Pick Pony Picks – Consensus Expert Picks for Churchill Downs, May 24, 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:1 – Hot Gamer (2-1)5/683.3%20 pts
Place:7 – Berlinwin (10-1)4/666.7%7 pts
Show:5 – Gladly (8-1)3/650.0%10 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – Dodecahedron (12-1)3/650.0%5 pts
Alt 2:3 – Total Fabrication (4-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 3:4 – Sweetbitters (4-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 4:8 – Motown Sound (15-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 5:6 – Warm Up The Bus (6-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:9 – Lil Braveheart (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 2

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:3 – Big City (3-1)5/683.3%16 pts
Place:7 – Systemic Change (2-1)4/666.7%14 pts
Show:6 – Real Macho (4-1)3/650.0%10 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:1 – Notary (6-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 2:5 – Classic Legacy (4-1)2/633.3%3 pts
Alt 3:4 – Curlin's Gesture (8-1)2/633.3%3 pts
Alt 4:2 – Evening News (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 3

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:11 – Can't Deny It (2-1)5/683.3%18 pts
Place:3 – Chiseler (15-1)3/650.0%9 pts
Show:8 – Antares (4-1)2/633.3%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:10 – Let My People Go (4-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 2:2 – Alder (15-1)2/633.3%3 pts
Alt 3:6 – Gardiner (10-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 4:7 – Nasty Habit (8-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 5:4 – Boltage (10-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 6:9 – Mister Mmmmm (15-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 7:5 – Saint In The City (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:1 – B D Valeski (12-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 4

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Asheville (2-1)6/6100.0%23 pts
Place:9 – Quarry (4-1)5/683.3%15 pts
Show:4 – Flick (4-1)2/633.3%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – Neigh Baby (8-1)2/633.3%2 pts
Alt 2:8 – The Hund (15-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 3:7 – Diamond Eyed Jack (6-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 4:6 – He Has Game (15-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 5:5 – Dixie Devil (12-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:3 – Rugged Love (6-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 5

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:5 – Nyquistador (2-1)6/6100.0%24 pts
Place:3 – Circuit Breaker (6-1)4/666.7%6 pts
Show:9 – Lasting Legacy (10-1)3/650.0%7 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:7 – Don's Last Ride (4-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 2:1 – Globalist (15-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 3:2 – Pay Heed (20-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 4:10 – Private Show (4-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 5:8 – Surfin' M (6-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 6:6 – Stoic Sage (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:4 – Tregetour (12-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 6

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Munnings Talks (2-1)6/6100.0%21 pts
Place:11 – Core Memories (4-1)5/683.3%16 pts
Show:3 – Dyna (6-1)4/666.7%9 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:6 – Pretty Tapit (8-1)2/633.3%2 pts
Alt 2:15 – Immortalize (4-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 3:14 – Eat Hay Run (4-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 4:5 – Marcinkowski (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 5:4 – Eenymeanymightymo (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:13 – Hypnotica (6-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:7 – Wonzee Weather (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:9 – Last Curtain Call (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 9:16 – Mundy Sweep (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 10:8 – Patron Silver (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 11:12 – Blackwing (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 12:2 – Les (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 13:10 – Zero Absolute (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 7

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:3 – Ruleroftheuniverse (2-1)5/683.3%16 pts
Place:5 – Rowdy Riot (4-1)5/683.3%16 pts
Show:7 – Muir Woods (6-1)3/650.0%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:9 – Bird The Legend (4-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 2:4 – Flyin Private (8-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 3:8 – Nineteenfourtyfive (20-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 4:2 – Election Night (15-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 5:6 – Linebacker (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:10 – Coal Fired (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:1 – Frosted Bull (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 8

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:5 – Being Myself (1-1)5/683.3%20 pts
Place:1 – Anna's Promise (4-1)4/666.7%11 pts
Show:4 – Union Mist (4-1)3/650.0%7 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:3 – Amarth (8-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 2:2 – Foreseen (5-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 3:6 – Sierra November (6-1)2/633.3%2 pts

Race 9

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:11 – Ashley's Archer (5-1)5/683.3%15 pts
Place:3 – Write Off Jerry (6-1)4/666.7%16 pts
Show:2 – Lazlo (8-1)2/633.3%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:6 – Different Gravy (12-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 2:9 – Telescopic (4-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 3:1 – Theodore George (20-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 4:12 – My Boy Tony (6-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 5:5 – Fort Thomas (20-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 6:4 – Kicking Clear (12-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 7:10 – Warlander (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:7 – Steel (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 9:13 – Taunting (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 10:8 – King Of Ashes (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 10

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:3 – Solaia (2-1)6/6100.0%21 pts
Place:9 – With Kindness (6-1)5/683.3%11 pts
Show:1 – Diagram (5-1)2/633.3%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – Smokin Hot Stuff (4-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 2:12 – Loriebeth (20-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 3:6 – Army Chic (20-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 4:4 – Spill The Sugar (15-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 5:5 – Silvertown (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:7 – The Long Embrace (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:13 – Gucci Gammy (50-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:8 – Sweettalkingwoman (12-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 9:10 – Donna Strada (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 10:11 – Balaclava (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts

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