Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Mountaineer Park, August 26, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $9,000
Win:4 – Major Tom (5/2)
Place:1 – Team Leyendecker (3/1)
Show:5 – Etretat (7/2)
Other contenders:6 – Jonny Quist (9/2), 7 – Bailamos (8/1)
Rest of field:2 – Dusty Billy (10/1), 3 – Sneads (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-6-5-4-7-3
🎯 Longshots: 4-7-1-5-3-2-6
 
Race 2  5 Furlongs · Turf · Claiming · Purse $13,000
Win:5 – Spice Bag (3/1)
Place:8 – Cascabel (2/1)
Show:4 – Hot Wings (8/1)
Other contenders:6 – Balam (9/2), 3 – Moon Factor (12/1), 7 – Blanton (9/1)
Rest of field:1 – Toomuchaintenough (10/1), 2 – Game Maker (15/1), 9 – Colt Rock (20/1), 10 – Don Corleone (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-6-8-7-5-10
🎯 Longshots: 4-5-3-8-6-7-2-1-10-9
 
Race 3  5 Furlongs · Turf · Allowance · Purse $20,000
Win:5 – Mr Business (3/1)
Place:4 – Jammer Insurance (2/1)
Show:10 – Sonny's Prize (12/1)
Other contenders:3 – Roaring Rapids (8/1), 8 – Arouet (6/1), 1 – Cowboy Roy (10/1)
Rest of field:7 – My Balboa (9/2), 2 – Bahama Village (15/1), 9 – S S Rum Runner (20/1), 6 – Forever Valiant (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-7-10-4-3-2
🎯 Longshots: 4-3-10-2-5-1-7-8-6-9
 
Race 4  5 Furlongs · Turf · Maiden Claiming · Purse $13,500
Win:3 – Gevalia (2/1)
Place:11 – Charthena (4/1)
Show:1 – Lil Braveheart (4/1)
Other contenders:10 – Offthe Beaten Path (9/2), 2 – Springtimeprincess (12/1), 4 – A Single Glance (10/1), 9 – Haiiro (15/1)
Rest of field:5 – Reign In My Heart (8/1), 8 – Mary Mcgee (6/1), 7 – Brahmastra (20/1), 6 – Fearless Faith (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 10-11-2-3-4-9
🎯 Longshots: 2-4-9-3-11-10-8-5-1-7-6
 
Race 5  1 Miles · Dirt · HO · Purse $10,000
Win:1 – Centsofwander (7/2)
Place:7 – Captain Creed (2/1)
Show:5 – Golden Bandit (15/1)
Other contenders:6 – Big Spin (6/1), 8 – Arak (3/1), 2 – R Cardinal Prince (8/1)
Rest of field:3 – Jazz With Denis (10/1), 4 – I'mlivingthedream (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-8-2-6-1-3
🎯 Longshots: 3-7-8-5-2-1-6-4
 
Race 6  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $20,000
Win:2 – Amour De La Vie (9/5)
Place:5 – Butterfly Effect (4/1)
Show:6 – Shuler Gray (5/2)
Other contenders:3 – Spuns Kitten (9/2), 4 – Dream Leader (8/1)
Rest of field:1 – Slush Fund (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-5-6-3-2-4
🎯 Longshots: 2-6-4-3-5-1
 
Race 7  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $9,000
Win:5 – Courthouse Cove (3/1)
Place:1 – Outkissed (2/1)
Show:2 – Camp David (12/1)
Other contenders:4 – Scratchoff (10/1), 9 – Joe Phillips (9/2), 8 – Christensen (5/1)
Rest of field:3 – Beyond The Bend (6/1), 7 – Face Abarrio (20/1), 6 – Enjoy Baseball (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-9-6-2-8-4
🎯 Longshots: 2-1-4-5-9-6-8-7-3
 
