Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Finger Lakes Racetrack, August 18, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $25,000
Win:1 – Blamicker (2/1)
Place:3 – Puckish (5/2)
Show:5 – Prince Of Truth (6/1)
Other contenders:6 – Capt Jax Parrow (7/2), 4 – Saratoga Banker (5/1)
Rest of field:2 – Share The Ludt (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-5-1-4-6-2
🎯 Longshots: 1-3-6-4-2-5
 
Race 2  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Optional Claiming · Purse $22,000
Win:3 – Pompous Prince (2/1)
Place:6 – Gatsby (5/2)
Show:1 – Bustin Away (4/1)
Other contenders:4 – Hay Hay Harry (5/1), 2 – Timaeus (6/1)
Rest of field:5 – Lady's Golden Guy (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-2-1-4-3-5
🎯 Longshots: 3-6-5-1-4-2
 
Race 3  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $26,900
Win:1 – Angel Gift (8/5)
Place:5 – Oscar Bound (2/1)
Show:3 – Three Nines Fine (3/1)
Other contenders:2 – Sounds Of Summer (4/1), 4 – Going Home Now (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-4-3-5-2
🎯 Longshots: 1-3-5-2-4
 
Race 4  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $14,000
Win:6 – Tekila (5/2)
Place:7 – Bad Connection (3/1)
Show:1 – Grand Lady Indy (7/2)
Other contenders:4 – Only In My Dreams (5/1), 5 – Numeric (10/1)
Rest of field:3 – Creme Caramel (6/1), 2 – Bounty Killah (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-7-5-4-1-3
🎯 Longshots: 6-7-1-5-2-4-3
 
Race 5  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $18,100
Win:7 – Nyikos (5/1)
Place:8 – Uncle George (3/1)
Show:2 – The Institute (4/1)
Other contenders:6 – Keigs (7/2), 4 – Sharpaz (6/1), 1 – Paint The Line (10/1)
Rest of field:3 – Monomoy Beach (12/1), 5 – Mayheminthepalace (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-8-2-6-5-3
🎯 Longshots: 8-7-6-4-5-2-1-3
 
Race 6  1-70 Miles · Dirt · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $29,000
Win:3 – Bank Frenzy (5/2)
Place:6 – Passioned (5/1)
Show:1 – Castle Chaos (3/1)
Other contenders:4 – King's Leap (4/1), 2 – Brazenly (6/1)
Rest of field:7 – Rhymes Like Dimes (8/1), 5 – Burn Notice (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-1-4-6-7-5
🎯 Longshots: 3-5-7-1-6-4-2
 
Race 7  1-70 Miles · Dirt · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $26,000
Win:2 – Berning Beauty (5/1)
Place:6 – Zeebear (5/1)
Show:5 – Ouster (7/2)
Other contenders:1 – Kolomio (5/2), 4 – Freedsdale (3/1)
Rest of field:3 – Crypto Causeway (6/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-4-1-6-5-3
🎯 Longshots: 1-4-2-5-6-3
 
Race 8  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $14,000
Win:4 – Flying In Style (7/2)
Place:5 – Coach Bahe (4/1)
Show:1 – Fighter Kite (3/1)
Other contenders:3 – G Munning (9/2), 6 – Profitability (6/1)
Rest of field:2 – Ari's Magic (8/1), 7 – Stormin Sammy (5/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-5-6-1-3-2
🎯 Longshots: 2-4-1-5-3-7-6
 
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 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $25,000
Win:3 – Puckish (5/2)
Place:5 – Prince Of Truth (6/1)
Show:1 – Blamicker (2/1)
Other contenders:6 – Capt Jax Parrow (7/2), 4 – Saratoga Banker (5/1)
Rest of field:2 – Share The Ludt (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-5-1-6-4-2
🎯 Longshots: 1-3-6-4-2-5
 
