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Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Horseshoe Indianapolis September 29, 2025

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Algorithm 1 (Stronger influence on proprietary AI and overall pace)

 
Race 1
Win: 1 – Mountain Mike (12/1)
Place: 2 – Z’S Fireball (10/1)
Show: 3 – Legal Mayhem (15/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Lil Chance (10/1), 5 – Practical Justice (6/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 2 – Binge (10/1)
Place: 5 – Mikie O’Prado (6/1)
Show: 1 – Jenny’S Beignet (5/2)
Other contenders: 6 – Mansfield Tiger (4/1), 3 – Gold Buckle (15/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 3 – Ace Reporter (9/5)
Place: 6 – When’S Forever (6/1)
Show: 5 – Castle Magic (5/1)
Other contenders: 4 – D’ Kitten (7/2), 2 – Skys Image (8/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 4 – Ain’T No Disco (4/1)
Place: 5 – A Champs Dream (7/2)
Show: 7 – Vehemently (10/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Neon Leon (9/5), 2 – Nastinate (6/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 9 – Rockaway Reef (6/1)
Place: 10 – Fall In Love (6/1)
Show: 1 – Zappera (3/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Fascinator (9/2), 8 – Acousticat (5/1), 4 – Malice Mama (20/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 3 – Freaky Z (10/1)
Place: 2 – Patriotic Jerrell (15/1)
Show: 7 – Mr Oklahoma (4/1)
Other contenders: 5 – Track Ranger (5/1), 6 – Enjoy The Cracken (8/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 1 – Ketchum (9/2)
Place: 2 – Gazar (15/1)
Show: 3 – Tazzy (10/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Cat’S Spirit (12/1), 5 – Forum (6/1), 6 – Wishmaster (4/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 2 – Glitter Queen (9/2)
Place: 1 – Julee Forever (6/1)
Show: 10 – Screamin Nina (5/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Si O Si (3/1), 5 – Kitten’S Song (20/1), 9 – Tempest Jill (4/1)
 
Race 9
Win: 1 – Mr Bac For The Prize (30/1)
Place: 8 – Boujee Blood (8/5)
Show: 5 – Cindy Pop (20/1)
Other contenders: 9 – Valiant Beacher (9/2), 10 – Flare For Ritzy (15/1), 12 – Perrys Secret Gold (20/1), 13 – Cruisindownthebeach (8/1)
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 4, FPS: 10, FPS Midpoint: 10, FPS Late: 10, Overall Pace: 400, Early Pace: 30, Mid Pace: 30, Late Pace: 30, Post Position: 5, PPPP Rating: 10, Average Finish: 5, Days Since Last Race: 15, Jockey: 10, Trainer: 20, Track Bias: 20, Morning Line: 10, Pedigree: 15, Works: 15, Weight: 5, Medications: 5, Weather: 5, Race Trouble: 35, Last Race: 4, Last Three Races: 8, All Races: 2, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 500,

Algorithm 2 (Stronger influence on speed, overall pace, trainer, with moderate influence from proprietary AI)

 
Race 1
Win: 1 – Mountain Mike (12/1)
Place: 2 – Z’S Fireball (10/1)
Show: 3 – Legal Mayhem (15/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Lil Chance (10/1), 5 – Practical Justice (6/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 2 – Binge (10/1)
Place: 5 – Mikie O’Prado (6/1)
Show: 1 – Jenny’S Beignet (5/2)
Other contenders: 6 – Mansfield Tiger (4/1), 3 – Gold Buckle (15/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 3 – Ace Reporter (9/5)
Place: 6 – When’S Forever (6/1)
Show: 5 – Castle Magic (5/1)
Other contenders: 4 – D’ Kitten (7/2), 2 – Skys Image (8/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 4 – Ain’T No Disco (4/1)
Place: 5 – A Champs Dream (7/2)
Show: 7 – Vehemently (10/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Neon Leon (9/5), 2 – Nastinate (6/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 9 – Rockaway Reef (6/1)
Place: 10 – Fall In Love (6/1)
Show: 3 – Fascinator (9/2)
Other contenders: 1 – Zappera (3/1), 8 – Acousticat (5/1), 4 – Malice Mama (20/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 3 – Freaky Z (10/1)
Place: 2 – Patriotic Jerrell (15/1)
Show: 7 – Mr Oklahoma (4/1)
Other contenders: 5 – Track Ranger (5/1), 6 – Enjoy The Cracken (8/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 1 – Ketchum (9/2)
Place: 2 – Gazar (15/1)
Show: 3 – Tazzy (10/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Cat’S Spirit (12/1), 5 – Forum (6/1), 6 – Wishmaster (4/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 2 – Glitter Queen (9/2)
Place: 1 – Julee Forever (6/1)
Show: 10 – Screamin Nina (5/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Si O Si (3/1), 9 – Tempest Jill (4/1), 5 – Kitten’S Song (20/1)
 