Race 8  3 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $13,500
Win:1 – Super Kick (2/1)
Place:8 – Where Ya At Vince (4/1)
Show:4 – Remys Gunsmoke (10/1)
Other contenders:2 – Cash Customer (3/1), 9 – Interval (6/1), 6 – Markhamian (15/1)
Rest of field:7 – Lost In Manhattan (20/1), 5 – Uncaptured Boy (20/1), 3 – Ingersoll (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-1-8-4-3-7
🎯 Longshots: 4-1-2-8-9-6-3-7-5
 
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 $9,000
Win:4 – Major Tom (5/2)
Place:1 – Team Leyendecker (3/1)
Show:5 – Etretat (7/2)
Other contenders:6 – Jonny Quist (9/2), 7 – Bailamos (8/1)
Rest of field:2 – Dusty Billy (10/1), 3 – Sneads (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-4-6-5-2-7
🎯 Longshots: 4-7-1-5-3-2-6
 
Race 2  5 Furlongs · Turf · Claiming · Purse $13,000
Win:8 – Cascabel (2/1)
Place:5 – Spice Bag (3/1)
Show:6 – Balam (9/2)
Other contenders:4 – Hot Wings (8/1), 1 – Toomuchaintenough (10/1), 7 – Blanton (9/1)
Rest of field:3 – Moon Factor (12/1), 2 – Game Maker (15/1), 10 – Don Corleone (20/1), 9 – Colt Rock (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-8-6-7-5-10
🎯 Longshots: 4-5-3-8-6-7-2-1-10-9
 
Race 3  5 Furlongs · Turf · Allowance · Purse $20,000
Win:5 – Mr Business (3/1)
Place:3 – Roaring Rapids (8/1)
Show:4 – Jammer Insurance (2/1)
Other contenders:8 – Arouet (6/1), 7 – My Balboa (9/2), 1 – Cowboy Roy (10/1)
Rest of field:2 – Bahama Village (15/1), 10 – Sonny's Prize (12/1), 6 – Forever Valiant (20/1), 9 – S S Rum Runner (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-7-3-4-8-10
🎯 Longshots: 4-3-10-2-5-1-7-8-6-9
 
Race 4  5 Furlongs · Turf · Maiden Claiming · Purse $13,500
Win:3 – Gevalia (2/1)
Place:11 – Charthena (4/1)
Show:8 – Mary Mcgee (6/1)
Other contenders:5 – Reign In My Heart (8/1), 1 – Lil Braveheart (4/1), 10 – Offthe Beaten Path (9/2), 4 – A Single Glance (10/1)
Rest of field:9 – Haiiro (15/1), 2 – Springtimeprincess (12/1), 7 – Brahmastra (20/1), 6 – Fearless Faith (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 10-11-8-3-4-5
🎯 Longshots: 2-4-9-3-11-10-8-5-1-7-6
 
Race 5  1 Miles · Dirt · HO · Purse $10,000
Win:7 – Captain Creed (2/1)
Place:1 – Centsofwander (7/2)
Show:6 – Big Spin (6/1)
Other contenders:8 – Arak (3/1), 5 – Golden Bandit (15/1), 3 – Jazz With Denis (10/1)
Rest of field:2 – R Cardinal Prince (8/1), 4 – I'mlivingthedream (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-6-1-8-2-3
🎯 Longshots: 3-7-8-5-2-1-6-4
 
Race 6  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $20,000
Win:2 – Amour De La Vie (9/5)
Place:3 – Spuns Kitten (9/2)
Show:5 – Butterfly Effect (4/1)
Other contenders:6 – Shuler Gray (5/2), 4 – Dream Leader (8/1)
Rest of field:1 – Slush Fund (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-5-3-6-2-4
🎯 Longshots: 2-6-4-3-5-1
 
