Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Sam Houston, January 16, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1
Win: 1 – Austin Cruise (6/1)
Place: 3 – Trevaggio (6/5)
Show: 4 – Mohaymen Holiday (8/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Shogun Be Fast (3/1), 7 – One Time Mark (4/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 6 – Stealin'time (7/2)
Place: 2 – Razors Edge (8/1)
Show: 5 – Lottery Ticket (9/5)
Other contenders: 4 – Sparkly (5/2), 1 – Glory O (6/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 2 – Bradix (9/2)
Place: 4 – Fly Red Bird Fly (4/1)
Show: 7 – Echo Marine (5/2)
Other contenders: 3 – Bayou Boy (10/1), 1 – Mucho Macho Cam (6/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 7 – Wauneka (7/2)
Place: 1 – Saltwater Taffy (3/1)
Show: 2 – Nancy Lynn (8/1)
Other contenders: 8 – Bling It To Me (6/1), 5 – Ninia (2/1), 4 – Phunk (15/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 5 – Oklahoma Flame (4/1)
Place: 8 – Drama King (5/2)
Show: 2 – Otherbrotherdaryl (12/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Gus Cause (6/1), 3 – Cause Im The King (20/1), 7 – Last Affair (6/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 8 – Worth Looking (4/1)
Place: 7 – Rockets Red Flair (8/1)
Show: 3 – Colonel Barton (9/2)
Other contenders: 5 – My Wife Is Right (6/1), 6 – My Good Good Boy (12/1), 2 – Tresillian (5/2)
 
Race 7
Win: 3 – Carbone (3/1)
Place: 1 – Executive Power (8/1)
Show: 6 – Blue Light (6/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Bad Beat Brian (2/1), 5 – Brucelea (8/1), 2 – Balsa (20/1)
 
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,
 
 
Algo Picks – Algo 2
 
Race 1
Win: 1 – Austin Cruise (6/1)
Place: 2 – Shogun Be Fast (3/1)
Show: 3 – Trevaggio (6/5)
Other contenders: 4 – Mohaymen Holiday (8/1), 6 – Covert Kat (15/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 6 – Stealin'time (7/2)
Place: 2 – Razors Edge (8/1)
Show: 5 – Lottery Ticket (9/5)
Other contenders: 4 – Sparkly (5/2), 3 – Sheri's Prada (10/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 2 – Bradix (9/2)
Place: 4 – Fly Red Bird Fly (4/1)
Show: 7 – Echo Marine (5/2)
Other contenders: 3 – Bayou Boy (10/1), 1 – Mucho Macho Cam (6/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 7 – Wauneka (7/2)
Place: 1 – Saltwater Taffy (3/1)
Show: 2 – Nancy Lynn (8/1)
Other contenders: 8 – Bling It To Me (6/1), 5 – Ninia (2/1), 4 – Phunk (15/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 5 – Oklahoma Flame (4/1)
Place: 1 – Gus Cause (6/1)
Show: 8 – Drama King (5/2)
Other contenders: 2 – Otherbrotherdaryl (12/1), 3 – Cause Im The King (20/1), 7 – Last Affair (6/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 8 – Worth Looking (4/1)
Place: 7 – Rockets Red Flair (8/1)
Show: 3 – Colonel Barton (9/2)
Other contenders: 6 – My Good Good Boy (12/1), 5 – My Wife Is Right (6/1), 2 – Tresillian (5/2)
 
Race 7
Win: 3 – Carbone (3/1)
Place: 6 – Blue Light (6/1)
Show: 5 – Brucelea (8/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Bad Beat Brian (2/1), 1 – Executive Power (8/1), 7 – The Devil's Bet (10/1)
 
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,
 
 
Algo Picks – Algo 3
 
Race 1
Win: 1 – Austin Cruise (6/1)
Place: 3 – Trevaggio (6/5)
Show: 4 – Mohaymen Holiday (8/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Shogun Be Fast (3/1), 7 – One Time Mark (4/1)
 
Race 2
Win: 6 – Stealin'time (7/2)
Place: 2 – Razors Edge (8/1)
Show: 5 – Lottery Ticket (9/5)
Other contenders: 4 – Sparkly (5/2), 3 – Sheri's Prada (10/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 4 – Fly Red Bird Fly (4/1)
Place: 2 – Bradix (9/2)
Show: 7 – Echo Marine (5/2)
Other contenders: 3 – Bayou Boy (10/1), 6 – King Of Grace (3/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 7 – Wauneka (7/2)
Place: 1 – Saltwater Taffy (3/1)
Show: 2 – Nancy Lynn (8/1)
Other contenders: 8 – Bling It To Me (6/1), 6 – Rumpus (30/1), 4 – Phunk (15/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 1 – Gus Cause (6/1)
Place: 5 – Oklahoma Flame (4/1)
Show: 8 – Drama King (5/2)
Other contenders: 3 – Cause Im The King (20/1), 2 – Otherbrotherdaryl (12/1), 7 – Last Affair (6/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 8 – Worth Looking (4/1)
Place: 7 – Rockets Red Flair (8/1)
Show: 3 – Colonel Barton (9/2)
Other contenders: 6 – My Good Good Boy (12/1), 5 – My Wife Is Right (6/1), 4 – Derby Date (7/2)
 
Race 7
Win: 3 – Carbone (3/1)
Place: 6 – Blue Light (6/1)
Show: 5 – Brucelea (8/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Executive Power (8/1), 4 – Bad Beat Brian (2/1), 2 – Balsa (20/1)
 
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
AUSTIN CRUISE BAD BEAT BRIAN BALSA BAYOU BOY BLING IT TO ME
BRADIX BRUCELEA CARBONE CAUSE IM THE KING COLONEL BARTON
DERBY DATE DOC HENRY RIDGE DRAMA KING ECHO MARINE EXECUTIVE POWER
GLORY O GOLD PRIZE GUS CAUSE KING OF GRACE LAST AFFAIR
MOHAYMEN HOLIDAY MORO LEGEND MUCHO MACHO CAM MY GOOD GOOD BOY MY WIFE IS RIGHT
NINIA OKLAHOMA FLAME ONE TIME MARK OTHERBROTHERDARYL PHUNK
ROCKETS RED FLAIR RUBIA RUMPUS SALTWATER TAFFY SAMSPLAYERSLOUNGE
SHOGUN BE FAST SPARKLY STAYED IN FOR HALF STEALIN'TIME THE DEVIL'S BET
TRESILLIAN TREVAGGIO WAUNEKA WORTH LOOKING

 


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