Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Presque Isle Downs, August 26, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $31,000
Win:2 – Sealand (7/2)
Place:1 – Cosmic Connection (4/1)
Show:3 – Shy Boy (9/2)
Other contenders:5 – Big Red Toby (3/1), 4 – Warrior's Mission (8/1)
Rest of field:6 – Wynnin Wayde (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-1-3-5-4-6
🎯 Longshots: 5-2-1-4-3-6
 
Race 2  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $15,000
Win:2 – Equinamous (4/1)
Place:5 – Bucchini (3/1)
Show:7 – Triple Secret (7/2)
Other contenders:3 – Joys Of Summer (9/2), 1 – Cherokee Chatter (6/1)
Rest of field:6 – Jasmines World (8/1), 4 – Red Hot Spark (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-5-7-3-1-6
🎯 Longshots: 4-5-7-2-6-3-1
 
Race 3  1-70 Miles · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $31,000
Win:6 – Isadora Duncan (9/5)
Place:4 – Call Me Babe (5/2)
Show:3 – Cantora (9/2)
Other contenders:5 – Deceiving Diva (3/1), 2 – Elmigdar (8/1)
Rest of field:1 – Time On The Run (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-3-5-4-2-1
🎯 Longshots: 6-4-5-1-3-2
 
Race 4  1 Miles · Dirt · Maiden Claiming · Purse $14,000
Win:1 – Trophy Husband (2/1)
Place:5 – Grab The Spark (9/2)
Show:4 – Mr. Impatient (4/1)
Other contenders:3 – Double Up Larry (6/1), 2 – Snowstorm (3/1), 7 – Noble Hero (10/1)
Rest of field:6 – Same Old Story (8/1), 8 – Gleaming (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-1-5-4-3-7
🎯 Longshots: 1-2-6-3-7-5-4-8
 
Race 5  1-70 Miles · Dirt · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $36,000
Win:4 – Make The Boys Wink (8/5)
Place:2 – Always Wanting (9/2)
Show:5 – Border Control (4/1)
Other contenders:3 – Ms Brightside (3/1), 1 – Keepthedreamalive (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-4-5-3-1
🎯 Longshots: 4-3-5-1-2
 
Race 6  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $16,000
Win:2 – She's Lit (5/2)
Place:5 – Jayana (7/2)
Show:1 – Knicks Factor (4/1)
Other contenders:7 – Tiz A Princess (9/2), 3 – Gus's Gal (6/1)
Rest of field:4 – Street Sue (10/1), 6 – Starcry (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-4-3-5-6-1
🎯 Longshots: 2-4-5-1-7-3-6
 
Race 7  1-70 Miles · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $18,000
Win:8 – Drunk On Sake (5/2)
Place:4 – Hard Mission (6/1)
Show:6 – Burnin Turf (10/1)
Other contenders:2 – Neoking (4/1), 5 – Wicked Genius (7/2), 3 – Hold Your Applause (9/2)
Rest of field:7 – Persisten (8/1), 1 – Noble Star (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-6-2-5-4-8
🎯 Longshots: 8-6-7-2-5-1-3-4
 
Race 8  1 1/16 Miles · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $14,000
Win:1 – Twist 'n Twirl (7/2)
Place:2 – Article (3/1)
Show:7 – Speaker's Lobby (9/2)
Other contenders:4 – Youreawizard Harry (4/1), 6 – Snovember (6/1), 3 – He's A Pisces (10/1)
Rest of field:5 – Race For Cover (8/1), 8 – Oh' What A Day (12/1), 9 – Salty Ryan (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-1-6-3-8-4
🎯 Longshots: 5-2-7-1-3-4-9-6-8
 
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 · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $31,000
Win:1 – Cosmic Connection (4/1)
Place:2 – Sealand (7/2)
Show:5 – Big Red Toby (3/1)
Other contenders:4 – Warrior's Mission (8/1), 3 – Shy Boy (9/2)
Rest of field:6 – Wynnin Wayde (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-5-4-3-6
🎯 Longshots: 5-2-1-4-3-6
 
