Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Del Mar Racetrack, August 13, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1  1 1/16 Miles · Turf · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $81,000
Win:5 – Mr. A. P. (8/5)
Place:4 – Zeus's Echo (7/2)
Show:1 – Iriseach (3/1)
Other contenders:3 – Vitruvian Man (4/1), 6 – Caro Buono (8/1)
Rest of field:2 – Ottis Betts (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-5-1-3-6-2
🎯 Longshots: 5-1-6-2-4-3
 
Race 2  1 Miles · Dirt · Maiden Claiming · Purse $40,000
Win:1 – Ghostwritten (8/5)
Place:3 – Yautown (3/1)
Show:5 – Gallatin (5/2)
Other contenders:2 – Like And Subscribe (8/1), 6 – Perfectionachieved (6/1)
Rest of field:4 – After Dawn (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-5-1-4-6-2
🎯 Longshots: 1-5-3-2-4-6
 
Race 3  5 Furlongs · Turf · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $80,000
Win:6 – Less Please (5/2)
Place:7 – Princess Luna (6/1)
Show:10 – Lying Zero (6/1)
Other contenders:1 – Sauced Up (8/1), 3 – Tiger Luck (5/1), 8 – Vonntastic (6/1)
Rest of field:4 – Kathy's House (6/1), 2 – Vahevala (30/1), 9 – First Time Listing (4/1), 5 – Thirsty Elusive (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-7-10-1-3-8
🎯 Longshots: 6-1-10-9-7-8-5-3-4-2
 
Race 4  1 Miles · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $50,000
Win:4 – Pioneer Prince (3/1)
Place:1 – Lure Him In (3/1)
Show:3 – Mega Moon (5/2)
Other contenders:6 – Tessuto (7/2), 5 – Concord Bridge (8/1)
Rest of field:2 – The Gypsy Cowboy (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-1-3-2-6-5
🎯 Longshots: 3-2-5-4-1-6
 
Race 5  5 Furlongs · Turf · Claiming · Purse $31,000
Win:10 – Angelica Bay (4/1)
Place:7 – Magical Miss (3/1)
Show:3 – Butterfly Beach (7/2)
Other contenders:9 – Elite Heat (7/2), 5 – Elsa Dutton (5/1), 1 – Cloudy Women (8/1), 11 – My Girl Mia (8/1)
Rest of field:4 – Twisted Humor (10/1), 2 – Dad's Bad Bunny (12/1), 6 – Sparkle Sweetly (20/1), 8 – Dragon Kat (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-1-10-7-9-5
🎯 Longshots: 4-11-7-1-10-3-2-9-8-5-6
 
Race 6  1 Miles · Dirt · Maiden Claiming · Purse $23,000
Win:12 – My Man Joe Roldan (4/1)
Place:9 – Dazzle Comm (7/2)
Show:13 – Duke Of Orleans (3/1)
Other contenders:2 – Dane The Great (5/1), 1 – Halninethousand (6/1), 7 – Wasting Aces (5/1), 4 – Stage Run (8/1)
Rest of field:6 – Desert Hawk (4/1), 5 – Farmer Tom (8/1), 11 – Smokem And Love (12/1), 10 – Mansa Musa (15/1), 3 – Fire Chief (30/1), 8 – Major Mo (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-9-13-4-12-10
🎯 Longshots: 5-13-4-11-9-12-6-2-10-7-1-8-3
 
Race 7  5 Furlongs · Turf · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $82,000
Win:1 – A. Z. Wildcat (3/1)
Place:8 – Bit's Tiger Magic (9/2)
Show:6 – Lee's Baby Girl (5/1)
Other contenders:3 – Miss Mandalay (4/1), 5 – Rethink (6/1), 2 – Visually (12/1)
Rest of field:4 – Kuwaitya (5/1), 7 – Young Love (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-4-1-6-3-8
🎯 Longshots: 3-7-1-4-8-2-6-5
 
