Pick Pony Picks – Consensus Expert Picks for Churchill Downs, June 18, 2026.


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Consensus Expert Picks

Consensus rankings based on 5 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:4 – Ez Pal (2-1)3/560.0%11 pts
Place:7 – Randie's Rascal (4-1)3/560.0%10 pts
Show:2 – Smoke Trail (20-1)2/540.0%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:11 – Wartime (15-1)2/540.0%6 pts
Alt 2:1 – Baytown Da Vinci (30-1)2/540.0%3 pts
Alt 3:14 – Tic Tic Tic (4-1)1/520.0%3 pts
Alt 4:6 – Get Your Steps In (10-1)1/520.0%2 pts
Alt 5:15 – Baytown Theo (6-1)1/520.0%1 pts
Alt 6:8 – August (4-1)1/520.0%1 pts
Alt 7:3 – Generational (6-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 8:5 – Good To Be King (8-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 9:9 – P V Panther Pride (15-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 10:10 – Epic Roll (12-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 11:12 – Go Victory (20-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 12:13 – Locus (10-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 13:16 – Pride Rock (4-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 2

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:6 – Global Sensation (2-1)5/5100.0%18 pts
Place:1 – Catamount (5-1)4/580.0%12 pts
Show:3 – Derby Date (3-1)3/560.0%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:7 – Fifty Cent Dollars (4-1)2/540.0%5 pts
Alt 2:2 – Be Here (15-1)2/540.0%3 pts
Alt 3:4 – Illini (8-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 4:5 – Furious Anger (6-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 3

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:6 – Gewurztraminer (1-1)5/5100.0%19 pts
Place:5 – Fountain Run (6-1)3/560.0%8 pts
Show:4 – My Noble Knight (4-1)2/540.0%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:9 – Military Road (3-1)2/540.0%4 pts
Alt 2:2 – C F V Bullet (20-1)2/540.0%2 pts
Alt 3:1 – Prince Day (10-1)1/520.0%3 pts
Alt 4:8 – Underdressed (10-1)1/520.0%2 pts
Alt 5:3 – Runwithheart (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 6:7 – Mowins (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 4

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:5 – Susan's Boy (1-1)5/5100.0%15 pts
Place:1 – Lasting Quality (4-1)3/560.0%8 pts
Show:2 – Kuch (4-1)3/560.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:8 – Stoic Sage (8-1)2/540.0%5 pts
Alt 2:4 – Hellacious (6-1)1/520.0%3 pts
Alt 3:3 – Hamlet (15-1)1/520.0%3 pts
Alt 4:6 – Nyttime Story (20-1)1/520.0%1 pts
Alt 5:7 – Soho Jimmy (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 5

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:7 – Step Forward (2-1)5/5100.0%12 pts
Place:3 – Otto The Conqueror (6-1)4/580.0%12 pts
Show:11 – Dark Vintage (4-1)3/560.0%10 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:5 – Exploration (4-1)2/540.0%5 pts
Alt 2:4 – Normandy Coast (6-1)1/520.0%3 pts
Alt 3:6 – Scat Free (20-1)1/520.0%1 pts
Alt 4:12 – Three Zero (6-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 5:15 – The Minkster (15-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 6:14 – Launch Control (8-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 7:9 – Mister Mmmmm (8-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 8:2 – Invulnerable (15-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 9:10 – B D Valeski (10-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 10:8 – Chiseler (12-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 11:13 – Swill (10-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 12:1 – Coming In Hot (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 6

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:3 – Bourbon Rage (4-1)4/580.0%14 pts
Place:4 – Whatever (4-1)4/580.0%12 pts
Show:2 – Paired (10-1)3/560.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:8 – Both Sides Of Bad (2-1)2/540.0%4 pts
Alt 2:7 – Big Rog (6-1)2/540.0%3 pts
Alt 3:1 – Good Sal (20-1)1/520.0%2 pts
Alt 4:9 – Fitzgerald (8-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 5:5 – Big Fuzz (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 6:10 – The Reinbow Factor (12-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 7:6 – Old Trace (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 7

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:2 – Sharons Beach (6-1)5/5100.0%15 pts
Place:9 – Big Gain (4-1)3/560.0%10 pts
Show:3 – Attersee (4-1)2/540.0%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:6 – Palacios (2-1)2/540.0%4 pts
Alt 2:5 – Bourbon's Fault (20-1)1/520.0%3 pts
Alt 3:10 – Bebedouro (10-1)1/520.0%3 pts
Alt 4:4 – Social Hour (8-1)1/520.0%2 pts
Alt 5:1 – Baytown Bruiser (12-1)1/520.0%1 pts
Alt 6:8 – Speedstorm (12-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 7:7 – Easy Dial (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 8

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:5 – Supercharger (2-1)3/560.0%10 pts
Place:12 – Lazlo (10-1)3/560.0%8 pts
Show:11 – Discreet Dancer (8-1)3/560.0%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:4 – Mary's Boy Bolt (12-1)2/540.0%6 pts
Alt 2:8 – My Boy Tony (4-1)1/520.0%4 pts
Alt 3:1 – Telescopic (8-1)1/520.0%4 pts
Alt 4:6 – King Of Ashes (20-1)1/520.0%4 pts
Alt 5:3 – Rapoport (10-1)1/520.0%1 pts
Alt 6:7 – Rothschild (6-1)1/520.0%1 pts
Alt 7:10 – Blast Furnace (6-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 8:2 – Demetrius (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 9:9 – Taunting (20-1)0/50.0%0 pts

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