Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Sam Houston, February 21, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1
Win: 3 – Majd Son (7/2)
Place: 6 – Wma Minute Maid (30/1)
Show: 5 – Wma Wild Kisses (8/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Wma Madjic Slippers (6/1), 4 – Majd Storm (5/2)
 
Race 2
Win: 3 – Lady Authentic (7/5)
Place: 2 – Gold Makin Girl (3/1)
Show: 7 – Pronunciation (9/2)
Other contenders: 6 – Maybe So (6/1), 4 – Juicy Hanna (12/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 5 – Go Purple (3/5)
Place: 2 – Dark Dutchess (6/1)
Show: 1 – Anna’S Dream (20/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 8 – Brock On By (4/1)
Place: 5 – Pinky Ring Bling (7/2)
Show: 6 – Hay Scooby Doo (20/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Ghost Cowboy (9/5), 4 – Eurorockstar (9/2), 2 – Red Summerbird (6/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 1 – Wildest Problem (10/1)
Place: 2 – K K’S First Dance (9/2)
Show: 3 – City Of Secrets (9/5)
Other contenders: 4 – Dottie C (8/1), 5 – More Coffee (5/2)
 
Race 6
Win: 4 – Colormecairo (9/2)
Place: 7 – Cafezinho (8/5)
Show: 8 – County Slugger (8/1)
Other contenders: 2 – San Mateo Kat (10/1), 5 – Paintbrush (6/1), 3 – Fayette Blue (30/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 2 – Caribbean Dream (7/5)
Place: 3 – Coal Stone (20/1)
Show: 6 – Tiz Another Bunny (2/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Transom Bay (7/2), 4 – Rapid Return (6/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 2 – Chasing Coyotes (9/5)
Place: 7 – Bergheim (5/2)
Show: 5 – Painted Lad (12/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Binary Code (6/1), 1 – Fly Red Bird Fly (10/1), 8 – Heats Hero (9/2)
 
Race 9
Win: 11 – Drobny (15/1)
Place: 4 – Hedge The Risk (8/5)
Show: 2 – Flying Tex (15/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Clements Ride (30/1), 3 – Curlins Incharge (2/1), 5 – Street Rockin (8/1), 6 – Absolutely Certain (7/2)
 
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,
 
 
Algo Picks – Algo 2
 
Race 1
Win: 3 – Majd Son (7/2)
Place: 4 – Majd Storm (5/2)
Show: 2 – Wma Madjic Slippers (6/1)
Other contenders: 6 – Wma Minute Maid (30/1), 5 – Wma Wild Kisses (8/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 3 – Lady Authentic (7/5)
Place: 7 – Pronunciation (9/2)
Show: 2 – Gold Makin Girl (3/1)
Other contenders: 6 – Maybe So (6/1), 4 – Juicy Hanna (12/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 5 – Go Purple (3/5)
Place: 2 – Dark Dutchess (6/1)
Show: 1 – Anna’S Dream (20/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 8 – Brock On By (4/1)
Place: 5 – Pinky Ring Bling (7/2)
Show: 3 – Ghost Cowboy (9/5)
Other contenders: 6 – Hay Scooby Doo (20/1), 4 – Eurorockstar (9/2), 2 – Red Summerbird (6/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 1 – Wildest Problem (10/1)
Place: 2 – K K’S First Dance (9/2)
Show: 3 – City Of Secrets (9/5)
Other contenders: 4 – Dottie C (8/1), 5 – More Coffee (5/2)
 
Race 6
Win: 4 – Colormecairo (9/2)
Place: 7 – Cafezinho (8/5)
Show: 8 – County Slugger (8/1)
Other contenders: 2 – San Mateo Kat (10/1), 5 – Paintbrush (6/1), 3 – Fayette Blue (30/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 2 – Caribbean Dream (7/5)
Place: 6 – Tiz Another Bunny (2/1)
Show: 3 – Coal Stone (20/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Transom Bay (7/2), 4 – Rapid Return (6/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 2 – Chasing Coyotes (9/5)
Place: 7 – Bergheim (5/2)
Show: 5 – Painted Lad (12/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Binary Code (6/1), 1 – Fly Red Bird Fly (10/1), 8 – Heats Hero (9/2)
 
