Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Saratoga Race Course, August 27, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Claiming · Purse $50,000
Win:2 – Fun Toph Fun (9/5)
Place:1 – Beltandsuspenders (2/1)
Show:6 – Cream Puff (4/1)
Other contenders:3 – Daddy's Ready (5/1), 5 – Lori's Dream (12/1)
Rest of field:4 – B My Lady (6/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 2-1-6-3-5-4
🎯 Longshots: 2-1-5-3-6-4
 
Race 2  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Claiming · Purse $41,000
Win:6 – Ice House (3/5)
Place:3 – Wingfoot (7/2)
Show:1 – Royal Merit (8/1)
Other contenders:2 – Lough Currane (9/2), 4 – Bootsy's A Rascal (10/1)
Rest of field:5 – Bold Scholar (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-6-3-4-2-1
🎯 Longshots: 6-1-3-4-2-5
 
Race 3  1 Miles · Inner Turf · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $130,000
Win:7 – Bank Frenzy (3/1)
Place:3 – Capitol Hill (8/5)
Show:5 – Yinzer (9/5)
Other contenders:8 – Wynstock (5/2), 6 – General Partner (5/2), 1 – Bonus Move (10/1)
Rest of field:9 – Light Man (4/1), 2 – Pierre (8/1), 4 – Discreet Dancer (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-3-2-7-1-6
🎯 Longshots: 5-3-6-8-1-7-2-9-4
 
Race 4  1 1/8 Miles · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $68,000
Win:1 – Alternate Reality (2/1)
Place:4 – Bedard (8/5)
Show:3 – Brazenly (7/2)
Other contenders:6 – Sequential (5/1), 5 – First Call Bob (8/1)
Rest of field:2 – Sagamore Mischief (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-4-6-5-3-2
🎯 Longshots: 4-1-2-5-6-3
 
Race 5  5 1/2 Furlongs · Turf · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $115,000
Win:1 – Attachment (7/2)
Place:2 – Coastal Beauty (6/1)
Show:3 – Brickyard Belle (8/1)
Other contenders:4 – Do Wah Diddy (4/1), 5 – R Kan't Miss (5/1), 6 – Mirren (8/1), 7 – Fractal Goddess (6/1), 8 – Follow Your Heart (9/2)
Rest of field:9 – Hormesis (10/1), 10 – Quartz Mountain (4/1), 11 – Bolt Island (8/1), 12 – Cortina Gold (8/1), 13 – Breaker (9/2), 14 – Rockabye (2/1), 15 – Classy Runner (6/1), 16 – Call Me (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 14-3-11-16-13-5-9-4-7-2-10-1-8-12-6-15
 
Race 6  1 1/16 Miles · Inner Turf · Claiming · Purse $65,000
Win:6 – Sharons Pharoah (3/1)
Place:3 – Maximum Promise (4/1)
Show:5 – Light Cav (9/2)
Other contenders:7 – In The Dark (8/1), 11 – Swaging (5/2), 4 – Madagascar (5/1), 1 – Salt Spartan (6/1)
Rest of field:9 – Paul's Recovery (5/1), 2 – Urgency (6/1), 10 – Mirage (8/1), 8 – Chips And Fish (10/1), 12 – Corvus (15/1), 13 – Rebalancing (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-8-1-5-4-2
🎯 Longshots: 11-12-13-6-9-5-7-10-8-3-4-2-1
 
Race 7  6 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $90,000
Win:5 – Pirate Ship (5/1)
Place:9 – Blackjack (5/1)
Show:6 – Tutto A Posto (6/1)
Other contenders:8 – Nodin (10/1), 3 – Its Saturday Night (4/1), 1 – Covered Option (8/1)
Rest of field:7 – Big Bold Red (8/1), 2 – Cybertapping (10/1), 4 – Silverus (8/1), 10 – Ogugua (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 9-6-8-3-1-7
🎯 Longshots: 4-2-5-1-7-8-3-6-9-10
 
Race 8  5 1/2 Furlongs · Turf · Nongraded Stake · Purse $200,000
Win:6 – Titan Ready (8/5)
Place:5 – River Of Deceit (5/2)
Show:2 – American Pope (10/1)
Other contenders:8 – Wood Island (7/2), 9 – Arsenal Star (5/1), 3 – Johnny Hockey (15/1)
Rest of field:1 – So Angelina (50/1), 7 – Legacy Lady (8/1), 4 – Bettabe Tough (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-6-5-8-9-2
🎯 Longshots: 6-5-1-7-8-2-3-4-9
 