Race 2  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Optional Claiming · Purse $22,000
Win:3 – Pompous Prince (2/1)
Place:6 – Gatsby (5/2)
Show:1 – Bustin Away (4/1)
Other contenders:2 – Timaeus (6/1), 5 – Lady's Golden Guy (8/1)
Rest of field:4 – Hay Hay Harry (5/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-3-2-1-4-5
🎯 Longshots: 3-6-5-1-4-2
 
Race 3  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $26,900
Win:5 – Oscar Bound (2/1)
Place:3 – Three Nines Fine (3/1)
Show:1 – Angel Gift (8/5)
Other contenders:2 – Sounds Of Summer (4/1), 4 – Going Home Now (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-3-5-4-2
🎯 Longshots: 1-3-5-2-4
 
Race 4  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $14,000
Win:6 – Tekila (5/2)
Place:7 – Bad Connection (3/1)
Show:1 – Grand Lady Indy (7/2)
Other contenders:4 – Only In My Dreams (5/1), 3 – Creme Caramel (6/1)
Rest of field:5 – Numeric (10/1), 2 – Bounty Killah (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-7-1-4-3-5
🎯 Longshots: 6-7-1-5-2-4-3
 
Race 5  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $18,100
Win:2 – The Institute (4/1)
Place:8 – Uncle George (3/1)
Show:6 – Keigs (7/2)
Other contenders:4 – Sharpaz (6/1), 7 – Nyikos (5/1), 5 – Mayheminthepalace (8/1)
Rest of field:1 – Paint The Line (10/1), 3 – Monomoy Beach (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-8-6-7-5-4
🎯 Longshots: 8-7-6-4-5-2-1-3
 
Race 6  1-70 Miles · Dirt · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $29,000
Win:1 – Castle Chaos (3/1)
Place:4 – King's Leap (4/1)
Show:6 – Passioned (5/1)
Other contenders:3 – Bank Frenzy (5/2), 5 – Burn Notice (8/1)
Rest of field:2 – Brazenly (6/1), 7 – Rhymes Like Dimes (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-3-4-6-5-7
🎯 Longshots: 3-5-7-1-6-4-2
 
Race 7  1-70 Miles · Dirt · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $26,000
Win:5 – Ouster (7/2)
Place:4 – Freedsdale (3/1)
Show:2 – Berning Beauty (5/1)
Other contenders:1 – Kolomio (5/2), 3 – Crypto Causeway (6/1)
Rest of field:6 – Zeebear (5/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-4-5-1-3-6
🎯 Longshots: 1-4-2-5-6-3
 
Race 8  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $14,000
Win:4 – Flying In Style (7/2)
Place:5 – Coach Bahe (4/1)
Show:7 – Stormin Sammy (5/1)
Other contenders:3 – G Munning (9/2), 1 – Fighter Kite (3/1)
Rest of field:2 – Ari's Magic (8/1), 6 – Profitability (6/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-5-7-3-6-2
🎯 Longshots: 2-4-1-5-3-7-6
 
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 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $25,000
Win:3 – Puckish (5/2)
Place:5 – Prince Of Truth (6/1)
Show:1 – Blamicker (2/1)
Other contenders:6 – Capt Jax Parrow (7/2), 4 – Saratoga Banker (5/1)
Rest of field:2 – Share The Ludt (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-5-1-6-4-2
🎯 Longshots: 1-3-6-4-2-5
🎫 Trifecta play: #3 over #5, #1, #6  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 2  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Optional Claiming · Purse $22,000
Win:3 – Pompous Prince (2/1)
Place:6 – Gatsby (5/2)
Show:1 – Bustin Away (4/1)
Other contenders:2 – Timaeus (6/1), 5 – Lady's Golden Guy (8/1)
Rest of field:4 – Hay Hay Harry (5/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-3-2-1-4-5
🎯 Longshots: 3-6-5-1-4-2
🎫 Trifecta play: #3 over #6, #1, #2  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 3  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $26,900
Win:5 – Oscar Bound (2/1)
Place:3 – Three Nines Fine (3/1)
Show:1 – Angel Gift (8/5)
Other contenders:2 – Sounds Of Summer (4/1), 4 – Going Home Now (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-1-5-4-2
🎯 Longshots: 1-3-5-2-4
🎫 Trifecta play: #5 over #3, #1, #2  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  ⭐ Best Bet race
 
