Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Santa Anita Park, May 2, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1
Win:2 – Bad Manners (3/1)
Place:3 – Saucier (5/2)
Show:1 – Slice (7/2)
Other contenders:7 – Apples Y Peaches (4/1), 4 – All In The Game (10/1)
Rest of field:5 – Molly E (10/1), 6 – Mizumi (6/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-1-7-3-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 2-7-1-4-3-5-6
 
Race 2
Win:4 – Irish Royalty (7/2)
Place:3 – Anmer Hall (8/5)
Show:1 – Yacowlef (3/1)
Other contenders:2 – Go Joe Won (30/1), 5 – Listenupshance (5/2)
Rest of field:6 – Dhitjari (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-3-5-2-1-6
🎯 Longshots: 5-3-1-4-6-2
 
Race 3
Win:4 – Duran (7/2)
Place:6 – Mongolian Max (2/1)
Show:5 – Mighty Kai (5/2)
Other contenders:2 – Broadway Unions (8/1), 8 – Tiz's Harbor (15/1), 1 – J T's Watch (30/1)
Rest of field:3 – Kingmeister (5/1), 7 – Irish Element (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-6-2-5-8-1
🎯 Longshots: 5-6-4-2-3-8-7-1
 
Race 4
Win:1 – Just Deal (6/5)
Place:6 – Stagger Lee (5/1)
Show:8 – Novinophobia (4/1)
Other contenders:2 – Meeking (20/1), 7 – Next Trick (3/1), 4 – James J. Braddock (30/1)
Rest of field:5 – One Step Beyond (10/1), 3 – Sir Nano (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-8-1-7-4-5
🎯 Longshots: 1-7-2-5-8-6-3-4
 
Race 5
Win:5 – Miso Phansy (7/5)
Place:7 – Miss Practical (3/1)
Show:6 – Headed For Om (15/1)
Other contenders:4 – Orange Thunder (4/1), 2 – Pure Chaos (6/1), 8 – Pavel's Etoile (12/1)
Rest of field:3 – Fibonaccis Ride (15/1), 1 – Mperfection (30/1), 9 – Celestial Skies (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-6-7-4-2-8
🎯 Longshots: 7-5-8-6-2-4-3-1-9
 
Race 6
Win:6 – Cashed (9/5)
Place:3 – La Silenciosa (2/1)
Show:7 – Redheaded Reba (4/1)
Other contenders:1 – My Love Caroline (6/1), 5 – Donttellmewhattodo (6/1)
Rest of field:4 – Tapatia Mia (20/1), 2 – Memetic (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-3-7-1-4-5
🎯 Longshots: 6-7-3-1-2-5-4
 
Race 7
Win:5 – Balladeer (10/1)
Place:3 – Seal Team (5/1)
Show:1 – Hiding In Honduras (9/2)
Other contenders:6 – The Padre (1/1), 4 – Mondego (3/1)
Rest of field:2 – Flashiest (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-1-5-3-6-4
🎯 Longshots: 6-4-1-5-2-3
 
Race 8
Win:1 – Vegas Nightclub (2/1)
Place:2 – She Spendsalot (30/1)
Show:3 – Backstage Drama (30/1)
Other contenders:4 – I'm No Swifty (6/1), 5 – Dancing With Shari (8/1), 6 – Surfin The Coast (4/1)
Rest of field:7 – Susan Yvonne (6/1), 8 – Sally Says (20/1), 9 – Heavenly Daredevil (3/1), 10 – Grape Juice Too (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 7-5-9-1-6-4-8-10-2-3
 
Race 9
Win:7 – Dream From Within (3/1)
Place:4 – Lookin At Diamond (5/1)
Show:6 – Medjugorje (8/1)
Other contenders:3 – Decisive Deception (15/1), 9 – Nerida (4/1), 5 – Soul Sister (9/2), 10 – Daring Pursuit (20/1)
Rest of field:11 – Zuraya (10/1), 1 – Ethereal Quality (15/1), 8 – Via De La Valle (12/1), 2 – Natural Diamond (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-4-6-3-5-9
🎯 Longshots: 4-11-9-6-5-7-3-10-8-1-2
 
Race 10
Win:7 – Big City Lights (2/1)
Place:2 – Extensive (5/2)
Show:5 – Judge Miller (5/1)
Other contenders:6 – Speedy Wilson (6/1), 4 – Modus Bestia (6/1), 8 – Drop Um (15/1)
Rest of field:3 – Deer District (20/1), 1 – Momad (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-4-2-5-6-8
🎯 Longshots: 7-2-1-8-5-6-4-3
 