Race 7  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $9,000
Win:5 – Courthouse Cove (3/1)
Place:1 – Outkissed (2/1)
Show:9 – Joe Phillips (9/2)
Other contenders:3 – Beyond The Bend (6/1), 8 – Christensen (5/1), 2 – Camp David (12/1)
Rest of field:4 – Scratchoff (10/1), 7 – Face Abarrio (20/1), 6 – Enjoy Baseball (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 9-5-8-1-3-2
🎯 Longshots: 2-1-4-5-9-6-8-7-3
 
Race 8  3 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $13,500
Win:1 – Super Kick (2/1)
Place:2 – Cash Customer (3/1)
Show:8 – Where Ya At Vince (4/1)
Other contenders:9 – Interval (6/1), 5 – Uncaptured Boy (20/1), 4 – Remys Gunsmoke (10/1)
Rest of field:6 – Markhamian (15/1), 3 – Ingersoll (12/1), 7 – Lost In Manhattan (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-5-8-2-4-6
🎯 Longshots: 4-1-2-8-9-6-3-7-5
 
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 $9,000
Win:4 – Major Tom (5/2)
Place:1 – Team Leyendecker (3/1)
Show:5 – Etretat (7/2)
Other contenders:6 – Jonny Quist (9/2), 2 – Dusty Billy (10/1)
Rest of field:7 – Bailamos (8/1), 3 – Sneads (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-4-5-6-2-7
🎯 Longshots: 4-7-1-5-3-2-6
🎫 Trifecta play: #4 over #1, #5, #6  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 2  5 Furlongs · Turf · Claiming · Purse $13,000
Win:8 – Cascabel (2/1)
Place:5 – Spice Bag (3/1)
Show:6 – Balam (9/2)
Other contenders:4 – Hot Wings (8/1), 1 – Toomuchaintenough (10/1), 7 – Blanton (9/1)
Rest of field:3 – Moon Factor (12/1), 2 – Game Maker (15/1), 10 – Don Corleone (20/1), 9 – Colt Rock (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-8-6-7-5-10
🎯 Longshots: 4-5-3-8-6-7-2-1-10-9
🎫 Trifecta play: #8 over #5, #6, #4  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 3  5 Furlongs · Turf · Allowance · Purse $20,000
Win:5 – Mr Business (3/1)
Place:3 – Roaring Rapids (8/1)
Show:4 – Jammer Insurance (2/1)
Other contenders:8 – Arouet (6/1), 7 – My Balboa (9/2), 1 – Cowboy Roy (10/1)
Rest of field:2 – Bahama Village (15/1), 10 – Sonny's Prize (12/1), 6 – Forever Valiant (20/1), 9 – S S Rum Runner (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-7-3-4-8-10
🎯 Longshots: 4-3-10-2-5-1-7-8-6-9
🎫 Trifecta play: #5 over #3, #4, #8  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 4  5 Furlongs · Turf · Maiden Claiming · Purse $13,500
Win:3 – Gevalia (2/1)
Place:11 – Charthena (4/1)
Show:5 – Reign In My Heart (8/1)
Other contenders:8 – Mary Mcgee (6/1), 10 – Offthe Beaten Path (9/2), 1 – Lil Braveheart (4/1), 4 – A Single Glance (10/1)
Rest of field:9 – Haiiro (15/1), 2 – Springtimeprincess (12/1), 7 – Brahmastra (20/1), 6 – Fearless Faith (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 10-11-8-5-3-4
🎯 Longshots: 2-4-9-3-11-10-8-5-1-7-6
🎫 Trifecta play: #3 over #11, #5, #8  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 5  1 Miles · Dirt · HO · Purse $10,000
Win:7 – Captain Creed (2/1)
Place:1 – Centsofwander (7/2)
Show:6 – Big Spin (6/1)
Other contenders:8 – Arak (3/1), 3 – Jazz With Denis (10/1), 5 – Golden Bandit (15/1)
