Pick Pony AI Picks and Predictions Tip Sheet – Sunland Park, February 23, 2026


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Algo Picks – Algo 1
 
Race 1
Win: 6 – Mister Mafioso (12/1)
Place: 7 – Wind River (15/1)
Show: 4 – Laugh Of The Party (9/5)
Other contenders: 3 – Dora’S Storm (4/1), 1 – Wegonahavagoodtime (8/5)
 
Race 2
Win: 1 – Conclave (4/1)
Place: 2 – Honor The Giants (3/1)
Show: 3 – Smoothwhskygoindwn (7/2)
Other contenders: 4 – Thetribehasspoken (10/1), 5 – Gangster (15/1), 6 – Lion Throne (8/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 3 – Fifth Street (9/5)
Place: 2 – Stackers (9/2)
Show: 1 – Angel’S Shadows (4/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Fast Service (5/2), 7 – American Ballad (15/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 6 – Magical Mark (6/1)
Place: 7 – Axton (4/5)
Show: 4 – Good Lovin (9/2)
Other contenders: 2 – Blocked (8/1), 1 – Coastal Fog (15/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 4 – Listentothemusic (6/1)
Place: 3 – Bearings (8/5)
Show: 1 – What A Dude (4/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Count Dracula (5/1), 6 – Bender (5/2)
 
Race 6
Win: 8 – Nobody’S Perfect (4/1)
Place: 2 – Sapello Sicario (5/2)
Show: 7 – Maximum Bull (8/1)
Other contenders: 6 – Desert Punk (6/1), 1 – Grifter (2/1), 3 – Wild Firewater (10/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 1 – Juana Rumble (10/1)
Place: 8 – My Addiction (8/1)
Show: 7 – Beer Money (5/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Royal Lineage (4/1), 4 – Lovesunfair (7/2), 3 – Malibu Sangria (8/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 2 – West Of Me (2/1)
Place: 4 – Ilean Right (5/1)
Show: 6 – Forty Seven (12/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Beers On Me (6/1), 3 – Compelling Uncle (12/1)
 
Race 9
Win: 1 – Made American (5/1)
Place: 2 – Mighty Money (6/1)
Show: 3 – Comfort Cash (12/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Mark My Kiss (12/1), 5 – Perfect Ruler (10/1), 6 – D C Call Me George (10/1), 7 – Ghosted Again (9/2)
 
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: 6 – Mister Mafioso (12/1)
Place: 4 – Laugh Of The Party (9/5)
Show: 7 – Wind River (15/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Dora’S Storm (4/1), 1 – Wegonahavagoodtime (8/5)
 
Race 2
Win: 1 – Conclave (4/1)
Place: 2 – Honor The Giants (3/1)
Show: 3 – Smoothwhskygoindwn (7/2)
Other contenders: 4 – Thetribehasspoken (10/1), 5 – Gangster (15/1), 6 – Lion Throne (8/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 3 – Fifth Street (9/5)
Place: 4 – Fast Service (5/2)
Show: 2 – Stackers (9/2)
Other contenders: 1 – Angel’S Shadows (4/1), 7 – American Ballad (15/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 6 – Magical Mark (6/1)
Place: 7 – Axton (4/5)
Show: 4 – Good Lovin (9/2)
Other contenders: 2 – Blocked (8/1), 1 – Coastal Fog (15/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 4 – Listentothemusic (6/1)
Place: 3 – Bearings (8/5)
Show: 1 – What A Dude (4/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Count Dracula (5/1), 6 – Bender (5/2)
 
Race 6
Win: 8 – Nobody’S Perfect (4/1)
Place: 2 – Sapello Sicario (5/2)
Show: 6 – Desert Punk (6/1)
Other contenders: 7 – Maximum Bull (8/1), 1 – Grifter (2/1), 3 – Wild Firewater (10/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 1 – Juana Rumble (10/1)
Place: 8 – My Addiction (8/1)
Show: 7 – Beer Money (5/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Royal Lineage (4/1), 4 – Lovesunfair (7/2), 3 – Malibu Sangria (8/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 2 – West Of Me (2/1)
Place: 4 – Ilean Right (5/1)
Show: 6 – Forty Seven (12/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Beers On Me (6/1), 3 – Compelling Uncle (12/1)
 