Race 9  1 1/16 Miles · Inner Turf · Starter Allowance · Purse $70,000
Win:4 – Coach Case (8/5)
Place:10 – How Much Is Enough (3/1)
Show:6 – Naguile (6/1)
Other contenders:2 – Final Denile (9/2), 5 – Rossbeigh (10/1), 8 – Ortus (10/1)
Rest of field:1 – Blame It On K J (8/1), 9 – Solo Empire (30/1), 7 – Leave Me (5/1), 3 – Manor Park (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-1-9-4-10-6
🎯 Longshots: 4-1-9-10-5-2-8-3-6-7
 
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 Claiming · Purse $50,000
Win:1 – Beltandsuspenders (2/1)
Place:2 – Fun Toph Fun (9/5)
Show:3 – Daddy's Ready (5/1)
Other contenders:6 – Cream Puff (4/1), 4 – B My Lady (6/1)
Rest of field:5 – Lori's Dream (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-6-4-5
🎯 Longshots: 2-1-5-3-6-4
 
Race 2  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Claiming · Purse $41,000
Win:6 – Ice House (3/5)
Place:3 – Wingfoot (7/2)
Show:2 – Lough Currane (9/2)
Other contenders:1 – Royal Merit (8/1), 4 – Bootsy's A Rascal (10/1)
Rest of field:5 – Bold Scholar (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-5-3-2-4-1
🎯 Longshots: 6-1-3-4-2-5
 
Race 3  1 Miles · Inner Turf · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $130,000
Win:3 – Capitol Hill (8/5)
Place:6 – General Partner (5/2)
Show:7 – Bank Frenzy (3/1)
Other contenders:5 – Yinzer (9/5), 8 – Wynstock (5/2), 1 – Bonus Move (10/1)
Rest of field:9 – Light Man (4/1), 2 – Pierre (8/1), 4 – Discreet Dancer (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-3-2-6-7-1
🎯 Longshots: 5-3-6-8-1-7-2-9-4
 
Race 4  1 1/8 Miles · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $68,000
Win:4 – Bedard (8/5)
Place:3 – Brazenly (7/2)
Show:6 – Sequential (5/1)
Other contenders:1 – Alternate Reality (2/1), 5 – First Call Bob (8/1)
Rest of field:2 – Sagamore Mischief (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-6-1-3-5-2
🎯 Longshots: 4-1-2-5-6-3
 
Race 5  5 1/2 Furlongs · Turf · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $115,000
Win:1 – Attachment (7/2)
Place:2 – Coastal Beauty (6/1)
Show:3 – Brickyard Belle (8/1)
Other contenders:4 – Do Wah Diddy (4/1), 5 – R Kan't Miss (5/1), 6 – Mirren (8/1), 7 – Fractal Goddess (6/1), 8 – Follow Your Heart (9/2)
Rest of field:9 – Hormesis (10/1), 10 – Quartz Mountain (4/1), 11 – Bolt Island (8/1), 12 – Cortina Gold (8/1), 13 – Breaker (9/2), 14 – Rockabye (2/1), 15 – Classy Runner (6/1), 16 – Call Me (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 14-3-11-16-13-5-9-4-7-2-10-1-8-12-6-15
 
Race 6  1 1/16 Miles · Inner Turf · Claiming · Purse $65,000
Win:7 – In The Dark (8/1)
Place:11 – Swaging (5/2)
Show:3 – Maximum Promise (4/1)
Other contenders:6 – Sharons Pharoah (3/1), 9 – Paul's Recovery (5/1), 5 – Light Cav (9/2), 10 – Mirage (8/1)
Rest of field:4 – Madagascar (5/1), 1 – Salt Spartan (6/1), 2 – Urgency (6/1), 12 – Corvus (15/1), 8 – Chips And Fish (10/1), 13 – Rebalancing (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-5-8-1-4-2
🎯 Longshots: 11-12-13-6-9-5-7-10-8-3-4-2-1
 
Race 7  6 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $90,000
Win:9 – Blackjack (5/1)
Place:6 – Tutto A Posto (6/1)
Show:5 – Pirate Ship (5/1)
Other contenders:3 – Its Saturday Night (4/1), 7 – Big Bold Red (8/1), 1 – Covered Option (8/1)
Rest of field:2 – Cybertapping (10/1), 4 – Silverus (8/1), 8 – Nodin (10/1), 10 – Ogugua (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 9-6-3-7-1-2
🎯 Longshots: 4-2-5-1-7-8-3-6-9-10
 