Race 8  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $80,000
Win:9 – Gabriel's Gift (3/1)
Place:5 – Mickey (7/2)
Show:1 – Van Gogh Style (4/1)
Other contenders:3 – Tiger To You (20/1), 6 – He's Proof Of Joy (15/1), 7 – Papa Santos (8/1), 10 – Fine Irish Morning (8/1)
Rest of field:11 – One More Zinger (12/1), 2 – Seaver Way (15/1), 4 – Cornealeusthegreat (15/1), 8 – Rack On Man (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 9-5-1-7-2-10
🎯 Longshots: 8-7-9-6-10-11-2-1-5-4-3
 
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 1/16 Miles · Turf · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $81,000
Win:1 – Iriseach (3/1)
Place:5 – Mr. A. P. (8/5)
Show:3 – Vitruvian Man (4/1)
Other contenders:4 – Zeus's Echo (7/2), 6 – Caro Buono (8/1)
Rest of field:2 – Ottis Betts (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-1-5-3-6-2
🎯 Longshots: 5-1-6-2-4-3
 
Race 2  1 Miles · Dirt · Maiden Claiming · Purse $40,000
Win:1 – Ghostwritten (8/5)
Place:3 – Yautown (3/1)
Show:5 – Gallatin (5/2)
Other contenders:6 – Perfectionachieved (6/1), 2 – Like And Subscribe (8/1)
Rest of field:4 – After Dawn (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-5-3-6-4-2
🎯 Longshots: 1-5-3-2-4-6
 
Race 3  5 Furlongs · Turf · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $80,000
Win:6 – Less Please (5/2)
Place:10 – Lying Zero (6/1)
Show:8 – Vonntastic (6/1)
Other contenders:7 – Princess Luna (6/1), 3 – Tiger Luck (5/1), 9 – First Time Listing (4/1)
Rest of field:4 – Kathy's House (6/1), 1 – Sauced Up (8/1), 5 – Thirsty Elusive (20/1), 2 – Vahevala (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-10-8-7-3-9
🎯 Longshots: 6-1-10-9-7-8-5-3-4-2
 
Race 4  1 Miles · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $50,000
Win:1 – Lure Him In (3/1)
Place:4 – Pioneer Prince (3/1)
Show:6 – Tessuto (7/2)
Other contenders:3 – Mega Moon (5/2), 5 – Concord Bridge (8/1)
Rest of field:2 – The Gypsy Cowboy (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-1-3-6-2-5
🎯 Longshots: 3-2-5-4-1-6
 
Race 5  5 Furlongs · Turf · Claiming · Purse $31,000
Win:10 – Angelica Bay (4/1)
Place:3 – Butterfly Beach (7/2)
Show:7 – Magical Miss (3/1)
Other contenders:9 – Elite Heat (7/2), 5 – Elsa Dutton (5/1), 1 – Cloudy Women (8/1), 11 – My Girl Mia (8/1)
Rest of field:4 – Twisted Humor (10/1), 8 – Dragon Kat (15/1), 2 – Dad's Bad Bunny (12/1), 6 – Sparkle Sweetly (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-1-10-7-9-11
🎯 Longshots: 4-11-7-1-10-3-2-9-8-5-6
 
Race 6  1 Miles · Dirt · Maiden Claiming · Purse $23,000
Win:12 – My Man Joe Roldan (4/1)
Place:2 – Dane The Great (5/1)
Show:6 – Desert Hawk (4/1)
Other contenders:9 – Dazzle Comm (7/2), 7 – Wasting Aces (5/1), 5 – Farmer Tom (8/1), 13 – Duke Of Orleans (3/1)
Rest of field:1 – Halninethousand (6/1), 11 – Smokem And Love (12/1), 4 – Stage Run (8/1), 10 – Mansa Musa (15/1), 8 – Major Mo (20/1), 3 – Fire Chief (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-9-12-13-6-4
🎯 Longshots: 5-13-4-11-9-12-6-2-10-7-1-8-3
 
