Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – GPR, August 16, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $7,000
Win:4 – Ready To Orbit (3/1)
Place:1 – Go Stormin Girl (5/1)
Show:3 – Countess Cat (2/1)
Other contenders:5 – Dazzling Mist (5/2), 2 – Adam's Creed (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-1-3-5-2
🎯 Longshots: 3-5-4-2-1
 
Race 2  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Starter Allowance · Purse $6,800
Win:5 – State School Smart (6/5)
Place:4 – Poncholightsout (10/1)
Show:1 – Candy's Wildcat (12/1)
Other contenders:6 – Helen's Sun (2/1), 2 – One Last Thing (6/1)
Rest of field:3 – Calculated Luv (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-4-1-6-2-3
🎯 Longshots: 5-1-6-4-3-2
 
Race 3  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Starter Allowance · Purse $6,800
Win:1 – B C Chu Chu (5/1)
Place:3 – Downthestreetdebby (2/1)
Show:4 – Rising Strong (4/1)
Other contenders:2 – Joyful Josephine (3/1), 5 – Be Aware (6/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-3-4-5-2
🎯 Longshots: 3-2-4-1-5
 
Race 4  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $6,800
Win:1 – Puddingontheritz (8/5)
Place:5 – Dear Santa (6/1)
Show:6 – Readytotapnsing (7/5)
Other contenders:2 – Burnley (6/1), 3 – Agent C (10/1)
Rest of field:4 – Ekati's Zoom Zoom (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-5-6-2-3-4
🎯 Longshots: 1-6-3-4-5-2
 
Race 5  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $6,800
Win:6 – Sweet City Doll (5/2)
Place:5 – Mckenna Moon (6/5)
Show:1 – Snow Ghost (2/1)
Other contenders:3 – Different Drum (10/1), 2 – Kulsum (5/1)
Rest of field:4 – Nona (6/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-5-1-3-2-4
🎯 Longshots: 5-1-6-3-2-4
 
Race 6  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $6,800
Win:2 – Come On Big Lou (2/1)
Place:6 – Stay Outa My Way (3/1)
Show:4 – Forgotten Man (5/2)
Other contenders:3 – Private Trax (12/1), 1 – Silver Tip (15/1)
Rest of field:5 – No Mor Disco (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-6-4-3-1-5
🎯 Longshots: 1-2-4-6-3-5
 
Race 7  6 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Nongraded Stake · Purse $14,000
Win:1 – Heysweetdarlin (5/2)
Place:2 – Thunder Gold (12/1)
Show:5 – Papichulo (3/5)
Other contenders:4 – Definitely Italian (5/1), 3 – Suddenly Famous (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-5-4-3
🎯 Longshots: 5-1-2-3-4
 
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  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $7,000
Win:5 – Dazzling Mist (5/2)
Place:3 – Countess Cat (2/1)
Show:1 – Go Stormin Girl (5/1)
Other contenders:4 – Ready To Orbit (3/1), 2 – Adam's Creed (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-3-1-4-2
🎯 Longshots: 3-5-4-2-1
 
Race 2  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Starter Allowance · Purse $6,800
Win:6 – Helen's Sun (2/1)
Place:5 – State School Smart (6/5)
Show:1 – Candy's Wildcat (12/1)
Other contenders:2 – One Last Thing (6/1), 3 – Calculated Luv (8/1)
Rest of field:4 – Poncholightsout (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-5-1-3-4-2
🎯 Longshots: 5-1-6-4-3-2
 
Race 3  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Starter Allowance · Purse $6,800
Win:3 – Downthestreetdebby (2/1)
Place:1 – B C Chu Chu (5/1)
Show:2 – Joyful Josephine (3/1)
Other contenders:4 – Rising Strong (4/1), 5 – Be Aware (6/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-1-2-4-5
🎯 Longshots: 3-2-4-1-5
 
Race 4  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $6,800
Win:6 – Readytotapnsing (7/5)
Place:1 – Puddingontheritz (8/5)
Show:2 – Burnley (6/1)
Other contenders:5 – Dear Santa (6/1), 3 – Agent C (10/1)
Rest of field:4 – Ekati's Zoom Zoom (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-5-6-2-3-4
🎯 Longshots: 1-6-3-4-5-2
 
Race 5  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $6,800
Win:6 – Sweet City Doll (5/2)
Place:5 – Mckenna Moon (6/5)
Show:1 – Snow Ghost (2/1)
Other contenders:2 – Kulsum (5/1), 4 – Nona (6/1)
Rest of field:3 – Different Drum (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-1-5-2-3-4
🎯 Longshots: 5-1-6-3-2-4
 
Race 6  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $6,800
Win:2 – Come On Big Lou (2/1)
Place:4 – Forgotten Man (5/2)
Show:6 – Stay Outa My Way (3/1)
Other contenders:3 – Private Trax (12/1), 1 – Silver Tip (15/1)
Rest of field:5 – No Mor Disco (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-4-6-3-1-5
🎯 Longshots: 1-2-4-6-3-5
 