Race 8  5 1/2 Furlongs · Turf · Nongraded Stake · Purse $200,000
Win:6 – Titan Ready (8/5)
Place:8 – Wood Island (7/2)
Show:5 – River Of Deceit (5/2)
Other contenders:2 – American Pope (10/1), 9 – Arsenal Star (5/1), 7 – Legacy Lady (8/1)
Rest of field:3 – Johnny Hockey (15/1), 4 – Bettabe Tough (10/1), 1 – So Angelina (50/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-6-8-5-9-2
🎯 Longshots: 6-5-1-7-8-2-3-4-9
 
Race 9  1 1/16 Miles · Inner Turf · Starter Allowance · Purse $70,000
Win:4 – Coach Case (8/5)
Place:10 – How Much Is Enough (3/1)
Show:6 – Naguile (6/1)
Other contenders:5 – Rossbeigh (10/1), 1 – Blame It On K J (8/1), 8 – Ortus (10/1)
Rest of field:7 – Leave Me (5/1), 2 – Final Denile (9/2), 9 – Solo Empire (30/1), 3 – Manor Park (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-1-4-10-9-6
🎯 Longshots: 4-1-9-10-5-2-8-3-6-7
 
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 Claiming · Purse $50,000
Win:1 – Beltandsuspenders (2/1)
Place:2 – Fun Toph Fun (9/5)
Show:3 – Daddy's Ready (5/1)
Other contenders:6 – Cream Puff (4/1), 4 – B My Lady (6/1)
Rest of field:5 – Lori's Dream (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-6-4-5
🎯 Longshots: 2-1-5-3-6-4
🎫 Trifecta play: #1 over #2, #3, #6  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 2  6 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Claiming · Purse $41,000
Win:6 – Ice House (3/5)
Place:3 – Wingfoot (7/2)
Show:2 – Lough Currane (9/2)
Other contenders:1 – Royal Merit (8/1), 4 – Bootsy's A Rascal (10/1)
Rest of field:5 – Bold Scholar (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 6-5-3-2-4-1
🎯 Longshots: 6-1-3-4-2-5
🎫 Trifecta play: #6 over #3, #2, #1  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 3  1 Miles · Inner Turf · Allowance Optional Claiming · Purse $130,000
Win:3 – Capitol Hill (8/5)
Place:6 – General Partner (5/2)
Show:5 – Yinzer (9/5)
Other contenders:7 – Bank Frenzy (3/1), 8 – Wynstock (5/2), 1 – Bonus Move (10/1)
Rest of field:9 – Light Man (4/1), 2 – Pierre (8/1), 4 – Discreet Dancer (20/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 5-3-2-6-7-1
🎯 Longshots: 5-3-6-8-1-7-2-9-4
🎫 Trifecta play: #3 over #6, #5, #7  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 4  1 1/8 Miles · Dirt · Claiming · Purse $68,000
Win:4 – Bedard (8/5)
Place:3 – Brazenly (7/2)
Show:6 – Sequential (5/1)
Other contenders:1 – Alternate Reality (2/1), 5 – First Call Bob (8/1)
Rest of field:2 – Sagamore Mischief (15/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 4-6-1-3-5-2
🎯 Longshots: 4-1-2-5-6-3
🎫 Trifecta play: #4 over #3, #6, #1  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 5  5 1/2 Furlongs · Turf · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $115,000
Win:1 – Attachment (7/2)
Place:2 – Coastal Beauty (6/1)
Show:3 – Brickyard Belle (8/1)
Other contenders:4 – Do Wah Diddy (4/1), 5 – R Kan't Miss (5/1), 6 – Mirren (8/1), 7 – Fractal Goddess (6/1), 8 – Follow Your Heart (9/2)
Rest of field:9 – Hormesis (10/1), 10 – Quartz Mountain (4/1), 11 – Bolt Island (8/1), 12 – Cortina Gold (8/1), 13 – Breaker (9/2), 14 – Rockabye (2/1), 15 – Classy Runner (6/1), 16 – Call Me (8/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 1-2-3-4-5-6
🎯 Longshots: 14-3-11-16-13-5-9-4-7-2-10-1-8-12-6-15
🎫 Trifecta play: #1 over #2, #3, #4  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 6  1 1/16 Miles · Inner Turf · Claiming · Purse $65,000
Win:7 – In The Dark (8/1)
Place:11 – Swaging (5/2)
Show:6 – Sharons Pharoah (3/1)
Other contenders:3 – Maximum Promise (4/1), 9 – Paul's Recovery (5/1), 5 – Light Cav (9/2), 4 – Madagascar (5/1)
Rest of field:10 – Mirage (8/1), 2 – Urgency (6/1), 1 – Salt Spartan (6/1), 12 – Corvus (15/1), 8 – Chips And Fish (10/1), 13 – Rebalancing (12/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-5-4-8-1-2
🎯 Longshots: 11-12-13-6-9-5-7-10-8-3-4-2-1
🎫 Trifecta play: #7 over #11, #6, #3  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 7  6 1/2 Furlongs · Dirt · Maiden Sp Wt · Purse $90,000
Win:9 – Blackjack (5/1)
Place:6 – Tutto A Posto (6/1)
Show:5 – Pirate Ship (5/1)
Other contenders:3 – Its Saturday Night (4/1), 7 – Big Bold Red (8/1), 4 – Silverus (8/1)
Rest of field:2 – Cybertapping (10/1), 1 – Covered Option (8/1), 8 – Nodin (10/1), 10 – Ogugua (10/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 9-6-3-7-4-2
🎯 Longshots: 4-2-5-1-7-8-3-6-9-10
🎫 Trifecta play: #9 over #6, #5, #3  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 8  5 1/2 Furlongs · Turf · Nongraded Stake · Purse $200,000
Win:6 – Titan Ready (8/5)
Place:8 – Wood Island (7/2)
Show:5 – River Of Deceit (5/2)
Other contenders:2 – American Pope (10/1), 9 – Arsenal Star (5/1), 7 – Legacy Lady (8/1)
Rest of field:3 – Johnny Hockey (15/1), 4 – Bettabe Tough (10/1), 1 – So Angelina (50/1)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-6-8-5-9-2
🎯 Longshots: 6-5-1-7-8-2-3-4-9
🎫 Trifecta play: #6 over #8, #5, #2  (key win / box 2nd-3rd — 6 combos)  · low value — consider passing
 