Race 9
Win: 11 – Drobny (15/1)
Place: 4 – Hedge The Risk (8/5)
Show: 3 – Curlins Incharge (2/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Flying Tex (15/1), 1 – Clements Ride (30/1), 5 – Street Rockin (8/1), 6 – Absolutely Certain (7/2)
 
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,
 
 
Algo Picks – Algo 3
 
Race 1
Win: 3 – Majd Son (7/2)
Place: 6 – Wma Minute Maid (30/1)
Show: 4 – Majd Storm (5/2)
Other contenders: 2 – Wma Madjic Slippers (6/1), 5 – Wma Wild Kisses (8/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 3 – Lady Authentic (7/5)
Place: 2 – Gold Makin Girl (3/1)
Show: 7 – Pronunciation (9/2)
Other contenders: 4 – Juicy Hanna (12/1), 6 – Maybe So (6/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 5 – Go Purple (3/5)
Place: 2 – Dark Dutchess (6/1)
Show: 1 – Anna’S Dream (20/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 8 – Brock On By (4/1)
Place: 3 – Ghost Cowboy (9/5)
Show: 5 – Pinky Ring Bling (7/2)
Other contenders: 6 – Hay Scooby Doo (20/1), 2 – Red Summerbird (6/1), 4 – Eurorockstar (9/2)
 
Race 5
Win: 1 – Wildest Problem (10/1)
Place: 2 – K K’S First Dance (9/2)
Show: 3 – City Of Secrets (9/5)
Other contenders: 4 – Dottie C (8/1), 5 – More Coffee (5/2)
 
Race 6
Win: 4 – Colormecairo (9/2)
Place: 7 – Cafezinho (8/5)
Show: 8 – County Slugger (8/1)
Other contenders: 2 – San Mateo Kat (10/1), 5 – Paintbrush (6/1), 6 – True Blue Sky (7/2)
 
Race 7
Win: 2 – Caribbean Dream (7/5)
Place: 6 – Tiz Another Bunny (2/1)
Show: 3 – Coal Stone (20/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Transom Bay (7/2), 4 – Rapid Return (6/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 2 – Chasing Coyotes (9/5)
Place: 7 – Bergheim (5/2)
Show: 5 – Painted Lad (12/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Binary Code (6/1), 1 – Fly Red Bird Fly (10/1), 6 – Pollito Tito (8/1)
 
Race 9
Win: 11 – Drobny (15/1)
Place: 4 – Hedge The Risk (8/5)
Show: 2 – Flying Tex (15/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Curlins Incharge (2/1), 6 – Absolutely Certain (7/2), 1 – Clements Ride (30/1), 10 – Down The Islands (6/1)
 
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,
 
 
Index – Horses Running In This Card
ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN ANNA’S DREAM BALI GIRLEE BERGHEIM BINARY CODE
BROCK ON BY CAFEZINHO CAHILLS REDEMPTION CARIBBEAN DREAM CHASING COYOTES
CITY OF SECRETS CLEMENTS RIDE COAL STONE COLORMECAIRO COUNTY SLUGGER
DARK DUTCHESS DOTTIE C DOWN THE ISLANDS DROBNY EKONIA
FAYETTE BLUE FLY RED BIRD FLY FLYING TEX GHOST COWBOY GO PURPLE
GOLD PRIZE HAY SCOOBY DOO HEATS HERO HEDGE THE RISK JUICY HANNA
KAMIKAZE KARA KAUSE I’M DEVINE LADY AUTHENTIC LOVE CANDY
MAJD STORM MAYBE SO MORE COFFEE OK BY ME PAINTBRUSH
PINKY RING BLING POLLITO TITO PRONUNCIATION RAPID RETURN RED SUMMERBIRD
SAN MATEO KAT SLIM JIMMY STREET ROCKIN TIZ ANOTHER BUNNY TRANSOM BAY
WILDEST PROBLEM WIN’S IMAGE WMA MADJIC SLIPPERS WMA MINUTE MAID WMA WILD KISSES

 


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