Race 2  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $15,000
Win:5 – Bucchini (3/1)
Place:2 – Equinamous (4/1)
Show:7 – Triple Secret (7/2)
Other contenders:1 – Cherokee Chatter (6/1), 3 – Joys Of Summer (9/2)
Rest of field:4 – Red Hot Spark (8/1), 6 – Jasmines World (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-2-7-1-3-4
🎯 Longshots: 4-5-7-2-6-3-1
 
Race 3  1-70 Miles · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $31,000
Win:6 – Isadora Duncan (9/5)
Place:3 – Cantora (9/2)
Show:4 – Call Me Babe (5/2)
Other contenders:5 – Deceiving Diva (3/1), 2 – Elmigdar (8/1)
Rest of field:1 – Time On The Run (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-3-5-2-1-4
🎯 Longshots: 6-4-5-1-3-2
 
Race 4  1 Miles · Dirt · Maiden Claiming · Purse $14,000
Win:1 – Trophy Husband (2/1)
Place:5 – Grab The Spark (9/2)
Show:4 – Mr. Impatient (4/1)
Other contenders:2 – Snowstorm (3/1), 3 – Double Up Larry (6/1), 6 – Same Old Story (8/1)
Rest of field:7 – Noble Hero (10/1), 8 – Gleaming (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-5-4-3-6
🎯 Longshots: 1-2-6-3-7-5-4-8
 
Race 5  1-70 Miles · Dirt · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $36,000
Win:4 – Make The Boys Wink (8/5)
Place:2 – Always Wanting (9/2)
Show:3 – Ms Brightside (3/1)
Other contenders:5 – Border Control (4/1), 1 – Keepthedreamalive (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-4-5-3-1
🎯 Longshots: 4-3-5-1-2
 
Race 6  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $16,000
Win:5 – Jayana (7/2)
Place:7 – Tiz A Princess (9/2)
Show:2 – She's Lit (5/2)
Other contenders:3 – Gus's Gal (6/1), 1 – Knicks Factor (4/1)
Rest of field:4 – Street Sue (10/1), 6 – Starcry (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-5-3-4-2-6
🎯 Longshots: 2-4-5-1-7-3-6
 
Race 7  1-70 Miles · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $18,000
Win:5 – Wicked Genius (7/2)
Place:8 – Drunk On Sake (5/2)
Show:2 – Neoking (4/1)
Other contenders:4 – Hard Mission (6/1), 3 – Hold Your Applause (9/2), 7 – Persisten (8/1)
Rest of field:6 – Burnin Turf (10/1), 1 – Noble Star (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-5-2-4-6-8
🎯 Longshots: 8-6-7-2-5-1-3-4
 
Race 8  1 1/16 Miles · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $14,000
Win:2 – Article (3/1)
Place:1 – Twist 'n Twirl (7/2)
Show:4 – Youreawizard Harry (4/1)
Other contenders:7 – Speaker's Lobby (9/2), 5 – Race For Cover (8/1), 6 – Snovember (6/1)
Rest of field:9 – Salty Ryan (12/1), 3 – He's A Pisces (10/1), 8 – Oh' What A Day (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-1-6-4-9-3
🎯 Longshots: 5-2-7-1-3-4-9-6-8
 
