Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Ellis Park, August 21, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1  6 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $40,000
Win:6 – Heartbeat (7/5)
Place:1 – Menkaure (9/2)
Show:7 – Final Shipman (5/1)
Other contenders:2 – Danzig's Dora (7/2), 4 – Carol's Melody (8/1)
Rest of field:3 – Wild Acclaim (12/1), 5 – True Princess (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-7-1-4-3-5
🎯 Longshots: 6-3-4-2-5-1-7
 
Race 2  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Optional Claiming · Purse $53,000
Win:1 – Junction (10/1)
Place:2 – When I Go (12/1)
Show:3 – Cairo Charlie (30/1)
Other contenders:4 – Tipoff (6/1), 5 – Honor And Courage (30/1), 6 – Gimmeatreat (30/1), 7 – Breadcrumb Trail (6/1)
Rest of field:8 – Unbridled Freedom (9/2), 9 – Full Access (10/1), 10 – Lookism (12/1), 11 – Elewene (2/1), 12 – Night Knight (20/1), 13 – Ten Mile House (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 11-1-2-10-4-13-9-8-12-7-6-5-3
 
Race 3  1 Miles · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $45,000
Win:5 – Quality Mischief (9/5)
Place:6 – Dr. Park (9/2)
Show:2 – Sound Cause (5/1)
Other contenders:1 – Culprit (10/1), 3 – Legitimate (8/1), 8 – Good Mojo (4/1)
Rest of field:4 – Feral (8/1), 7 – Winery (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-4-5-2-1-8
🎯 Longshots: 5-3-1-4-6-2-8-7
 
Race 4  1 Miles · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $100,000
Win:5 – Differential (6/1)
Place:6 – Our Forefathers (5/2)
Show:3 – Find No Fault (7/2)
Other contenders:1 – Liberty Valance (9/2), 10 – Flick (4/1), 8 – Nomolimbo (20/1)
Rest of field:7 – El Tio (20/1), 4 – Noble Anthem (20/1), 2 – Macchiato (12/1), 9 – Unconnected (50/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-6-1-3-4-2
🎯 Longshots: 6-2-5-9-3-10-8-1-4-7
 
Race 5  1 Miles · Turf · Starter Allowance · Purse $42,500
Win:5 – Storm Cloud Rising (3/1)
Place:7 – Modern Sound (5/2)
Show:4 – Kittens Stormy Gal (8/1)
Other contenders:1 – Got Gone (10/1), 9 – Poema (10/1), 6 – La Scatta (12/1), 3 – Lady Lithesome (50/1)
Rest of field:11 – Asteria (8/1), 2 – Ashes And Diamonds (12/1), 8 – Hold My Halo (10/1), 10 – Speed Skater (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-7-11-5-4-9
🎯 Longshots: 1-7-9-5-11-2-10-4-8-6-3
 
Race 6  1 Miles · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $102,000
Win:5 – Ezum (3/1)
Place:1 – Penalty Box (9/2)
Show:2 – Tre Italiani (5/2)
Other contenders:3 – Chillax (7/2), 4 – Pimlott (4/1)
Rest of field:7 – Vintage Cowboy (12/1), 6 – Admiral Hall (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-2-3-4-1-6
🎯 Longshots: 2-7-5-3-1-4-6
 
Race 7  1 Miles · Turf · Starter Allowance · Purse $46,250
Win:2 – Gene And Jude (7/2)
Place:4 – Michael's Cove (9/2)
Show:1 – The Dover Specter (3/1)
Other contenders:6 – Kicking Clear (8/1), 8 – Landing Craft (8/1), 10 – Equilibrium (10/1), 7 – Quality Chic (15/1)
Rest of field:9 – Utopian (12/1), 11 – Professor Higgins (20/1), 5 – Fatguyinlittlecoat (15/1), 3 – Gallo De Fuego (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-11-8-6-7-10
🎯 Longshots: 8-1-2-9-10-7-4-6-5-3-11
 
Race 8  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $102,000
Win:5 – Highgrove (4/5)
Place:7 – Moonlight Dash (7/2)
Show:6 – My Sweetheart (15/1)
Other contenders:3 – Debbie Doll (12/1), 4 – Rational Theory (12/1), 8 – Kenz (12/1)
Rest of field:9 – Mighty Nora (12/1), 2 – True Passion (12/1), 1 – I'm Game (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-5-4-7-3-8
🎯 Longshots: 5-4-3-6-2-9-8-7-1
 