Race 9  1 1/16 Miles · Inner Turf · Starter Allowance · Purse $70,000
Win:4 – Coach Case (8/5)
Place:10 – How Much Is Enough (3/1)
Show:7 – Leave Me (5/1)
Other contenders:6 – Naguile (6/1), 1 – Blame It On K J (8/1), 5 – Rossbeigh (10/1)
Rest of field:8 – Ortus (10/1), 3 – Manor Park (12/1), 9 – Solo Empire (30/1), 2 – Final Denile (9/2)
🌧️ Off-track: 7-1-10-4-9-6
🎯 Longshots: 4-1-9-10-5-2-8-3-6-7
🎫 Trifecta play: #4 over #10, #7, #6  (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: +0.39 (ML-rank vs finish; ~0.38 typical — higher = oddsmaker sorts the field better; edges below are scaled by it)
RaceHorseMLLiveP(win)Edge¼ KellyBet on $ bankroll
81 – So Angelina50/12.2%+13.9%0.07%$0.07
TOTAL across 1 play:0.1%$0.07
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
ALTERNATE REALITYAMERICAN POPEARSENAL STARATTACHMENTB MY LADY
BEDARDBELTANDSUSPENDERSBETTABE TOUGHBIG BOLD REDBLACKJACK
BOLD SCHOLARBOLT ISLANDBONUS MOVEBOOTSY'S A RASCALBRAZENLY
BRICKYARD BELLECALL MECAPITOL HILLCHIPS AND FISHCLASSY RUNNER
COASTAL BEAUTYCORTINA GOLDCORVUSCOVERED OPTIONCREAM PUFF
DADDY'S READYDISCREET DANCERDO WAH DIDDYFINAL DENILEFIRST CALL BOB
FRACTAL GODDESSFUN TOPH FUNGENERAL PARTNERHORMESISHOW MUCH IS ENOUGH
IN THE DARKITS SATURDAY NIGHTJOHNNY HOCKEYLEAVE MELEGACY LADY
LIGHT MANLORI'S DREAMLOUGH CURRANEMADAGASCARMANOR PARK
MIRAGEMIRRENNAGUILENODINOGUGUA
PAUL'S RECOVERYPIERREPIRATE SHIPQUARTZ MOUNTAINR KAN'T MISS
RIVER OF DECEITROCKABYEROSSBEIGHROYAL MERITSAGAMORE MISCHIEF
SEQUENTIALSHARONS PHAROAHSILVERUSSO ANGELINASOLO EMPIRE
TITAN READYTUTTO A POSTOURGENCYWINGFOOTWOOD ISLAND
YINZER

 


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