Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Ellis Park, July 18, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1
Win:5 – Cearnach (5/1)
Place:2 – Determined Dancer (5/2)
Show:3 – She's On A Roll (9/2)
Other contenders:7 – Define (2/1), 1 – Evie's Eyebrows (30/1)
Rest of field:6 – Eleonora (6/1), 4 – Ibis (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-1-3-2-7-6
🎯 Longshots: 2-7-3-4-5-6-1
 
Race 2
Win:10 – Valentine Eve (2/1)
Place:1 – Mo Town Foxy Brown (9/2)
Show:3 – Bride (6/1)
Other contenders:4 – Youhadme At Merlot (15/1), 7 – Tiz Candy (4/1), 5 – First Glance (15/1)
Rest of field:8 – Southern Way (10/1), 2 – Bevi Wins (20/1), 6 – Dama Diamante (20/1), 9 – Going Shopping (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-10-3-4-7-5
🎯 Longshots: 10-8-9-4-5-7-1-2-6-3
 
Race 3
Win:6 – Mckinsense (5/2)
Place:2 – Wingfoot (9/2)
Show:10 – Stone County (8/1)
Other contenders:4 – Telecaster (12/1), 16 – Mandy's Man Can (5/1), 3 – D Bigalow (7/2), 12 – Major Mack (15/1), 1 – Maximum Honor (12/1)
Rest of field:8 – Activity (30/1), 5 – Jem's Hershey Kiss (15/1), 15 – Greystar (20/1), 11 – Monsieur Big Man (8/1), 13 – Feed Me The Rock (8/1), 14 – Flume's Vino (10/1), 7 – Apostles Creed (30/1), 9 – Sir Vincent (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 16-7-2-10-12-3
🎯 Longshots: 6-10-4-3-12-1-5-2-13-14-11-16-15-8-9-7
 
Race 4
Win:2 – Fort Sam (10/1)
Place:5 – Skyro (2/1)
Show:6 – Seize The Night (3/1)
Other contenders:7 – I Don't Get It (8/1), 8 – Real Macho (10/1), 4 – Groveland (10/1)
Rest of field:9 – Osbourne (10/1), 1 – Time For Truth (6/1), 3 – Dai Vernon (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-6-7-1-8-2
🎯 Longshots: 5-6-7-4-2-9-8-3-1
 
Race 5
Win:1 – Marigold Run (10/1)
Place:2 – Up Before The Dawn (5/1)
Show:3 – Just You And Me (8/1)
Other contenders:4 – Lady Maximum (30/1), 5 – Peace Mission (7/2), 6 – Cyber Gal (10/1)
Rest of field:7 – Lucky Bernadine (3/1), 8 – Bit Tipsy (9/2), 9 – Silverwing (12/1), 10 – Shiftyindependence (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-5-6-7
🎯 Longshots: 7-3-5-8-1-6-9-10-2-4
 
Race 6
Win:10 – Blacksmith (3/1)
Place:11 – Very Connected (8/1)
Show:5 – Penalty Box (4/1)
Other contenders:2 – Zat's The One (8/1), 9 – House United (10/1), 1 – High Ceiling (5/1), 6 – Timing Difference (10/1)
Rest of field:12 – Fountain Run (15/1), 3 – First Player (15/1), 7 – Demetrius (30/1), 8 – Gamblers Tail (30/1), 4 – Show Of Force (15/1), 13 – Indy Road (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-4-9-10-2-6
🎯 Longshots: 10-9-2-6-11-4-12-3-5-1-7-8-13
 
Race 7
Win:3 – Cut To The Chase (2/1)
Place:8 – Rojo Rita (9/2)
Show:4 – I'm Mo Joke (5/1)
Other contenders:5 – High Fashion Kate (6/1), 2 – Don't Say It (6/1), 6 – Insightful Miss (10/1)
Rest of field:9 – She'z The Law (15/1), 1 – Taqdeer (12/1), 7 – Rocket Rania (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-2-8-9-7-3
🎯 Longshots: 3-6-1-9-8-7-2-4-5
 
