4
🎫 Trifecta play: #4 over #1, #3, #2  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 5
Win:7 – Why (9/2)
Place:4 – Nothinglesswilldo (10/1)
Show:3 – Christmas Jones (3/1)
Other contenders:2 – Fresh Out (6/1), 8 – Courageous Diane (12/1), 6 – Honor Our Country (6/1)
Rest of field:1 – Pegster (7/2), 5 – Honor Azteca (5/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-3-7-5-4-2
🎯 Longshots: 3-1-4-8-7-6-5-2
🎫 Trifecta play: #7 over #4, #3, #2  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 6
Win:10 – In Timing (5/1)
Place:5 – Country Economics (30/1)
Show:14 – Dale's Bluff (3/1)
Other contenders:7 – Let Her Pass By (9/2), 12 – Native Mischief (20/1), 13 – Bellini Gold (12/1), 2 – Miss Mo Town (7/2)
Rest of field:3 – Contra (8/1), 11 – Orquidea Real (12/1), 6 – Pretty Shy (4/1), 8 – Shenadoah Sunrise (12/1), 1 – Little Carley (30/1), 4 – Holy Joanie (10/1), 9 – Maca Abarrio (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-6-13-3-10-11
🎯 Longshots: 14-2-6-3-8-7-13-4-10-11-5-12-1-9
🎫 Trifecta play: #10 over #5, #14, #7  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 7
Win:1 – Gramp's Legacy (3/1)
Place:7 – West Mountain (20/1)
Show:5 – Smart Uncle (4/1)
Other contenders:3 – Then What Time (6/1), 6 – Pendar (8/1), 8 – Empire Of Glory (7/2)
Rest of field:2 – Jolly By Golly (9/2), 4 – Fear Of Union (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-8-3-1-7-5
🎯 Longshots: 1-4-8-6-2-5-3-7
🎫 Trifecta play: #1 over #7, #5, #3  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 8
Win:2 – Aldene (20/1)
Place:5 – In Her Glory (9/2)
Show:4 – Grade A (5/2)
Other contenders:3 – Bramble Blast (12/1), 8 – Thirst For Hope (30/1), 9 – Shameless Bride (10/1), 14 – Sweeterthanwhiskey (15/1)
Rest of field:6 – Tululo (8/1), 7 – Love Actually (15/1), 11 – Wassail (15/1), 1 – Royally Blue (8/1), 12 – Cuda Cutie (5/1), 13 – Baby Blocks (5/1), 10 – Soaring Angel (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 14-9-11-5-2-7
🎯 Longshots: 4-1-6-5-3-13-12-7-14-9-11-8-2-10
🎫 Trifecta play: #2 over #5, #4, #3  (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: +0.43 (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
44 – Al Ameeq30/146.2%+1508.0%5.00%$5.00
16 – That Thing You Do20/146.2%+985.0%5.00%$5.00
36 – Chucky Our Law20/146.2%+985.0%5.00%$5.00
612 – Native Mischief20/146.2%+985.0%5.00%$5.00
77 – West Mountain20/146.2%+985.0%5.00%$5.00
87 – Love Actually15/126.5%+367.6%5.00%$5.00
814 – Sweeterthanwhiskey15/125.6%+350.8%5.00%$5.00
111 – Final Moment15/121.8%+281.0%4.68%$4.68
58 – Courageous Diane12/126.5%+277.4%5.00%$5.00
811 – Wassail15/113.6%+132.8%2.21%$2.21
83 – Bramble Blast12/113.9%+91.1%1.90%$1.90
89 – Shameless Bride10/114.8%+71.5%1.79%$1.79
613 – Bellini Gold12/19.2%+22.5%0.47%$0.47
47 – Noble Gentleman20/15.5%+16.5%0.21%$0.21
82 – Aldene20/15.5%+16.5%0.21%$0.21
TOTAL across 15 plays:51.5%$51.46
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
AL AMEEQALDENEAZTECBABY BLOCKSBE BETTER
BELLINI GOLDBIGTONTENBOLT DIORBRAMBLE BLASTCHRISTMAS JONES
CONTRACOUNTRY ECONOMICSCOURAGEOUS DIANECUDA CUTIECUDDLER
DALE'S BLUFFDEEVER ENCOUNTERDIVINING PROMISEDREAMSDOCOMETRUEEMPIRE OF GLORY
FINAL MOMENTFLYING TO WORKFOR KEEPSFORREST CITYFORTUNE HILL
FREE COSTS TO MUCHFRESH OUTGOTTA BE DA SHOESGRADE AGRAMP'S LEGACY
HONOR AZTECAHONOR OUR COUNTRYI'MAMATERIALGIRLIN HER GLORYIN TIMING
JOLLY BY GOLLYKISSINTHELADIESKUHNERLET HER PASS BYLITTLE CARLEY
MACA ABARRIOMISS MO TOWNMISS T BOBOMS SOPHISTICATIONNATIVE MISCHIEF
NOTHINGLESSWILLDOORIGINAL SCOREORQUIDEA REALOUR TWO GIRLSPEGSTER
POTCAKEPRETTY SHYRASPBERRYRICH LADYROYALLY BLUE
SHAMELESS BRIDESHENADOAH SUNRISESMART UNCLESOARING ANGELSOHANDSOMETOME
SWEETERTHANWHISKEYTHAT THING YOU DOTHEN WHAT TIMETHIRST FOR HOPETIZ A PRINCESS
TULULOWASSAILWEST MOUNTAINWHITE SERIESWHY

 


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