Race 7  5 Furlongs · Turf · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $82,000
Win:1 – A. Z. Wildcat (3/1)
Place:3 – Miss Mandalay (4/1)
Show:8 – Bit's Tiger Magic (9/2)
Other contenders:4 – Kuwaitya (5/1), 5 – Rethink (6/1), 6 – Lee's Baby Girl (5/1)
Rest of field:2 – Visually (12/1), 7 – Young Love (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-1-4-3-6-8
🎯 Longshots: 3-7-1-4-8-2-6-5
 
Race 8  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $80,000
Win:1 – Van Gogh Style (4/1)
Place:5 – Mickey (7/2)
Show:9 – Gabriel's Gift (3/1)
Other contenders:3 – Tiger To You (20/1), 4 – Cornealeusthegreat (15/1), 7 – Papa Santos (8/1), 11 – One More Zinger (12/1)
Rest of field:10 – Fine Irish Morning (8/1), 6 – He's Proof Of Joy (15/1), 2 – Seaver Way (15/1), 8 – Rack On Man (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-9-1-7-11-3
🎯 Longshots: 8-7-9-6-10-11-2-1-5-4-3
 
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 1/16 Miles · Turf · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $81,000
Win:1 – Iriseach (3/1)
Place:5 – Mr. A. P. (8/5)
Show:3 – Vitruvian Man (4/1)
Other contenders:4 – Zeus's Echo (7/2), 6 – Caro Buono (8/1)
Rest of field:2 – Ottis Betts (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-1-5-3-6-2
🎯 Longshots: 5-1-6-2-4-3
🎫 Trifecta play: #1 over #5, #3, #4  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 2  1 Miles · Dirt · Maiden Claiming · Purse $40,000
Win:1 – Ghostwritten (8/5)
Place:5 – Gallatin (5/2)
Show:3 – Yautown (3/1)
Other contenders:6 – Perfectionachieved (6/1), 2 – Like And Subscribe (8/1)
Rest of field:4 – After Dawn (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-1-3-6-4-2
🎯 Longshots: 1-5-3-2-4-6
🎫 Trifecta play: #1 over #5, #3, #6  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  ⭐ Best Bet race
 