Race 11
Win:6 – Post Game (9/2)
Place:5 – Flamboyant (5/1)
Show:7 – Postmodern (12/1)
Other contenders:4 – Constitution Andi (6/1), 2 – Che (30/1), 8 – Koekkoek (3/1), 11 – Plagarist (6/1)
Rest of field:3 – Melismatic (9/2), 9 – Stan Theman Musial (30/1), 1 – Its The Bandit (30/1), 10 – Go Ralph (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-6-7-5-8-11
🎯 Longshots: 8-11-7-6-3-4-5-2-9-10-1
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 10, FPS: 15, FPS Midpoint: 10, FPS Late: 10, Pace Last 3: 10, Pace Last Race: 5, Early Pace: 10, Mid Pace: 10, Late Pace: 20, Post Position: 10, PPPP Rating: 5, Average Finish: 10, Days Since Last Race: 10, Jockey: 1, Trainer: 1, Track Bias: 15, Morning Line: 1, Pedigree: 51, Works: 1, Weight: 15, Medications: 20, Weather: 10, Race Trouble: 50, Last Race: 10, Last Three Races: 15, All Races: 10, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 5,
Algo Picks – Algo 2
 
Race 1
Win:2 – Bad Manners (3/1)
Place:3 – Saucier (5/2)
Show:1 – Slice (7/2)
Other contenders:7 – Apples Y Peaches (4/1), 4 – All In The Game (10/1)
Rest of field:6 – Mizumi (6/1), 5 – Molly E (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-1-7-3-6-5
🎯 Longshots: 2-7-1-4-3-5-6
 
Race 2
Win:3 – Anmer Hall (8/5)
Place:4 – Irish Royalty (7/2)
Show:1 – Yacowlef (3/1)
Other contenders:5 – Listenupshance (5/2), 6 – Dhitjari (10/1)
Rest of field:2 – Go Joe Won (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-4-5-1-6-2
🎯 Longshots: 5-3-1-4-6-2
 
Race 3
Win:4 – Duran (7/2)
Place:6 – Mongolian Max (2/1)
Show:5 – Mighty Kai (5/2)
Other contenders:2 – Broadway Unions (8/1), 3 – Kingmeister (5/1), 8 – Tiz's Harbor (15/1)
Rest of field:1 – J T's Watch (30/1), 7 – Irish Element (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-6-5-2-3-7
🎯 Longshots: 5-6-4-2-3-8-7-1
 
Race 4
Win:1 – Just Deal (6/5)
Place:7 – Next Trick (3/1)
Show:6 – Stagger Lee (5/1)
Other contenders:8 – Novinophobia (4/1), 2 – Meeking (20/1), 5 – One Step Beyond (10/1)
Rest of field:4 – James J. Braddock (30/1), 3 – Sir Nano (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-6-8-1-5-4
🎯 Longshots: 1-7-2-5-8-6-3-4
 
Race 5
Win:5 – Miso Phansy (7/5)
Place:7 – Miss Practical (3/1)
Show:4 – Orange Thunder (4/1)
Other contenders:2 – Pure Chaos (6/1), 6 – Headed For Om (15/1), 8 – Pavel's Etoile (12/1)
Rest of field:1 – Mperfection (30/1), 3 – Fibonaccis Ride (15/1), 9 – Celestial Skies (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-4-7-2-6-8
🎯 Longshots: 7-5-8-6-2-4-3-1-9
 
Race 6
Win:6 – Cashed (9/5)
Place:3 – La Silenciosa (2/1)
Show:7 – Redheaded Reba (4/1)
Other contenders:5 – Donttellmewhattodo (6/1), 1 – My Love Caroline (6/1)
Rest of field:4 – Tapatia Mia (20/1), 2 – Memetic (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-6-7-1-4-5
🎯 Longshots: 6-7-3-1-2-5-4
 
Race 7
Win:6 – The Padre (1/1)
Place:1 – Hiding In Honduras (9/2)
Show:5 – Balladeer (10/1)
Other contenders:3 – Seal Team (5/1), 4 – Mondego (3/1)
Rest of field:2 – Flashiest (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-1-6-5-3-4
🎯 Longshots: 6-4-1-5-2-3
 
Race 8
Win:1 – Vegas Nightclub (2/1)
Place:2 – She Spendsalot (30/1)
Show:3 – Backstage Drama (30/1)
Other contenders:4 – I'm No Swifty (6/1), 5 – Dancing With Shari (8/1), 6 – Surfin The Coast (4/1)
Rest of field:7 – Susan Yvonne (6/1), 8 – Sally Says (20/1), 9 – Heavenly Daredevil (3/1), 10 – Grape Juice Too (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 7-5-9-1-6-4-8-10-2-3
 