Race 9  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $100,000
Win:1 – Bombarino (20/1)
Place:2 – Jokester (5/1)
Show:3 – Staunch (9/2)
Other contenders:4 – Borax (8/1), 5 – Cosmic Confection (10/1), 6 – Bardstown (10/1), 7 – Shelton (12/1), 8 – Clear For Takeoff (12/1)
Rest of field:9 – Round Up (20/1), 10 – Westlake (15/1), 11 – Okarito (12/1), 12 – National Forest (7/2), 13 – Roosevelt (6/1), 14 – Ritornello (30/1), 15 – Moonfire (20/1), 16 – Royces Law (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 4-6-9-10-8-1-13-12-3-2-5-11-7-16-15-14
 
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  6 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $40,000
Win:6 – Heartbeat (7/5)
Place:2 – Danzig's Dora (7/2)
Show:5 – True Princess (10/1)
Other contenders:4 – Carol's Melody (8/1), 7 – Final Shipman (5/1)
Rest of field:1 – Menkaure (9/2), 3 – Wild Acclaim (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-4-7-5-1-3
🎯 Longshots: 6-3-4-2-5-1-7
 
Race 2  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Optional Claiming · Purse $53,000
Win:1 – Junction (10/1)
Place:2 – When I Go (12/1)
Show:3 – Cairo Charlie (30/1)
Other contenders:4 – Tipoff (6/1), 5 – Honor And Courage (30/1), 6 – Gimmeatreat (30/1), 7 – Breadcrumb Trail (6/1)
Rest of field:8 – Unbridled Freedom (9/2), 9 – Full Access (10/1), 10 – Lookism (12/1), 11 – Elewene (2/1), 12 – Night Knight (20/1), 13 – Ten Mile House (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 11-1-2-10-4-13-9-8-12-7-6-5-3
 
Race 3  1 Miles · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $45,000
Win:5 – Quality Mischief (9/5)
Place:6 – Dr. Park (9/2)
Show:4 – Feral (8/1)
Other contenders:8 – Good Mojo (4/1), 2 – Sound Cause (5/1), 3 – Legitimate (8/1)
Rest of field:1 – Culprit (10/1), 7 – Winery (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-4-6-2-8-3
🎯 Longshots: 5-3-1-4-6-2-8-7
 
Race 4  1 Miles · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $100,000
Win:10 – Flick (4/1)
Place:3 – Find No Fault (7/2)
Show:6 – Our Forefathers (5/2)
Other contenders:5 – Differential (6/1), 1 – Liberty Valance (9/2), 2 – Macchiato (12/1)
Rest of field:8 – Nomolimbo (20/1), 4 – Noble Anthem (20/1), 9 – Unconnected (50/1), 7 – El Tio (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-3-5-1-10-2
🎯 Longshots: 6-2-5-9-3-10-8-1-4-7
 
Race 5  1 Miles · Turf · Starter Allowance · Purse $42,500
Win:7 – Modern Sound (5/2)
Place:5 – Storm Cloud Rising (3/1)
Show:4 – Kittens Stormy Gal (8/1)
Other contenders:8 – Hold My Halo (10/1), 1 – Got Gone (10/1), 6 – La Scatta (12/1), 2 – Ashes And Diamonds (12/1)
Rest of field:11 – Asteria (8/1), 10 – Speed Skater (15/1), 9 – Poema (10/1), 3 – Lady Lithesome (50/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-1-5-11-4-8
🎯 Longshots: 1-7-9-5-11-2-10-4-8-6-3
 
Race 6  1 Miles · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $102,000
Win:2 – Tre Italiani (5/2)
Place:5 – Ezum (3/1)
Show:1 – Penalty Box (9/2)
Other contenders:3 – Chillax (7/2), 6 – Admiral Hall (20/1)
Rest of field:4 – Pimlott (4/1), 7 – Vintage Cowboy (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-5-3-1-6-4
🎯 Longshots: 2-7-5-3-1-4-6
 
Race 7  1 Miles · Turf · Starter Allowance · Purse $46,250
Win:4 – Michael's Cove (9/2)
Place:8 – Landing Craft (8/1)
Show:2 – Gene And Jude (7/2)
Other contenders:6 – Kicking Clear (8/1), 1 – The Dover Specter (3/1), 7 – Quality Chic (15/1), 9 – Utopian (12/1)
Rest of field:5 – Fatguyinlittlecoat (15/1), 10 – Equilibrium (10/1), 11 – Professor Higgins (20/1), 3 – Gallo De Fuego (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-8-6-11-7-4
🎯 Longshots: 8-1-2-9-10-7-4-6-5-3-11
 