Race 3  5 Furlongs · Turf · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $80,000
Win:6 – Less Please (5/2)
Place:10 – Lying Zero (6/1)
Show:8 – Vonntastic (6/1)
Other contenders:3 – Tiger Luck (5/1), 9 – First Time Listing (4/1), 7 – Princess Luna (6/1)
Rest of field:4 – Kathy's House (6/1), 1 – Sauced Up (8/1), 5 – Thirsty Elusive (20/1), 2 – Vahevala (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-10-8-3-9-7
🎯 Longshots: 6-1-10-9-7-8-5-3-4-2
🎫 Trifecta play: #6 over #10, #8, #3  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 4  1 Miles · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $50,000
Win:1 – Lure Him In (3/1)
Place:4 – Pioneer Prince (3/1)
Show:6 – Tessuto (7/2)
Other contenders:3 – Mega Moon (5/2), 5 – Concord Bridge (8/1)
Rest of field:2 – The Gypsy Cowboy (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-1-3-6-2-5
🎯 Longshots: 3-2-5-4-1-6
🎫 Trifecta play: #1 over #4, #6, #3  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 5  5 Furlongs · Turf · Claiming · Purse $31,000
Win:10 – Angelica Bay (4/1)
Place:3 – Butterfly Beach (7/2)
Show:7 – Magical Miss (3/1)
Other contenders:1 – Cloudy Women (8/1), 9 – Elite Heat (7/2), 11 – My Girl Mia (8/1), 5 – Elsa Dutton (5/1)
Rest of field:4 – Twisted Humor (10/1), 8 – Dragon Kat (15/1), 2 – Dad's Bad Bunny (12/1), 6 – Sparkle Sweetly (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-1-10-7-9-11
🎯 Longshots: 4-11-7-1-10-3-2-9-8-5-6
🎫 Trifecta play: #10 over #3, #7, #1  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 6  1 Miles · Dirt · Maiden Claiming · Purse $23,000
Win:2 – Dane The Great (5/1)
Place:12 – My Man Joe Roldan (4/1)
Show:5 – Farmer Tom (8/1)
Other contenders:6 – Desert Hawk (4/1), 9 – Dazzle Comm (7/2), 13 – Duke Of Orleans (3/1), 7 – Wasting Aces (5/1)
Rest of field:1 – Halninethousand (6/1), 4 – Stage Run (8/1), 11 – Smokem And Love (12/1), 10 – Mansa Musa (15/1), 8 – Major Mo (20/1), 3 – Fire Chief (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-9-13-12-6-4
🎯 Longshots: 5-13-4-11-9-12-6-2-10-7-1-8-3
🎫 Trifecta play: #2 over #12, #5, #6  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 7  5 Furlongs · Turf · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $82,000
Win:1 – A. Z. Wildcat (3/1)
Place:3 – Miss Mandalay (4/1)
Show:8 – Bit's Tiger Magic (9/2)
Other contenders:4 – Kuwaitya (5/1), 5 – Rethink (6/1), 6 – Lee's Baby Girl (5/1)
Rest of field:2 – Visually (12/1), 7 – Young Love (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-5-4-3-6-8
🎯 Longshots: 3-7-1-4-8-2-6-5
🎫 Trifecta play: #1 over #3, #8, #4  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 8  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $80,000
Win:1 – Van Gogh Style (4/1)
Place:5 – Mickey (7/2)
Show:9 – Gabriel's Gift (3/1)
Other contenders:4 – Cornealeusthegreat (15/1), 7 – Papa Santos (8/1), 3 – Tiger To You (20/1), 10 – Fine Irish Morning (8/1)
Rest of field:11 – One More Zinger (12/1), 6 – He's Proof Of Joy (15/1), 2 – Seaver Way (15/1), 8 – Rack On Man (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-1-9-7-10-11
🎯 Longshots: 8-7-9-6-10-11-2-1-5-4-3
🎫 Trifecta play: #1 over #5, #9, #4  (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: +0.38 (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
12 – Ottis Betts15/112.5%+101.1%1.68%$1.68
83 – Tiger To You20/18.5%+80.3%1.00%$1.00
610 – Mansa Musa15/111.0%+77.6%1.29%$1.29
72 – Visually12/112.5%+63.1%1.31%$1.31
24 – After Dawn15/18.0%+27.7%0.46%$0.46
58 – Dragon Kat15/17.8%+25.6%0.43%$0.43
TOTAL across 6 plays:6.2%$6.18
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
A. Z. WILDCATAFTER DAWNANGELICA BAYBIT'S TIGER MAGICBUTTERFLY BEACH
CLOUDY WOMENCONCORD BRIDGECORNEALEUSTHEGREATDAD'S BAD BUNNYDANE THE GREAT
DESERT HAWKDRAGON KATDUKE OF ORLEANSELITE HEATELSA DUTTON
FINE IRISH MORNINGFIRE CHIEFFIRST TIME LISTINGGABRIEL'S GIFTGALLATIN
HALNINETHOUSANDHE'S PROOF OF JOYIRISEACHKATHY'S HOUSEKUWAITYA
LESS PLEASELIKE AND SUBSCRIBELURE HIM INLYING ZEROMAGICAL MISS
MANSA MUSAMEGA MOONMICKEYMISS MANDALAYMR. A. P.
MY MAN JOE ROLDANONE MORE ZINGEROTTIS BETTSPAPA SANTOSPERFECTIONACHIEVED
PRINCESS LUNARACK ON MANRETHINKSAUCED UPSEAVER WAY
SPARKLE SWEETLYSTAGE RUNTESSUTOTHE GYPSY COWBOYTHIRSTY ELUSIVE
TIGER TO YOUTWISTED HUMORVAHEVALAVAN GOGH STYLEVISUALLY
VONNTASTICWASTING ACESYAUTOWNYOUNG LOVEZEUS'S ECHO

 


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