Race 9
Win:7 – Dream From Within (3/1)
Place:6 – Medjugorje (8/1)
Show:4 – Lookin At Diamond (5/1)
Other contenders:3 – Decisive Deception (15/1), 9 – Nerida (4/1), 5 – Soul Sister (9/2), 11 – Zuraya (10/1)
Rest of field:10 – Daring Pursuit (20/1), 1 – Ethereal Quality (15/1), 8 – Via De La Valle (12/1), 2 – Natural Diamond (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-6-4-5-3-9
🎯 Longshots: 4-11-9-6-5-7-3-10-8-1-2
 
Race 10
Win:7 – Big City Lights (2/1)
Place:2 – Extensive (5/2)
Show:5 – Judge Miller (5/1)
Other contenders:6 – Speedy Wilson (6/1), 4 – Modus Bestia (6/1), 8 – Drop Um (15/1)
Rest of field:1 – Momad (10/1), 3 – Deer District (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-2-4-5-6-8
🎯 Longshots: 7-2-1-8-5-6-4-3
 
Race 11
Win:6 – Post Game (9/2)
Place:8 – Koekkoek (3/1)
Show:5 – Flamboyant (5/1)
Other contenders:7 – Postmodern (12/1), 4 – Constitution Andi (6/1), 11 – Plagarist (6/1), 3 – Melismatic (9/2)
Rest of field:2 – Che (30/1), 9 – Stan Theman Musial (30/1), 1 – Its The Bandit (30/1), 10 – Go Ralph (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-6-7-8-5-11
🎯 Longshots: 8-11-7-6-3-4-5-2-9-10-1
 
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 3
 
Race 1
Win:3 – Saucier (5/2)
Place:2 – Bad Manners (3/1)
Show:1 – Slice (7/2)
Other contenders:7 – Apples Y Peaches (4/1), 4 – All In The Game (10/1)
Rest of field:6 – Mizumi (6/1), 5 – Molly E (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-1-3-7-6-5
🎯 Longshots: 2-7-1-4-3-5-6
 
Race 2
Win:1 – Yacowlef (3/1)
Place:3 – Anmer Hall (8/5)
Show:4 – Irish Royalty (7/2)
Other contenders:5 – Listenupshance (5/2), 6 – Dhitjari (10/1)
Rest of field:2 – Go Joe Won (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-4-3-5-6-2
🎯 Longshots: 5-3-1-4-6-2
 
Race 3
Win:6 – Mongolian Max (2/1)
Place:5 – Mighty Kai (5/2)
Show:4 – Duran (7/2)
Other contenders:2 – Broadway Unions (8/1), 3 – Kingmeister (5/1), 7 – Irish Element (15/1)
Rest of field:8 – Tiz's Harbor (15/1), 1 – J T's Watch (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-6-5-2-3-7
🎯 Longshots: 5-6-4-2-3-8-7-1
 
Race 4
Win:1 – Just Deal (6/5)
Place:7 – Next Trick (3/1)
Show:8 – Novinophobia (4/1)
Other contenders:5 – One Step Beyond (10/1), 2 – Meeking (20/1), 6 – Stagger Lee (5/1)
Rest of field:4 – James J. Braddock (30/1), 3 – Sir Nano (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-8-1-5-6-4
🎯 Longshots: 1-7-2-5-8-6-3-4
 
Race 5
Win:5 – Miso Phansy (7/5)
Place:7 – Miss Practical (3/1)
Show:4 – Orange Thunder (4/1)
Other contenders:2 – Pure Chaos (6/1), 6 – Headed For Om (15/1), 8 – Pavel's Etoile (12/1)
Rest of field:3 – Fibonaccis Ride (15/1), 1 – Mperfection (30/1), 9 – Celestial Skies (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-7-4-2-6-8
🎯 Longshots: 7-5-8-6-2-4-3-1-9
 
Race 6
Win:3 – La Silenciosa (2/1)
Place:6 – Cashed (9/5)
Show:7 – Redheaded Reba (4/1)
Other contenders:5 – Donttellmewhattodo (6/1), 1 – My Love Caroline (6/1)
Rest of field:4 – Tapatia Mia (20/1), 2 – Memetic (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 3-6-7-1-5-4
🎯 Longshots: 6-7-3-1-2-5-4
 
Race 7
Win:6 – The Padre (1/1)
Place:1 – Hiding In Honduras (9/2)
Show:4 – Mondego (3/1)
Other contenders:3 – Seal Team (5/1), 5 – Balladeer (10/1)
Rest of field:2 – Flashiest (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-6-1-4-3-5
🎯 Longshots: 6-4-1-5-2-3
 