Race 7  6 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Nongraded Stake · Purse $14,000
Win:5 – Papichulo (3/5)
Place:1 – Heysweetdarlin (5/2)
Show:2 – Thunder Gold (12/1)
Other contenders:4 – Definitely Italian (5/1), 3 – Suddenly Famous (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-1-2-3-4
🎯 Longshots: 5-1-2-3-4
 
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  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $7,000
Win:5 – Dazzling Mist (5/2)
Place:3 – Countess Cat (2/1)
Show:1 – Go Stormin Girl (5/1)
Other contenders:4 – Ready To Orbit (3/1), 2 – Adam's Creed (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-1-3-4-2
🎯 Longshots: 3-5-4-2-1
🎫 Trifecta play: #5 over #3, #1, #4  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 2  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Starter Allowance · Purse $6,800
Win:6 – Helen's Sun (2/1)
Place:1 – Candy's Wildcat (12/1)
Show:5 – State School Smart (6/5)
Other contenders:2 – One Last Thing (6/1), 3 – Calculated Luv (8/1)
Rest of field:4 – Poncholightsout (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-1-5-3-4-2
🎯 Longshots: 5-1-6-4-3-2
🎫 Trifecta play: #6 over #1, #5, #2  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 3  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Starter Allowance · Purse $6,800
Win:3 – Downthestreetdebby (2/1)
Place:1 – B C Chu Chu (5/1)
Show:2 – Joyful Josephine (3/1)
Other contenders:4 – Rising Strong (4/1), 5 – Be Aware (6/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-1-2-4-5
🎯 Longshots: 3-2-4-1-5
🎫 Trifecta play: #3 over #1, #2, #4  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 4  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $6,800
Win:6 – Readytotapnsing (7/5)
Place:1 – Puddingontheritz (8/5)
Show:2 – Burnley (6/1)
Other contenders:5 – Dear Santa (6/1), 3 – Agent C (10/1)
Rest of field:4 – Ekati's Zoom Zoom (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-5-6-2-3-4
🎯 Longshots: 1-6-3-4-5-2
🎫 Trifecta play: #6 over #1, #2, #5  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 5  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $6,800
Win:6 – Sweet City Doll (5/2)
Place:5 – Mckenna Moon (6/5)
Show:1 – Snow Ghost (2/1)
Other contenders:2 – Kulsum (5/1), 4 – Nona (6/1)
Rest of field:3 – Different Drum (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-1-5-2-4-3
🎯 Longshots: 5-1-6-3-2-4
🎫 Trifecta play: #6 over #5, #1, #2  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  ⭐ Best Bet race
 
Race 6  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance · Purse $6,800
Win:4 – Forgotten Man (5/2)
Place:2 – Come On Big Lou (2/1)
Show:6 – Stay Outa My Way (3/1)
Other contenders:3 – Private Trax (12/1), 1 – Silver Tip (15/1)
Rest of field:5 – No Mor Disco (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-4-6-3-1-5
🎯 Longshots: 1-2-4-6-3-5
🎫 Trifecta play: #4 over #2, #6, #3  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 7  6 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Nongraded Stake · Purse $14,000
Win:5 – Papichulo (3/5)
Place:1 – Heysweetdarlin (5/2)
Show:2 – Thunder Gold (12/1)
Other contenders:4 – Definitely Italian (5/1), 3 – Suddenly Famous (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-1-2-4-3
🎯 Longshots: 5-1-2-3-4
🎫 Trifecta play: #5 over #1, #2, #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: ×0.82 (edge & stake trimmed — weekend longshots win less than their edge implies; the longshot list itself is unchanged)
RaceHorseMLLiveP(win)Edge¼ KellyBet on $ bankroll
21 – Candy'S Wildcat12/112.3%+48.0%1.00%$1.00
TOTAL across 1 play:1.0%$1.00
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
ADAM'S CREEDAGENT CB C CHU CHUBE AWAREBURNLEY
CANDY'S WILDCATCOME ON BIG LOUCOUNTESS CATDAZZLING MISTDEAR SANTA
DIFFERENT DRUMDOWNTHESTREETDEBBYEKATI'S ZOOM ZOOMFORGOTTEN MANGO STORMIN GIRL
HEYSWEETDARLINJOYFUL JOSEPHINEKULSUMMCKENNA MOONNO MOR DISCO
ONE LAST THINGPAPICHULOPONCHOLIGHTSOUTPRIVATE TRAXPUDDINGONTHERITZ
READYTOTAPNSINGRISING STRONGSILVER TIPSNOW GHOSTSTATE SCHOOL SMART
SUDDENLY FAMOUSSWEET CITY DOLLTHUNDER GOLD

 


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