Race 9
Win: 8 – Boujee Blood (8/5)
Place: 1 – Mr Bac For The Prize (30/1)
Show: 5 – Cindy Pop (20/1)
Other contenders: 9 – Valiant Beacher (9/2), 10 – Flare For Ritzy (15/1), 13 – Cruisindownthebeach (8/1), 12 – Perrys Secret Gold (20/1)
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 60, FPS: 15, FPS Midpoint: 15, FPS Late: 15, Overall Pace: 300, Early Pace: 1, Mid Pace: 1, Late Pace: 1, Post Position: 5, PPPP Rating: 20, Average Finish: 5, Days Since Last Race: 15, Jockey: 10, Trainer: 90, Track Bias: 20, Morning Line: 10, Pedigree: 15, Works: 15, Weight: 5, Medications: 5, Weather: 5, Race Trouble: 25, Last Race: 1, Last Three Races: 5, All Races: 1, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 250,

Algorithm 3 (Stronger influence on pace, track bias, trainer)

 
Race 1
Win: 1 – Mountain Mike (12/1)
Place: 2 – Z’S Fireball (10/1)
Show: 3 – Legal Mayhem (15/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Lil Chance (10/1), 5 – Practical Justice (6/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 2 – Binge (10/1)
Place: 5 – Mikie O’Prado (6/1)
Show: 1 – Jenny’S Beignet (5/2)
Other contenders: 6 – Mansfield Tiger (4/1), 4 – Scenic Justice (7/5)
 
Race 3
Win: 3 – Ace Reporter (9/5)
Place: 6 – When’S Forever (6/1)
Show: 5 – Castle Magic (5/1)
Other contenders: 4 – D’ Kitten (7/2), 2 – Skys Image (8/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 4 – Ain’T No Disco (4/1)
Place: 5 – A Champs Dream (7/2)
Show: 7 – Vehemently (10/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Neon Leon (9/5), 2 – Nastinate (6/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 9 – Rockaway Reef (6/1)
Place: 10 – Fall In Love (6/1)
Show: 1 – Zappera (3/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Fascinator (9/2), 8 – Acousticat (5/1), 4 – Malice Mama (20/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 3 – Freaky Z (10/1)
Place: 7 – Mr Oklahoma (4/1)
Show: 5 – Track Ranger (5/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Patriotic Jerrell (15/1), 6 – Enjoy The Cracken (8/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 1 – Ketchum (9/2)
Place: 2 – Gazar (15/1)
Show: 3 – Tazzy (10/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Cat’S Spirit (12/1), 5 – Forum (6/1), 6 – Wishmaster (4/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 2 – Glitter Queen (9/2)
Place: 1 – Julee Forever (6/1)
Show: 10 – Screamin Nina (5/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Si O Si (3/1), 5 – Kitten’S Song (20/1), 9 – Tempest Jill (4/1)
 
Race 9
Win: 8 – Boujee Blood (8/5)
Place: 5 – Cindy Pop (20/1)
Show: 9 – Valiant Beacher (9/2)
Other contenders: 1 – Mr Bac For The Prize (30/1), 13 – Cruisindownthebeach (8/1), 10 – Flare For Ritzy (15/1), 11 – Hf Jess My Hero (15/1)
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 50, FPS: 24, FPS Midpoint: 25, FPS Late: 15, Overall Pace: 300, Early Pace: 3, Mid Pace: 1, Late Pace: 1, Post Position: 5, PPPP Rating: 10, Average Finish: 5, Days Since Last Race: 15, Jockey: 10, Trainer: 20, Track Bias: 20, Morning Line: 10, Pedigree: 15, Works: 15, Weight: 5, Medications: 5, Weather: 5, Race Trouble: 35, Last Race: 3, Last Three Races: 4, All Races: 2, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 30,

Race Entries

A CHAMPS DREAM ABRA ABRA ACE REPORTER ACOUSTICAT AIN’T NO DISCO
BINGE BOUJEE BLOOD C’EST MAGNIFIQUE CASTLE MAGIC CAT’S SPIRIT
CORONA CHAMPAGNE CRUISINDOWNTHEBEACH D’ KITTEN DIRBAS DISTANT GALAXY
EVIL INTENTIONS FALL IN LOVE FASCINATOR FLARE FOR RITZY FLAREFORTHECASH
FREAKY Z GAZAR GIGIS TOP SECRET GLITTER QUEEN GOLD BUCKLE
JENNY’S BEIGNET JOGGER JULEE FOREVER KETCHUM KITTEN’S SONG
LEGAL MAYHEM LIL CHANCE LOVE POTION MALICE MAMA MANSFIELD TIGER
MOUNTAIN MIKE MR BAC FOR THE PRIZE MR OKLAHOMA NASTINATE NEON LEON
PERRYS SECRET GOLD PRACTICAL JUSTICE PUPIL REACHIN OUT REFLEX
ROYAL RETINUE SCENIC JUSTICE SCREAMIN NINA SCUBA SHOW ME JUSTICE
SILENT SECRETARY SISTA MAJESTIC SKYS IMAGE TAPIT CHARM TAZZY
TOO CATCH A LEGACY TRACK RANGER TURNUPTHESUNSHINE VALIANT BEACHER VEHEMENTLY
WHEN’S FOREVER WISHMASTER Z’S FIREBALL ZAPPERA ZIVA
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