Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Emerald Downs, August 2, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1  1 Miles · Dirt · Starter Allowance · Purse $10,000
Win:1 – Creative Om (2/1)
Place:4 – J. B. Books (8/5)
Show:3 – Y Vee R (12/1)
Other contenders:5 – Benny Buckets (7/2), 2 – Pistol Power (5/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-4-3-5-2
🎯 Longshots: 4-1-3-5-2
 
Race 2  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $23,000
Win:1 – Start Dreamin (6/1)
Place:2 – Playa Luna (9/2)
Show:3 – Eileen (4/1)
Other contenders:4 – Majorical (5/2), 5 – Pure Dynamite (9/5)
Rest of field:6 – Parade Of Dreams (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 5-4-6-2-3-1
 
Race 3  6 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $24,000
Win:3 – Knaughty Knight (1/1)
Place:5 – Pearl Blue (5/2)
Show:4 – Samarolu (4/1)
Other contenders:1 – Girl At Home (8/1), 2 – Shes Vals Barkley (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-1-2-3-4
🎯 Longshots: 3-5-1-2-4
 
Race 4  6 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $12,000
Win:4 – Saint Mihiel (5/2)
Place:3 – Ginger In Charge (8/5)
Show:5 – Bakburner (9/2)
Other contenders:2 – Petite Ange (4/1), 6 – Hakuhia (8/1)
Rest of field:1 – Prancipants (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-3-2-5-6-1
🎯 Longshots: 3-4-6-1-5-2
 
Race 5  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $9,000
Win:3 – Leah's Lute (3/1)
Place:4 – Oh My Vron (7/2)
Show:7 – Run On Om (5/2)
Other contenders:2 – Secret Hottie (6/1), 6 – Mamarando (8/1)
Rest of field:5 – Obsidian Storm (10/1), 1 – Riveralation (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-3-4-2-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 7-3-6-1-4-5-2
 
Race 6  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Claiming · Purse $16,000
Win:3 – Cozmic Brownie (3/1)
Place:8 – Tiz Dynamic (7/2)
Show:7 – Star Travel (4/1)
Other contenders:1 – Raven Rendezvous (6/1), 6 – Haka (8/1), 5 – Bruce's Moose (5/1)
Rest of field:2 – Go Down Town (10/1), 4 – Dewey Lake (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 8-3-7-1-6-5
🎯 Longshots: 3-6-7-8-1-2-4-5
 
Race 7  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $16,500
Win:6 – Calmcoolncollected (3/1)
Place:2 – Yeti Lute (5/2)
Show:4 – Now Cato (4/1)
Other contenders:5 – Jimmy B (6/1), 1 – Swift Stephan (5/1)
Rest of field:3 – Verdi (6/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-2-4-1-5-3
🎯 Longshots: 2-6-4-3-5-1
 
Race 8  6 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $18,000
Win:2 – Goin' South (3/1)
Place:7 – Good Focus (5/2)
Show:6 – Tougherthantherest (4/1)
Other contenders:4 – Smiling Goodbye (9/2), 1 – Peso (10/1)
Rest of field:5 – My Vino (12/1), 3 – St. Elmo (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-6-4-7-1-3
🎯 Longshots: 7-2-1-5-6-3-4
 
Race 9  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $13,000
Win:1 – Stretch Run (9/5)
Place:2 – D K's Crown (3/1)
Show:3 – Fraser Landing (5/1)
Other contenders:5 – Upright (6/1), 4 – Spectacular Tiger (8/1), 8 – General Jimbo (12/1)
Rest of field:6 – Draw The Foul (10/1), 7 – Hey Sequoia (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-5-4-3-8
🎯 Longshots: 1-4-2-6-7-8-5-3
 
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 Miles · Dirt · Starter Allowance · Purse $10,000
Win:4 – J. B. Books (8/5)
Place:1 – Creative Om (2/1)
Show:3 – Y Vee R (12/1)
Other contenders:2 – Pistol Power (5/1), 5 – Benny Buckets (7/2)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-4-3-2-5
🎯 Longshots: 4-1-3-5-2
 
Race 2  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $23,000
Win:1 – Start Dreamin (6/1)
Place:2 – Playa Luna (9/2)
Show:3 – Eileen (4/1)
Other contenders:4 – Majorical (5/2), 5 – Pure Dynamite (9/5)
Rest of field:6 – Parade Of Dreams (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 5-4-6-2-3-1
 