Race 8
Win:4 – Banishing (5/2)
Place:3 – Dreaminblue (5/1)
Show:2 – Here Mi Song (4/1)
Other contenders:6 – Durante (8/1), 7 – Zero Sugar (8/1), 5 – Track Mate (6/1)
Rest of field:10 – Bourbon Bash (8/1), 1 – Echo Again (15/1), 8 – Speed King (8/1), 9 – Dr. Saikali (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-3-6-7-5-2
🎯 Longshots: 4-10-6-7-8-2-1-3-5-9
 
Race 9
Win:3 – Toast The Star (5/1)
Place:12 – Redhawk Riddler (7/2)
Show:5 – Zero Absolute (3/1)
Other contenders:7 – Liz Knows Best (8/1), 6 – Spin A Tune (2/1), 13 – Heitzgirl (12/1), 2 – Merry An (15/1)
Rest of field:9 – Coco G (4/1), 11 – Conqueress (20/1), 1 – Givemethebeat (30/1), 8 – Perfect Solution (30/1), 4 – Stacking Tens (30/1), 10 – C D Express (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 12-3-5-7-6-13
🎯 Longshots: 6-5-7-12-13-2-3-9-11-4-8-10-1
 
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:7 – Define (2/1)
Place:2 – Determined Dancer (5/2)
Show:5 – Cearnach (5/1)
Other contenders:3 – She's On A Roll (9/2), 6 – Eleonora (6/1)
Rest of field:4 – Ibis (8/1), 1 – Evie's Eyebrows (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-3-7-1-2-6
🎯 Longshots: 2-7-3-4-5-6-1
 
Race 2
Win:10 – Valentine Eve (2/1)
Place:4 – Youhadme At Merlot (15/1)
Show:7 – Tiz Candy (4/1)
Other contenders:3 – Bride (6/1), 1 – Mo Town Foxy Brown (9/2), 8 – Southern Way (10/1)
Rest of field:9 – Going Shopping (10/1), 2 – Bevi Wins (20/1), 5 – First Glance (15/1), 6 – Dama Diamante (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 10-4-1-7-3-8
🎯 Longshots: 10-8-9-4-5-7-1-2-6-3
 
Race 3
Win:2 – Wingfoot (9/2)
Place:3 – D Bigalow (7/2)
Show:16 – Mandy's Man Can (5/1)
Other contenders:6 – Mckinsense (5/2), 10 – Stone County (8/1), 4 – Telecaster (12/1), 12 – Major Mack (15/1), 1 – Maximum Honor (12/1)
Rest of field:14 – Flume's Vino (10/1), 13 – Feed Me The Rock (8/1), 5 – Jem's Hershey Kiss (15/1), 11 – Monsieur Big Man (8/1), 8 – Activity (30/1), 15 – Greystar (20/1), 9 – Sir Vincent (30/1), 7 – Apostles Creed (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 16-2-3-12-10-7
🎯 Longshots: 6-10-4-3-12-1-5-2-13-14-11-16-15-8-9-7
 
Race 4
Win:2 – Fort Sam (10/1)
Place:5 – Skyro (2/1)
Show:6 – Seize The Night (3/1)
Other contenders:4 – Groveland (10/1), 7 – I Don't Get It (8/1), 9 – Osbourne (10/1)
Rest of field:8 – Real Macho (10/1), 1 – Time For Truth (6/1), 3 – Dai Vernon (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-6-7-2-8-1
🎯 Longshots: 5-6-7-4-2-9-8-3-1
 
Race 5
Win:1 – Marigold Run (10/1)
Place:2 – Up Before The Dawn (5/1)
Show:3 – Just You And Me (8/1)
Other contenders:4 – Lady Maximum (30/1), 5 – Peace Mission (7/2), 6 – Cyber Gal (10/1)
Rest of field:7 – Lucky Bernadine (3/1), 8 – Bit Tipsy (9/2), 9 – Silverwing (12/1), 10 – Shiftyindependence (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-5-6-7
🎯 Longshots: 7-3-5-8-1-6-9-10-2-4
 
