Pick Pony Picks – Consensus Expert Picks for Churchill Downs, June 17, 2026.


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Consensus Expert Picks

Consensus rankings based on 6 experts. Scoring: 1st pick = 4 pts, 2nd = 3 pts, 3rd = 2 pts, 4th = 1 pt. Agreement % = share of experts that included each horse.

Race 1

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:6 – Pulstar (4-1)5/683.3%20 pts
Place:4 – Take Me To Londyn (3-1)4/666.7%7 pts
Show:2 – Gift Giving (2-1)3/650.0%10 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:1 – Spotaway (4-1)3/650.0%7 pts
Alt 2:5 – Couldyoubeloved (4-1)3/650.0%6 pts
Alt 3:3 – Fourfiftyseven (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 2

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:7 – Ribadeo (1-1)5/683.3%17 pts
Place:4 – Added Touch (2-1)4/666.7%10 pts
Show:3 – Bullet Baby (4-1)4/666.7%10 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:1 – Motown Sound (20-1)2/633.3%7 pts
Alt 2:6 – Golexgo (6-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 3:5 – Moonlight Martini (15-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 4:2 – Crown Of Violence (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 3

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Torre Eiffel (4-1)5/683.3%12 pts
Place:5 – Lifes Reward (2-1)4/666.7%14 pts
Show:6 – Captain Gabe (6-1)4/666.7%13 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – Wingfoot (6-1)3/650.0%4 pts
Alt 2:7 – Dixie Devil (4-1)2/633.3%7 pts
Alt 3:8 – My Lucky Penny (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 4:3 – Ecosystem (12-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 5:4 – Kenwood Street (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 4

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:2 – Dolce Vino (4-1)5/683.3%11 pts
Place:7 – Divineintervention (3-1)4/666.7%15 pts
Show:9 – Fermi (2-1)3/650.0%10 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:4 – Warm Up The Bus (10-1)3/650.0%8 pts
Alt 2:5 – Listentourmother (8-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 3:1 – B D's Angel (20-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 4:3 – Belongtothenavy (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 5:8 – Bright Lady Day (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:6 – Baby Hello (6-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 5

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:5 – Sharp Swinger (5-1)3/650.0%10 pts
Place:1 – Classic Car Wash (6-1)3/650.0%9 pts
Show:9 – Tuskegee Airmen (12-1)3/650.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:4 – Dive Bomber (6-1)3/650.0%7 pts
Alt 2:8 – Tarantino (4-1)2/633.3%7 pts
Alt 3:7 – Two Eagles River (4-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 4:3 – Frosty Indulgence (10-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 5:6 – Kavod (3-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 6:2 – Lundberg (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 6

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:5 – Comprehensive (2-1)4/666.7%15 pts
Place:3 – Lahainaluna (4-1)4/666.7%9 pts
Show:1 – Royal Guard (3-1)3/650.0%11 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:10 – War And Majesty (6-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 2:2 – Maximus Prime (20-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 3:6 – Mr Bobo (20-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 4:13 – Ingleborough (4-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 5:9 – Astar (10-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 6:11 – Power Of Will (20-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 7:12 – Still Sober (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:4 – Payton's Hammer (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 9:8 – King Of Heat (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 10:7 – T V Channel (12-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 7

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:3 – Transatlantic (2-1)6/6100.0%21 pts
Place:2 – Spun Candy (3-1)5/683.3%15 pts
Show:8 – Miss Elle (5-1)2/633.3%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:6 – Our Shenanigan (6-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 2:4 – Late To The Game (4-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 3:7 – Split Success (15-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 4:1 – Dancewhenyoucan (15-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 5:9 – Madeline's Promise (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:5 – Wisconsin Gal (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 8

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:2 – Verifire (4-1)6/6100.0%21 pts
Place:6 – Thoughtthatcounts (4-1)4/666.7%8 pts
Show:4 – Tough Catch (10-1)2/633.3%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:7 – Track Mate (6-1)2/633.3%3 pts
Alt 2:8 – Macho Music (15-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 3:5 – Bourbon Bash (8-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 4:9 – Furio (12-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 5:11 – Touch Of Destiny (20-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 6:10 – Champlin (4-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:1 – Track Phantom (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:3 – Pinfire (12-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 9

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:4 – Westside Tide (8-1)4/666.7%11 pts
Place:5 – Tapit Shoes (6-1)4/666.7%9 pts
Show:3 – Andthewinneris (4-1)3/650.0%10 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:9 – Beef Winslow (8-1)3/650.0%8 pts
Alt 2:1 – Gilded Craken (6-1)2/633.3%7 pts
Alt 3:7 – Seminole Chief (4-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 4:10 – California Burrito (6-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 5:8 – Skyro (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:2 – In A Jam (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:11 – Antares (6-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:12 – Sambalover (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 9:6 – Big To Do (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts

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