Race 3  6 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $24,000
Win:3 – Knaughty Knight (1/1)
Place:5 – Pearl Blue (5/2)
Show:4 – Samarolu (4/1)
Other contenders:1 – Girl At Home (8/1), 2 – Shes Vals Barkley (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-3-1-2-4
🎯 Longshots: 3-5-1-2-4
 
Race 4  6 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $12,000
Win:3 – Ginger In Charge (8/5)
Place:4 – Saint Mihiel (5/2)
Show:5 – Bakburner (9/2)
Other contenders:2 – Petite Ange (4/1), 6 – Hakuhia (8/1)
Rest of field:1 – Prancipants (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-4-5-2-6-1
🎯 Longshots: 3-4-6-1-5-2
 
Race 5  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $9,000
Win:3 – Leah's Lute (3/1)
Place:4 – Oh My Vron (7/2)
Show:7 – Run On Om (5/2)
Other contenders:2 – Secret Hottie (6/1), 5 – Obsidian Storm (10/1)
Rest of field:6 – Mamarando (8/1), 1 – Riveralation (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-7-4-5-2-6
🎯 Longshots: 7-3-6-1-4-5-2
 
Race 6  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Claiming · Purse $16,000
Win:3 – Cozmic Brownie (3/1)
Place:7 – Star Travel (4/1)
Show:8 – Tiz Dynamic (7/2)
Other contenders:6 – Haka (8/1), 1 – Raven Rendezvous (6/1), 5 – Bruce's Moose (5/1)
Rest of field:2 – Go Down Town (10/1), 4 – Dewey Lake (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-7-8-6-1-5
🎯 Longshots: 3-6-7-8-1-2-4-5
 
Race 7  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $16,500
Win:6 – Calmcoolncollected (3/1)
Place:2 – Yeti Lute (5/2)
Show:4 – Now Cato (4/1)
Other contenders:3 – Verdi (6/1), 5 – Jimmy B (6/1)
Rest of field:1 – Swift Stephan (5/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-2-4-1-5-3
🎯 Longshots: 2-6-4-3-5-1
 
Race 8  6 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $18,000
Win:2 – Goin' South (3/1)
Place:7 – Good Focus (5/2)
Show:6 – Tougherthantherest (4/1)
Other contenders:4 – Smiling Goodbye (9/2), 1 – Peso (10/1)
Rest of field:3 – St. Elmo (8/1), 5 – My Vino (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-6-7-4-1-3
🎯 Longshots: 7-2-1-5-6-3-4
 
Race 9  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $13,000
Win:1 – Stretch Run (9/5)
Place:2 – D K's Crown (3/1)
Show:5 – Upright (6/1)
Other contenders:4 – Spectacular Tiger (8/1), 3 – Fraser Landing (5/1), 8 – General Jimbo (12/1)
Rest of field:6 – Draw The Foul (10/1), 7 – Hey Sequoia (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-5-2-4-8-6
🎯 Longshots: 1-4-2-6-7-8-5-3
 
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 Miles · Dirt · Starter Allowance · Purse $10,000
Win:4 – J. B. Books (8/5)
Place:1 – Creative Om (2/1)
Show:2 – Pistol Power (5/1)
Other contenders:3 – Y Vee R (12/1), 5 – Benny Buckets (7/2)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-4-2-3-5
🎯 Longshots: 4-1-3-5-2
🎫 Trifecta play: #4 over #1, #2, #3  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 2  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $23,000
Win:1 – Start Dreamin (6/1)
Place:2 – Playa Luna (9/2)
Show:3 – Eileen (4/1)
Other contenders:4 – Majorical (5/2), 5 – Pure Dynamite (9/5)
Rest of field:6 – Parade Of Dreams (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 5-4-6-2-3-1
🎫 Trifecta play: #1 over #2, #3, #4  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 3  6 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $24,000
Win:3 – Knaughty Knight (1/1)
Place:5 – Pearl Blue (5/2)
Show:4 – Samarolu (4/1)
Other contenders:1 – Girl At Home (8/1), 2 – Shes Vals Barkley (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-3-1-2-4
🎯 Longshots: 3-5-1-2-4
🎫 Trifecta play: #3 over #5, #4, #1  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 4  6 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $12,000
Win:3 – Ginger In Charge (8/5)
Place:4 – Saint Mihiel (5/2)
Show:5 – Bakburner (9/2)
Other contenders:2 – Petite Ange (4/1), 6 – Hakuhia (8/1)
Rest of field:1 – Prancipants (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-4-2-5-6-1
🎯 Longshots: 3-4-6-1-5-2
🎫 Trifecta play: #3 over #4, #5, #2  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 5  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $9,000
Win:3 – Leah's Lute (3/1)
Place:4 – Oh My Vron (7/2)
Show:7 – Run On Om (5/2)
Other contenders:2 – Secret Hottie (6/1), 5 – Obsidian Storm (10/1)
Rest of field:6 – Mamarando (8/1), 1 – Riveralation (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-7-4-5-2-6
🎯 Longshots: 7-3-6-1-4-5-2
🎫 Trifecta play: #3 over #4, #7, #2  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  ⭐ Best Bet race
 