Race 8
Win:1 – Vegas Nightclub (2/1)
Place:2 – She Spendsalot (30/1)
Show:3 – Backstage Drama (30/1)
Other contenders:4 – I'm No Swifty (6/1), 5 – Dancing With Shari (8/1), 6 – Surfin The Coast (4/1)
Rest of field:7 – Susan Yvonne (6/1), 8 – Sally Says (20/1), 9 – Heavenly Daredevil (3/1), 10 – Grape Juice Too (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 7-5-9-1-6-4-8-10-2-3
 
Race 9
Win:7 – Dream From Within (3/1)
Place:9 – Nerida (4/1)
Show:4 – Lookin At Diamond (5/1)
Other contenders:5 – Soul Sister (9/2), 6 – Medjugorje (8/1), 3 – Decisive Deception (15/1), 11 – Zuraya (10/1)
Rest of field:10 – Daring Pursuit (20/1), 8 – Via De La Valle (12/1), 1 – Ethereal Quality (15/1), 2 – Natural Diamond (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-7-9-4-6-3
🎯 Longshots: 4-11-9-6-5-7-3-10-8-1-2
 
Race 10
Win:2 – Extensive (5/2)
Place:7 – Big City Lights (2/1)
Show:5 – Judge Miller (5/1)
Other contenders:4 – Modus Bestia (6/1), 6 – Speedy Wilson (6/1), 3 – Deer District (20/1)
Rest of field:8 – Drop Um (15/1), 1 – Momad (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-7-4-5-6-3
🎯 Longshots: 7-2-1-8-5-6-4-3
 
Race 11
Win:8 – Koekkoek (3/1)
Place:6 – Post Game (9/2)
Show:3 – Melismatic (9/2)
Other contenders:5 – Flamboyant (5/1), 4 – Constitution Andi (6/1), 11 – Plagarist (6/1), 7 – Postmodern (12/1)
Rest of field:9 – Stan Theman Musial (30/1), 1 – Its The Bandit (30/1), 2 – Che (30/1), 10 – Go Ralph (30/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-6-8-3-7-5
🎯 Longshots: 8-11-7-6-3-4-5-2-9-10-1
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 1, FPS: 1, FPS Midpoint: 74, FPS Late: 1, Pace Last 3: 3, Pace Last Race: 27, Early Pace: 68, Mid Pace: 52, Late Pace: 28, Post Position: 1, PPPP Rating: 1, Average Finish: 1, Days Since Last Race: 2, Jockey: 1, Trainer: 1, Track Bias: 31, Morning Line: 1, Pedigree: 1, Works: 1, Weight: 47, Medications: 22, Weather: 27, Race Trouble: 65, Last Race: 51, Last Three Races: 51, All Races: 26, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 1,
Index – Horses Running In This Card
ALL IN THE GAMEANMER HALLAPPLES Y PEACHESBACKSTAGE DRAMABAD MANNERS
BIG CITY LIGHTSBROADWAY UNIONSCASHEDCELESTIAL SKIESCHE
DANCING WITH SHARIDARING PURSUITDECISIVE DECEPTIONDEER DISTRICTDHITJARI
DREAM FROM WITHINDROP UMDURANETHEREAL QUALITYEXTENSIVE
FLAMBOYANTFLASHIESTGO JOE WONGO RALPHGRAPE JUICE TOO
HEAVENLY DAREDEVILHIDING IN HONDURASI'M NO SWIFTYIRISH ELEMENTIRISH ROYALTY
J T'S WATCHJAMES J. BRADDOCKJUDGE MILLERJUST DEALKINGMEISTER
LA SILENCIOSALISTENUPSHANCELOOKIN AT DIAMONDMEDJUGORJEMEEKING
MEMETICMIGHTY KAIMISO PHANSYMISS PRACTICALMIZUMI
MOLLY EMOMADMONDEGOMONGOLIAN MAXMPERFECTION
NATURAL DIAMONDNERIDANEXT TRICKNOVINOPHOBIAONE STEP BEYOND
PAVEL'S ETOILEPLAGARISTPOST GAMEPOSTMODERNPURE CHAOS
SALLY SAYSSAUCIERSEAL TEAMSHE SPENDSALOTSIR NANO
SOUL SISTERSPEEDY WILSONSTAGGER LEESTAN THEMAN MUSIALSURFIN THE COAST
TAPATIA MIATHE PADRETIZ'S HARBORVEGAS NIGHTCLUBVIA DE LA VALLE
ZURAYA

 


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