Race 9
Win: 1 – Made American (5/1)
Place: 2 – Mighty Money (6/1)
Show: 3 – Comfort Cash (12/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Mark My Kiss (12/1), 5 – Perfect Ruler (10/1), 6 – D C Call Me George (10/1), 7 – Ghosted Again (9/2)
 
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: 7 – Wind River (15/1)
Place: 4 – Laugh Of The Party (9/5)
Show: 6 – Mister Mafioso (12/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Dora’S Storm (4/1), 1 – Wegonahavagoodtime (8/5)
 
Race 2
Win: 1 – Conclave (4/1)
Place: 2 – Honor The Giants (3/1)
Show: 3 – Smoothwhskygoindwn (7/2)
Other contenders: 4 – Thetribehasspoken (10/1), 5 – Gangster (15/1), 6 – Lion Throne (8/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 3 – Fifth Street (9/5)
Place: 1 – Angel’S Shadows (4/1)
Show: 2 – Stackers (9/2)
Other contenders: 4 – Fast Service (5/2), 7 – American Ballad (15/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 6 – Magical Mark (6/1)
Place: 7 – Axton (4/5)
Show: 2 – Blocked (8/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Good Lovin (9/2), 1 – Coastal Fog (15/1)
 
Race 5
Win: 4 – Listentothemusic (6/1)
Place: 3 – Bearings (8/5)
Show: 1 – What A Dude (4/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Count Dracula (5/1), 6 – Bender (5/2)
 
Race 6
Win: 8 – Nobody’S Perfect (4/1)
Place: 2 – Sapello Sicario (5/2)
Show: 7 – Maximum Bull (8/1)
Other contenders: 6 – Desert Punk (6/1), 1 – Grifter (2/1), 3 – Wild Firewater (10/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 1 – Juana Rumble (10/1)
Place: 7 – Beer Money (5/1)
Show: 8 – My Addiction (8/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Royal Lineage (4/1), 4 – Lovesunfair (7/2), 5 – Western Grit (9/2)
 
Race 8
Win: 2 – West Of Me (2/1)
Place: 4 – Ilean Right (5/1)
Show: 6 – Forty Seven (12/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Compelling Uncle (12/1), 1 – Beers On Me (6/1)
 
Race 9
Win: 1 – Made American (5/1)
Place: 2 – Mighty Money (6/1)
Show: 3 – Comfort Cash (12/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Mark My Kiss (12/1), 5 – Perfect Ruler (10/1), 6 – D C Call Me George (10/1), 7 – Ghosted Again (9/2)
 
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
AMERICAN BALLAD ANGEL’S SHADOWS AXTON BEARINGS BEER MONEY
BENDER BLOCKED CHAMPAGNE LANE CITIZEN BARRETT COASTAL FOG
COMPELLING UNCLE CONCLAVE COUNT DRACULA D C CALL ME GEORGE DESERT PUNK
FAST SERVICE FIFTH STREET FIRE BREATHER FORTY SEVEN GANGSTER
GOOD LOVIN GRIFTER HANDMEDOWN D’ORO HOLCOMBE HONOR THE GIANTS
JUANA RUMBLE LAUGH OF THE PARTY LEAP DAY LIME CHILTON LION THRONE
LOVESUNFAIR LUMPYS COMFORT MADE AMERICAN MAGICAL MARK MALIBU SANGRIA
MAXIMUM BULL MICKEYS GOLD MIGHTY MONEY MISTER MAFIOSO MY ADDICTION
NIGHTLY PEACE NOBODY’S PERFECT PERFECT RULER ROOKIE NUMBERS ROYAL LINEAGE
SMOOTHWHSKYGOINDWN SOMBRERO NEGRO STACKERS TEN FIGURES THE LAST FEAT
TOUCH OF GLAM WEGONAHAVAGOODTIME WEST OF ME WESTERN GRIT WHAT A DUDE
WILD FIREWATER WIND RIVER WRECKING STORM

 


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