Race 6  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Claiming · Purse $16,000
Win:3 – Cozmic Brownie (3/1)
Place:7 – Star Travel (4/1)
Show:6 – Haka (8/1)
Other contenders:8 – Tiz Dynamic (7/2), 1 – Raven Rendezvous (6/1), 5 – Bruce's Moose (5/1)
Rest of field:2 – Go Down Town (10/1), 4 – Dewey Lake (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-7-6-8-1-5
🎯 Longshots: 3-6-7-8-1-2-4-5
🎫 Trifecta play: #3 over #7, #6, #8  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 7  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $16,500
Win:6 – Calmcoolncollected (3/1)
Place:2 – Yeti Lute (5/2)
Show:4 – Now Cato (4/1)
Other contenders:3 – Verdi (6/1), 5 – Jimmy B (6/1)
Rest of field:1 – Swift Stephan (5/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-2-4-1-5-3
🎯 Longshots: 2-6-4-3-5-1
🎫 Trifecta play: #6 over #2, #4, #3  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 8  6 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $18,000
Win:2 – Goin' South (3/1)
Place:7 – Good Focus (5/2)
Show:6 – Tougherthantherest (4/1)
Other contenders:4 – Smiling Goodbye (9/2), 1 – Peso (10/1)
Rest of field:3 – St. Elmo (8/1), 5 – My Vino (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-6-7-4-1-3
🎯 Longshots: 7-2-1-5-6-3-4
🎫 Trifecta play: #2 over #7, #6, #4  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 9  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $13,000
Win:1 – Stretch Run (9/5)
Place:2 – D K's Crown (3/1)
Show:5 – Upright (6/1)
Other contenders:4 – Spectacular Tiger (8/1), 3 – Fraser Landing (5/1), 6 – Draw The Foul (10/1)
Rest of field:8 – General Jimbo (12/1), 7 – Hey Sequoia (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-5-2-4-6-8
🎯 Longshots: 1-4-2-6-7-8-5-3
🎫 Trifecta play: #1 over #2, #5, #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: +0.44 (ML-rank vs finish; ~0.38 typical — higher = oddsmaker sorts the field better; edges below are scaled by it)    Weekend sizing: ×0.82 (edge & stake trimmed — weekend longshots win less than their edge implies; the longshot list itself is unchanged)
RaceHorseMLP(win)Edge¼ KellyBet on $ bankroll
55 – Obsidian Storm10/117.4%+87.4%2.19%$2.19
81 – Peso10/117.4%+87.4%2.19%$2.19
98 – General Jimbo12/111.1%+41.9%0.87%$0.87
TOTAL across 3 plays:5.2%$5.24
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
BAKBURNERBENNY BUCKETSBRUCE'S MOOSECALMCOOLNCOLLECTEDCOZMIC BROWNIE
D K'S CROWNDEWEY LAKEDRAW THE FOULEILEENFRASER LANDING
GINGER IN CHARGEGIRL AT HOMEGO DOWN TOWNGOIN' SOUTHGOOD FOCUS
HAKUHIAHEY SEQUOIAJ. B. BOOKSJIMMY BKNAUGHTY KNIGHT
MAJORICALMAMARANDOMY VINONOW CATOOBSIDIAN STORM
PARADE OF DREAMSPEARL BLUEPESOPETITE ANGEPISTOL POWER
PRANCIPANTSPURE DYNAMITERAVEN RENDEZVOUSRIVERALATIONRUN ON OM
SAMAROLUSECRET HOTTIESHES VALS BARKLEYSMILING GOODBYESPECTACULAR TIGER
STAR TRAVELSTART DREAMINSTRETCH RUNSWIFT STEPHANTIZ DYNAMIC
UPRIGHTVERDIY VEE RYETI LUTE

 


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