Race 4  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $14,000
Win:6 – Tekila (5/2)
Place:7 – Bad Connection (3/1)
Show:1 – Grand Lady Indy (7/2)
Other contenders:4 – Only In My Dreams (5/1), 3 – Creme Caramel (6/1)
Rest of field:5 – Numeric (10/1), 2 – Bounty Killah (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-7-1-4-3-5
🎯 Longshots: 6-7-1-5-2-4-3
🎫 Trifecta play: #6 over #7, #1, #4  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 5  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $18,100
Win:8 – Uncle George (3/1)
Place:2 – The Institute (4/1)
Show:6 – Keigs (7/2)
Other contenders:4 – Sharpaz (6/1), 7 – Nyikos (5/1), 5 – Mayheminthepalace (8/1)
Rest of field:1 – Paint The Line (10/1), 3 – Monomoy Beach (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 8-2-6-7-5-4
🎯 Longshots: 8-7-6-4-5-2-1-3
🎫 Trifecta play: #8 over #2, #6, #4  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 6  1-70 Miles · Dirt · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $29,000
Win:1 – Castle Chaos (3/1)
Place:4 – King's Leap (4/1)
Show:6 – Passioned (5/1)
Other contenders:3 – Bank Frenzy (5/2), 5 – Burn Notice (8/1)
Rest of field:2 – Brazenly (6/1), 7 – Rhymes Like Dimes (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-3-4-6-5-7
🎯 Longshots: 3-5-7-1-6-4-2
🎫 Trifecta play: #1 over #4, #6, #3  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 7  1-70 Miles · Dirt · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $26,000
Win:5 – Ouster (7/2)
Place:2 – Berning Beauty (5/1)
Show:4 – Freedsdale (3/1)
Other contenders:1 – Kolomio (5/2), 3 – Crypto Causeway (6/1)
Rest of field:6 – Zeebear (5/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-4-5-1-3-6
🎯 Longshots: 1-4-2-5-6-3
🎫 Trifecta play: #5 over #2, #4, #1  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 8  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $14,000
Win:5 – Coach Bahe (4/1)
Place:4 – Flying In Style (7/2)
Show:7 – Stormin Sammy (5/1)
Other contenders:3 – G Munning (9/2), 2 – Ari's Magic (8/1)
Rest of field:1 – Fighter Kite (3/1), 6 – Profitability (6/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-4-7-3-6-2
🎯 Longshots: 2-4-1-5-3-7-6
🎫 Trifecta play: #5 over #4, #7, #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,
Index – Horses Running In This Card
ANGEL GIFTARI'S MAGICBAD CONNECTIONBANK FRENZYBERNING BEAUTY
BOUNTY KILLAHBRAZENLYBURN NOTICEBUSTIN AWAYCAPT JAX PARROW
COACH BAHECREME CARAMELCRYPTO CAUSEWAYFIGHTER KITEFLYING IN STYLE
G MUNNINGGATSBYGOING HOME NOWGRAND LADY INDYHAY HAY HARRY
KING'S LEAPKOLOMIOLADY'S GOLDEN GUYMAYHEMINTHEPALACEMONOMOY BEACH
NYIKOSONLY IN MY DREAMSOSCAR BOUNDOUSTERPAINT THE LINE
POMPOUS PRINCEPRINCE OF TRUTHPROFITABILITYPUCKISHRHYMES LIKE DIMES
SHARE THE LUDTSHARPAZSOUNDS OF SUMMERSTORMIN SAMMYTEKILA
THREE NINES FINETIMAEUSUNCLE GEORGEZEEBEAR

 


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