Race 6
Win:10 – Blacksmith (3/1)
Place:5 – Penalty Box (4/1)
Show:12 – Fountain Run (15/1)
Other contenders:1 – High Ceiling (5/1), 9 – House United (10/1), 11 – Very Connected (8/1), 2 – Zat's The One (8/1)
Rest of field:6 – Timing Difference (10/1), 3 – First Player (15/1), 4 – Show Of Force (15/1), 8 – Gamblers Tail (30/1), 13 – Indy Road (30/1), 7 – Demetrius (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-10-9-4-6-2
🎯 Longshots: 10-9-2-6-11-4-12-3-5-1-7-8-13
 
Race 7
Win:3 – Cut To The Chase (2/1)
Place:4 – I'm Mo Joke (5/1)
Show:8 – Rojo Rita (9/2)
Other contenders:2 – Don't Say It (6/1), 6 – Insightful Miss (10/1), 9 – She'z The Law (15/1)
Rest of field:5 – High Fashion Kate (6/1), 1 – Taqdeer (12/1), 7 – Rocket Rania (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-2-3-8-9-7
🎯 Longshots: 3-6-1-9-8-7-2-4-5
 
Race 8
Win:3 – Dreaminblue (5/1)
Place:2 – Here Mi Song (4/1)
Show:10 – Bourbon Bash (8/1)
Other contenders:4 – Banishing (5/2), 6 – Durante (8/1), 9 – Dr. Saikali (20/1)
Rest of field:5 – Track Mate (6/1), 8 – Speed King (8/1), 1 – Echo Again (15/1), 7 – Zero Sugar (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-2-4-6-9-5
🎯 Longshots: 4-10-6-7-8-2-1-3-5-9
 
Race 9
Win:6 – Spin A Tune (2/1)
Place:5 – Zero Absolute (3/1)
Show:12 – Redhawk Riddler (7/2)
Other contenders:11 – Conqueress (20/1), 7 – Liz Knows Best (8/1), 9 – Coco G (4/1), 13 – Heitzgirl (12/1)
Rest of field:3 – Toast The Star (5/1), 2 – Merry An (15/1), 1 – Givemethebeat (30/1), 4 – Stacking Tens (30/1), 8 – Perfect Solution (30/1), 10 – C D Express (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 12-6-5-11-7-9
🎯 Longshots: 6-5-7-12-13-2-3-9-11-4-8-10-1
 