Rest of field:2 – R Cardinal Prince (8/1), 4 – I'mlivingthedream (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-6-1-8-2-3
🎯 Longshots: 3-7-8-5-2-1-6-4
🎫 Trifecta play: #7 over #1, #6, #8  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 6  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $20,000
Win:2 – Amour De La Vie (9/5)
Place:3 – Spuns Kitten (9/2)
Show:5 – Butterfly Effect (4/1)
Other contenders:1 – Slush Fund (12/1), 6 – Shuler Gray (5/2)
Rest of field:4 – Dream Leader (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-5-3-6-2-4
🎯 Longshots: 2-6-4-3-5-1
🎫 Trifecta play: #2 over #3, #5, #1  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 7  5 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $9,000
Win:5 – Courthouse Cove (3/1)
Place:1 – Outkissed (2/1)
Show:9 – Joe Phillips (9/2)
Other contenders:3 – Beyond The Bend (6/1), 8 – Christensen (5/1), 2 – Camp David (12/1)
Rest of field:4 – Scratchoff (10/1), 7 – Face Abarrio (20/1), 6 – Enjoy Baseball (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 9-5-8-3-1-2
🎯 Longshots: 2-1-4-5-9-6-8-7-3
🎫 Trifecta play: #5 over #1, #9, #3  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 8  3 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $13,500
Win:1 – Super Kick (2/1)
Place:2 – Cash Customer (3/1)
Show:8 – Where Ya At Vince (4/1)
Other contenders:9 – Interval (6/1), 5 – Uncaptured Boy (20/1), 4 – Remys Gunsmoke (10/1)
Rest of field:6 – Markhamian (15/1), 3 – Ingersoll (12/1), 7 – Lost In Manhattan (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-5-8-2-4-3
🎯 Longshots: 4-1-2-8-9-6-3-7-5
🎫 Trifecta play: #1 over #2, #8, #9  (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: +0.34 (ML-rank vs finish; ~0.38 typical — higher = oddsmaker sorts the field better; edges below are scaled by it)    Weekend sizing: ×0.95 (edge & stake trimmed — weekend longshots win less than their edge implies; the longshot list itself is unchanged)
RaceHorseMLLiveP(win)Edge¼ KellyBet on $ bankroll
55 – Golden Bandit15/110.6%+61.2%1.02%$1.02
32 – Bahama Village15/110.5%+58.8%0.98%$0.98
310 – Sonny'S Prize12/110.5%+31.6%0.66%$0.66
31 – Cowboy Roy10/110.7%+15.5%0.39%$0.39
210 – Don Corleone20/15.5%+13.9%0.17%$0.17
TOTAL across 5 plays:3.2%$3.22
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
A SINGLE GLANCEAMOUR DE LA VIEARAKAROUETBAHAMA VILLAGE
BALAMBEYOND THE BENDBIG SPINBLANTONBRAHMASTRA
CAMP DAVIDCAPTAIN CREEDCASCABELCASH CUSTOMERCENTSOFWANDER
CHRISTENSENCOLT ROCKCOURTHOUSE COVECOWBOY ROYDON CORLEONE
DUSTY BILLYENJOY BASEBALLETRETATFACE ABARRIOFEARLESS FAITH
GAME MAKERGEVALIAGOLDEN BANDITHAIIROHOT WINGS
INGERSOLLINTERVALJAMMER INSURANCEJAZZ WITH DENISJOE PHILLIPS
LIL BRAVEHEARTLOST IN MANHATTANMAJOR TOMMARKHAMIANMARY MCGEE
MR BUSINESSMY BALBOAOFFTHE BEATEN PATHOUTKISSEDR CARDINAL PRINCE
REMYS GUNSMOKEROARING RAPIDSS S RUM RUNNERSCRATCHOFFSHULER GRAY
SNEADSSONNY'S PRIZESPICE BAGSPRINGTIMEPRINCESSSPUNS KITTEN
TEAM LEYENDECKERTOOMUCHAINTENOUGHUNCAPTURED BOYWHERE YA AT VINCE

 


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