Race 8  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $102,000
Win:5 – Highgrove (4/5)
Place:7 – Moonlight Dash (7/2)
Show:6 – My Sweetheart (15/1)
Other contenders:8 – Kenz (12/1), 9 – Mighty Nora (12/1), 3 – Debbie Doll (12/1)
Rest of field:4 – Rational Theory (12/1), 2 – True Passion (12/1), 1 – I'm Game (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-5-7-4-8-9
🎯 Longshots: 5-4-3-6-2-9-8-7-1
 
Race 9  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $100,000
Win:1 – Bombarino (20/1)
Place:2 – Jokester (5/1)
Show:3 – Staunch (9/2)
Other contenders:4 – Borax (8/1), 5 – Cosmic Confection (10/1), 6 – Bardstown (10/1), 7 – Shelton (12/1), 8 – Clear For Takeoff (12/1)
Rest of field:9 – Round Up (20/1), 10 – Westlake (15/1), 11 – Okarito (12/1), 12 – National Forest (7/2), 13 – Roosevelt (6/1), 14 – Ritornello (30/1), 15 – Moonfire (20/1), 16 – Royces Law (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 4-6-9-10-8-1-13-12-3-2-5-11-7-16-15-14
 
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  6 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $40,000
Win:6 – Heartbeat (7/5)
Place:2 – Danzig's Dora (7/2)
Show:5 – True Princess (10/1)
Other contenders:4 – Carol's Melody (8/1), 7 – Final Shipman (5/1)
Rest of field:1 – Menkaure (9/2), 3 – Wild Acclaim (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-4-7-5-1-3
🎯 Longshots: 6-3-4-2-5-1-7
🎫 Trifecta play: #6 over #2, #5, #4  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 2  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Optional Claiming · Purse $53,000
Win:1 – Junction (10/1)
Place:2 – When I Go (12/1)
Show:3 – Cairo Charlie (30/1)
Other contenders:4 – Tipoff (6/1), 5 – Honor And Courage (30/1), 6 – Gimmeatreat (30/1), 7 – Breadcrumb Trail (6/1)
Rest of field:8 – Unbridled Freedom (9/2), 9 – Full Access (10/1), 10 – Lookism (12/1), 11 – Elewene (2/1), 12 – Night Knight (20/1), 13 – Ten Mile House (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 11-1-2-10-4-13-9-8-12-7-6-5-3
🎫 Trifecta play: #1 over #2, #3, #4  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 3  1 Miles · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $45,000
Win:5 – Quality Mischief (9/5)
Place:6 – Dr. Park (9/2)
Show:4 – Feral (8/1)
Other contenders:2 – Sound Cause (5/1), 8 – Good Mojo (4/1), 3 – Legitimate (8/1)
Rest of field:1 – Culprit (10/1), 7 – Winery (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-4-6-2-8-3
🎯 Longshots: 5-3-1-4-6-2-8-7
🎫 Trifecta play: #5 over #6, #4, #2  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 4  1 Miles · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $100,000
Win:10 – Flick (4/1)
Place:3 – Find No Fault (7/2)
Show:6 – Our Forefathers (5/2)
Other contenders:5 – Differential (6/1), 1 – Liberty Valance (9/2), 2 – Macchiato (12/1)
Rest of field:8 – Nomolimbo (20/1), 9 – Unconnected (50/1), 4 – Noble Anthem (20/1), 7 – El Tio (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-5-3-1-10-2
🎯 Longshots: 6-2-5-9-3-10-8-1-4-7
🎫 Trifecta play: #10 over #3, #6, #5  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 5  1 Miles · Turf · Starter Allowance · Purse $42,500
Win:7 – Modern Sound (5/2)
Place:5 – Storm Cloud Rising (3/1)
Show:4 – Kittens Stormy Gal (8/1)
Other contenders:11 – Asteria (8/1), 1 – Got Gone (10/1), 8 – Hold My Halo (10/1), 6 – La Scatta (12/1)
Rest of field:2 – Ashes And Diamonds (12/1), 10 – Speed Skater (15/1), 9 – Poema (10/1), 3 – Lady Lithesome (50/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-1-11-5-4-8
🎯 Longshots: 1-7-9-5-11-2-10-4-8-6-3
🎫 Trifecta play: #7 over #5, #4, #11  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 6  1 Miles · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $102,000
Win:2 – Tre Italiani (5/2)
Place:5 – Ezum (3/1)
Show:1 – Penalty Box (9/2)