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:7 – Define (2/1)
Place:2 – Determined Dancer (5/2)
Show:5 – Cearnach (5/1)
Other contenders:3 – She's On A Roll (9/2), 6 – Eleonora (6/1)
Rest of field:4 – Ibis (8/1), 1 – Evie's Eyebrows (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-7-3-2-1-6
🎯 Longshots: 2-7-3-4-5-6-1
🎫 Trifecta play: #7 over #2, #5, #3  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 2
Win:10 – Valentine Eve (2/1)
Place:4 – Youhadme At Merlot (15/1)
Show:7 – Tiz Candy (4/1)
Other contenders:3 – Bride (6/1), 1 – Mo Town Foxy Brown (9/2), 8 – Southern Way (10/1)
Rest of field:2 – Bevi Wins (20/1), 9 – Going Shopping (10/1), 5 – First Glance (15/1), 6 – Dama Diamante (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 10-4-1-7-3-8
🎯 Longshots: 10-8-9-4-5-7-1-2-6-3
🎫 Trifecta play: #10 over #4, #7, #3  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 3
Win:2 – Wingfoot (9/2)
Place:3 – D Bigalow (7/2)
Show:16 – Mandy's Man Can (5/1)
Other contenders:6 – Mckinsense (5/2), 10 – Stone County (8/1), 12 – Major Mack (15/1), 1 – Maximum Honor (12/1), 4 – Telecaster (12/1)
Rest of field:14 – Flume's Vino (10/1), 13 – Feed Me The Rock (8/1), 11 – Monsieur Big Man (8/1), 5 – Jem's Hershey Kiss (15/1), 15 – Greystar (20/1), 8 – Activity (30/1), 7 – Apostles Creed (30/1), 9 – Sir Vincent (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 16-2-3-10-12-7
🎯 Longshots: 6-10-4-3-12-1-5-2-13-14-11-16-15-8-9-7
🎫 Trifecta play: #2 over #3, #16, #6  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 4
Win:2 – Fort Sam (10/1)
Place:5 – Skyro (2/1)
Show:6 – Seize The Night (3/1)
Other contenders:4 – Groveland (10/1), 7 – I Don't Get It (8/1), 9 – Osbourne (10/1)
Rest of field:8 – Real Macho (10/1), 1 – Time For Truth (6/1), 3 – Dai Vernon (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-6-7-2-4-1
🎯 Longshots: 5-6-7-4-2-9-8-3-1
🎫 Trifecta play: #2 over #5, #6, #4  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 5
Win:1 – Marigold Run (10/1)
Place:2 – Up Before The Dawn (5/1)
Show:3 – Just You And Me (8/1)
Other contenders:4 – Lady Maximum (30/1), 5 – Peace Mission (7/2), 6 – Cyber Gal (10/1)
Rest of field:7 – Lucky Bernadine (3/1), 8 – Bit Tipsy (9/2), 9 – Silverwing (12/1), 10 – Shiftyindependence (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-5-6-7
🎯 Longshots: 7-3-5-8-1-6-9-10-2-4
🎫 Trifecta play: #1 over #2, #3, #4  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 6
Win:10 – Blacksmith (3/1)
Place:5 – Penalty Box (4/1)
Show:12 – Fountain Run (15/1)
Other contenders:9 – House United (10/1), 1 – High Ceiling (5/1), 11 – Very Connected (8/1), 2 – Zat's The One (8/1)
Rest of field:6 – Timing Difference (10/1), 3 – First Player (15/1), 4 – Show Of Force (15/1), 8 – Gamblers Tail (30/1), 13 – Indy Road (30/1), 7 – Demetrius (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-10-9-4-6-5
🎯 Longshots: 10-9-2-6-11-4-12-3-5-1-7-8-13
🎫 Trifecta play: #10 over #5, #12, #9  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 7
Win:3 – Cut To The Chase (2/1)
Place:2 – Don't Say It (6/1)
Show:4 – I'm Mo Joke (5/1)
Other contenders:8 – Rojo Rita (9/2), 6 – Insightful Miss (10/1), 9 – She'z The Law (15/1)
Rest of field:5 – High Fashion Kate (6/1), 1 – Taqdeer (12/1), 7 – Rocket Rania (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-3-2-8-9-7