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 · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $31,000
Win:1 – Cosmic Connection (4/1)
Place:5 – Big Red Toby (3/1)
Show:2 – Sealand (7/2)
Other contenders:4 – Warrior's Mission (8/1), 3 – Shy Boy (9/2)
Rest of field:6 – Wynnin Wayde (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-5-2-4-3-6
🎯 Longshots: 5-2-1-4-3-6
🎫 Trifecta play: #1 over #5, #2, #4  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 2  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $15,000
Win:5 – Bucchini (3/1)
Place:7 – Triple Secret (7/2)
Show:2 – Equinamous (4/1)
Other contenders:1 – Cherokee Chatter (6/1), 3 – Joys Of Summer (9/2)
Rest of field:4 – Red Hot Spark (8/1), 6 – Jasmines World (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-7-2-1-3-4
🎯 Longshots: 4-5-7-2-6-3-1
🎫 Trifecta play: #5 over #7, #2, #1  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 3  1-70 Miles · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $31,000
Win:6 – Isadora Duncan (9/5)
Place:3 – Cantora (9/2)
Show:4 – Call Me Babe (5/2)
Other contenders:5 – Deceiving Diva (3/1), 2 – Elmigdar (8/1)
Rest of field:1 – Time On The Run (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-3-5-2-1-4
🎯 Longshots: 6-4-5-1-3-2
🎫 Trifecta play: #6 over #3, #4, #5  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 4  1 Miles · Dirt · Maiden Claiming · Purse $14,000
Win:1 – Trophy Husband (2/1)
Place:5 – Grab The Spark (9/2)
Show:4 – Mr. Impatient (4/1)
Other contenders:2 – Snowstorm (3/1), 3 – Double Up Larry (6/1), 6 – Same Old Story (8/1)
Rest of field:7 – Noble Hero (10/1), 8 – Gleaming (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-5-4-3-6
🎯 Longshots: 1-2-6-3-7-5-4-8
🎫 Trifecta play: #1 over #5, #4, #2  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 5  1-70 Miles · Dirt · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $36,000
Win:4 – Make The Boys Wink (8/5)
Place:2 – Always Wanting (9/2)
Show:3 – Ms Brightside (3/1)
Other contenders:5 – Border Control (4/1), 1 – Keepthedreamalive (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-4-5-3-1
🎯 Longshots: 4-3-5-1-2
🎫 Trifecta play: #4 over #2, #3, #5  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 6  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $16,000
Win:7 – Tiz A Princess (9/2)
Place:5 – Jayana (7/2)
Show:2 – She's Lit (5/2)
Other contenders:3 – Gus's Gal (6/1), 1 – Knicks Factor (4/1)
Rest of field:4 – Street Sue (10/1), 6 – Starcry (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-5-3-4-2-6
🎯 Longshots: 2-4-5-1-7-3-6
🎫 Trifecta play: #7 over #5, #2, #3  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 7  1-70 Miles · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $18,000
Win:5 – Wicked Genius (7/2)
Place:8 – Drunk On Sake (5/2)
Show:2 – Neoking (4/1)
Other contenders:4 – Hard Mission (6/1), 3 – Hold Your Applause (9/2), 7 – Persisten (8/1)
Rest of field:6 – Burnin Turf (10/1), 1 – Noble Star (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-5-2-4-6-8
🎯 Longshots: 8-6-7-2-5-1-3-4
🎫 Trifecta play: #5 over #8, #2, #4  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 8  1 1/16 Miles · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $14,000
Win:2 – Article (3/1)
Place:1 – Twist 'n Twirl (7/2)
Show:4 – Youreawizard Harry (4/1)
Other contenders:7 – Speaker's Lobby (9/2), 5 – Race For Cover (8/1), 6 – Snovember (6/1)
Rest of field:9 – Salty Ryan (12/1), 8 – Oh' What A Day (12/1), 3 – He's A Pisces (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-1-6-4-9-8
🎯 Longshots: 5-2-7-1-3-4-9-6-8
🎫 Trifecta play: #2 over #1, #4, #7  (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: +0.32 (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
64 – Street Sue10/114.5%+48.6%1.22%$1.22
TOTAL across 1 play:1.2%$1.22
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
ALWAYS WANTINGARTICLEBIG RED TOBYBORDER CONTROLBUCCHINI
CALL ME BABECANTORACHEROKEE CHATTERCOSMIC CONNECTIONDECEIVING DIVA
DRUNK ON SAKEELMIGDAREQUINAMOUSGLEAMINGGRAB THE SPARK
HARD MISSIONHE'S A PISCESHOLD YOUR APPLAUSEISADORA DUNCANJASMINES WORLD
JOYS OF SUMMERKEEPTHEDREAMALIVEKNICKS FACTORMAKE THE BOYS WINKMR. IMPATIENT
NEOKINGNOBLE HERONOBLE STAROH' WHAT A DAYPERSISTEN
RED HOT SPARKSALTY RYANSAME OLD STORYSEALANDSHE'S LIT
SNOVEMBERSNOWSTORMSPEAKER'S LOBBYSTARCRYSTREET SUE
TIZ A PRINCESSTRIPLE SECRETTROPHY HUSBANDTWIST 'N TWIRLWARRIOR'S MISSION
WYNNIN WAYDEYOUREAWIZARD HARRY

 


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