Other contenders:3 – Chillax (7/2), 6 – Admiral Hall (20/1)
Rest of field:4 – Pimlott (4/1), 7 – Vintage Cowboy (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-5-3-1-6-4
🎯 Longshots: 2-7-5-3-1-4-6
🎫 Trifecta play: #2 over #5, #1, #3  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 7  1 Miles · Turf · Starter Allowance · Purse $46,250
Win:8 – Landing Craft (8/1)
Place:4 – Michael's Cove (9/2)
Show:2 – Gene And Jude (7/2)
Other contenders:1 – The Dover Specter (3/1), 6 – Kicking Clear (8/1), 7 – Quality Chic (15/1), 9 – Utopian (12/1)
Rest of field:10 – Equilibrium (10/1), 5 – Fatguyinlittlecoat (15/1), 11 – Professor Higgins (20/1), 3 – Gallo De Fuego (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-8-6-11-7-4
🎯 Longshots: 8-1-2-9-10-7-4-6-5-3-11
🎫 Trifecta play: #8 over #4, #2, #1  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 8  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $102,000
Win:5 – Highgrove (4/5)
Place:7 – Moonlight Dash (7/2)
Show:6 – My Sweetheart (15/1)
Other contenders:3 – Debbie Doll (12/1), 8 – Kenz (12/1), 9 – Mighty Nora (12/1)
Rest of field:4 – Rational Theory (12/1), 2 – True Passion (12/1), 1 – I'm Game (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-5-7-4-3-8
🎯 Longshots: 5-4-3-6-2-9-8-7-1
🎫 Trifecta play: #5 over #7, #6, #3  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 9  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $100,000
Win:1 – Bombarino (20/1)
Place:2 – Jokester (5/1)
Show:3 – Staunch (9/2)
Other contenders:4 – Borax (8/1), 5 – Cosmic Confection (10/1), 6 – Bardstown (10/1), 7 – Shelton (12/1), 8 – Clear For Takeoff (12/1)
Rest of field:9 – Round Up (20/1), 10 – Westlake (15/1), 11 – Okarito (12/1), 12 – National Forest (7/2), 13 – Roosevelt (6/1), 14 – Ritornello (30/1), 15 – Moonfire (20/1), 16 – Royces Law (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 4-6-9-10-8-1-13-12-3-2-5-11-7-16-15-14
🎫 Trifecta play: #1 over #2, #3, #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: win-prob isotonic)    Morning-line reliability: +0.36 (ML-rank vs finish; ~0.38 typical — higher = oddsmaker sorts the field better; edges below are scaled by it)    Weekend sizing: ×0.80 (edge & stake trimmed — weekend longshots win less than their edge implies; the longshot list itself is unchanged)
RaceHorseMLLiveP(win)Edge¼ KellyBet on $ bankroll
22 – When I Go12/113.2%+54.7%1.14%$1.14
TOTAL across 1 play:1.1%$1.14
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.
💡 Tote-board tip: the Live column updates automatically. Our longshots that take money at the track (live odds at or below the morning line) win about 4× as often as the ones drifting up in price — 10.2% vs 2.6% in our settled results, and 15.1% when heavily bet. Play these selections only when the board shows them holding or shortening from the morning line.
Index - Horses Running In This Card
ADMIRAL HALLASHES AND DIAMONDSASTERIABARDSTOWNBOMBARINO
BREADCRUMB TRAILCAIRO CHARLIECAROL'S MELODYCHILLAXCLEAR FOR TAKEOFF
CULPRITDANZIG'S DORADEBBIE DOLLDIFFERENTIALDR. PARK
ELEWENEEQUILIBRIUMEZUMFATGUYINLITTLECOATFERAL
FIND NO FAULTFLICKFULL ACCESSGALLO DE FUEGOGENE AND JUDE
GOOD MOJOGOT GONEHEARTBEATHIGHGROVEHOLD MY HALO
I'M GAMEJOKESTERJUNCTIONKENZKICKING CLEAR
LA SCATTALADY LITHESOMELANDING CRAFTLEGITIMATELIBERTY VALANCE
MACCHIATOMENKAUREMICHAEL'S COVEMIGHTY NORAMODERN SOUND
MOONLIGHT DASHMY SWEETHEARTNATIONAL FORESTNIGHT KNIGHTNOBLE ANTHEM
OKARITOOUR FOREFATHERSPENALTY BOXPIMLOTTPOEMA
QUALITY CHICQUALITY MISCHIEFRATIONAL THEORYRITORNELLOROOSEVELT
ROYCES LAWSHELTONSOUND CAUSESPEED SKATERSTAUNCH
TEN MILE HOUSETHE DOVER SPECTERTIPOFFTRE ITALIANITRUE PASSION
UNBRIDLED FREEDOMUNCONNECTEDUTOPIANVINTAGE COWBOYWESTLAKE
WILD ACCLAIMWINERY

 


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