🎯 Longshots: 3-6-1-9-8-7-2-4-5
🎫 Trifecta play: #3 over #2, #4, #8  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 8
Win:2 – Here Mi Song (4/1)
Place:10 – Bourbon Bash (8/1)
Show:4 – Banishing (5/2)
Other contenders:3 – Dreaminblue (5/1), 6 – Durante (8/1), 9 – Dr. Saikali (20/1)
Rest of field:5 – Track Mate (6/1), 8 – Speed King (8/1), 1 – Echo Again (15/1), 7 – Zero Sugar (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-4-6-3-9-5
🎯 Longshots: 4-10-6-7-8-2-1-3-5-9
🎫 Trifecta play: #2 over #10, #4, #3  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 9
Win:6 – Spin A Tune (2/1)
Place:5 – Zero Absolute (3/1)
Show:12 – Redhawk Riddler (7/2)
Other contenders:11 – Conqueress (20/1), 7 – Liz Knows Best (8/1), 9 – Coco G (4/1), 13 – Heitzgirl (12/1)
Rest of field:3 – Toast The Star (5/1), 2 – Merry An (15/1), 1 – Givemethebeat (30/1), 4 – Stacking Tens (30/1), 8 – Perfect Solution (30/1), 10 – C D Express (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 12-6-5-11-7-9
🎯 Longshots: 6-5-7-12-13-2-3-9-11-4-8-10-1
🎫 Trifecta play: #6 over #5, #12, #11  (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: +0.30 (ML-rank vs finish; ~0.38 typical — higher = oddsmaker sorts the field better; edges below are scaled by it)    Weekend sizing: ×0.88 (edge & stake trimmed — weekend longshots win less than their edge implies; the longshot list itself is unchanged)
RaceHorseMLP(win)Edge¼ KellyBet on $ bankroll
911 – Conqueress20/141.7%+565.8%5.00%$5.00
312 – Major Mack15/123.4%+200.9%3.35%$3.35
612 – Fountain Run15/123.4%+200.9%3.35%$3.35
35 – Jem'S Hershey Kiss15/121.8%+181.1%3.02%$3.02
44 – Groveland10/118.5%+75.8%1.90%$1.90
56 – Cyber Gal10/118.5%+75.8%1.90%$1.90
59 – Silverwing12/115.2%+70.9%1.48%$1.48
31 – Maximum Honor12/114.7%+66.7%1.39%$1.39
314 – Flume'S Vino10/117.3%+66.0%1.65%$1.65
76 – Insightful Miss10/116.5%+59.3%1.48%$1.48
69 – House United10/116.3%+57.6%1.44%$1.44
51 – Marigold Run10/116.2%+57.1%1.43%$1.43
913 – Heitzgirl12/113.6%+56.0%1.17%$1.17
63 – First Player15/19.7%+40.3%0.67%$0.67
66 – Timing Difference10/111.8%+21.6%0.54%$0.54
64 – Show Of Force15/17.6%+15.6%0.26%$0.26
TOTAL across 16 plays:30.0%$30.01
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
ACTIVITYAPOSTLES CREEDBANISHINGBEVI WINSBIT TIPSY
BOURBON BASHBRIDEC D EXPRESSCEARNACHCOCO G
CUT TO THE CHASECYBER GALD BIGALOWDAI VERNONDAMA DIAMANTE
DEMETRIUSDETERMINED DANCERDON'T SAY ITDR. SAIKALIDREAMINBLUE
ECHO AGAINELEONORAEVIE'S EYEBROWSFEED ME THE ROCKFIRST GLANCE
FLUME'S VINOFORT SAMFOUNTAIN RUNGAMBLERS TAILGIVEMETHEBEAT
GREYSTARGROVELANDHEITZGIRLHERE MI SONGHIGH CEILING
HOUSE UNITEDI DON'T GET ITI'M MO JOKEIBISINDY ROAD
JEM'S HERSHEY KISSJUST YOU AND MELADY MAXIMUMLIZ KNOWS BESTLUCKY BERNADINE
MANDY'S MAN CANMARIGOLD RUNMAXIMUM HONORMCKINSENSEMERRY AN
MONSIEUR BIG MANOSBOURNEPEACE MISSIONPENALTY BOXPERFECT SOLUTION
REDHAWK RIDDLERROCKET RANIAROJO RITASEIZE THE NIGHTSHE'S ON A ROLL
SHIFTYINDEPENDENCESHOW OF FORCESILVERWINGSIR VINCENTSKYRO
SPEED KINGSPIN A TUNESTACKING TENSSTONE COUNTYTAQDEER
TIME FOR TRUTHTIMING DIFFERENCETIZ CANDYTOAST THE STARTRACK MATE
VALENTINE EVEVERY CONNECTEDWINGFOOTYOUHADME AT MERLOTZAT'S THE ONE
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