Pick Pony Picks – Consensus Expert Picks for Churchill Downs, November 12, 2026.


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How often our pick wins, by its price

AI Ensemble top picks grouped by morning-line odds.

0%13%26%39%51%Odds-on to 5/2: 41.2% from 2,588 racesOdds-on to 5/241.2%5/2 to 5/1: 29.7% from 2,355 races5/2 to 5/129.7%Longer than 5/1: 30.2% from 86 racesLonger than 5/130.2%

Short-priced selections are where the model is strongest.

Show the numbers
GroupWin rateRaces
Odds-on to 5/241.2%2,588
5/2 to 5/129.7%2,355
Longer than 5/130.2%86

Consensus Expert Picks

Consensus rankings based on 4 experts. Scoring: 1st pick = 4 pts, 2nd = 3 pts, 3rd = 2 pts, 4th = 1 pt. Agreement % = share of experts that included each horse. A gold star (⭐) next to a horse means Pick Pony's AI independently ranks that horse #1 as well — historically the strongest-hitting subset of picks. A recycle mark (↻) means that AI pick is the re-ranked one, after this morning's official scratches and surface changes were applied.

Race 1

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Drain The Bourbon (8-1)3/475.0%11 pts
Place:5 – I Like To Party (2-1)3/475.0%9 pts
Show:4 – Oscar's Candy (3-1)2/450.0%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – With You (2-1)1/425.0%3 pts
Alt 2:6 – Candor (6-1)1/425.0%1 pts
Alt 3:3 – Boss (12-1)0/40.0%0 pts

Race 2

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:4 – Angel Bella (4-1)4/4100.0%11 pts
Place:3 – You're In Heaven (2-1)2/450.0%8 pts
Show:5 – Oraia (1-1)2/450.0%7 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – Red Beretta (20-1)2/450.0%5 pts
Alt 2:1 – Justified Gift (12-1)2/450.0%2 pts
Alt 3:6 – Full Dolly (6-1)0/40.0%0 pts

Race 3

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Helpful Howie (8-1)3/475.0%10 pts
Place:8 – Soulman (10-1)3/475.0%8 pts
Show:10 – Bright Skittle (4-1)2/450.0%7 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:3 – Rockfest (4-1)1/425.0%4 pts
Alt 2:9 – Quintillion (5-1)1/425.0%2 pts
Alt 3:6 – Turnback (12-1)1/425.0%1 pts
Alt 4:5 – Anthony The Great (15-1)1/425.0%1 pts
Alt 5:11 – Cold Draft Beer (8-1)0/40.0%0 pts
Alt 6:4 – Unlimited (8-1)0/40.0%0 pts
Alt 7:2 – Our Vekoma Ride (20-1)0/40.0%0 pts
Alt 8:7 – Boston Time (15-1)0/40.0%0 pts
Alt 9:12 – Storm Commander (30-1)0/40.0%0 pts

Race 4

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:3 – Shared Vision (1-1) ⭐4/4100.0%14 pts
Place:2 – Getting After It (4-1)3/475.0%8 pts
Show:7 – Lexico (4-1)3/475.0%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:5 – G Rocks (5-1)1/425.0%4 pts
Alt 2:6 – Quinn's Promise (6-1)1/425.0%1 pts
Alt 3:4 – Ride The Broom (15-1)0/40.0%0 pts
Alt 4:1 – Denise Says No (20-1)0/40.0%0 pts

Race 5

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:6 – Order Restored (2-1) ⭐4/4100.0%16 pts
Place:4 – Got The Ring (8-1)2/450.0%6 pts
Show:5 – Munnings Monet (5-1)2/450.0%4 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:3 – Leedu (2-1)2/450.0%4 pts
Alt 2:1 – Hathaway (4-1)1/425.0%2 pts
Alt 3:2 – Will's Ali (10-1)1/425.0%1 pts
Alt 4:7 – Bella Luna (20-1)0/40.0%0 pts

Race 6

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:12 – Moonlight Dash (8-1)3/475.0%7 pts
Place:8 – Lovely Grey (3-1)2/450.0%8 pts
Show:4 – Tramuntana (4-1)2/450.0%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:6 – High South (4-1)1/425.0%4 pts
Alt 2:11 – Risen Power (20-1)1/425.0%3 pts
Alt 3:3 – Forget About You (10-1)1/425.0%2 pts
Alt 4:5 – Flower River (20-1)1/425.0%2 pts
Alt 5:15 – Now Or Nevermore (20-1)1/425.0%1 pts
Alt 6:2 – Rain Gold (8-1)0/40.0%0 pts
Alt 7:10 – Maverick Queen (20-1)0/40.0%0 pts
Alt 8:14 – Lady Sybil (30-1)0/40.0%0 pts
Alt 9:13 – Temple Goddess (20-1)0/40.0%0 pts
Alt 10:1 – Forgotten About (20-1)0/40.0%0 pts
Alt 11:16 – Trusty Troutman (15-1)0/40.0%0 pts
Alt 12:7 – El Joury (15-1)0/40.0%0 pts
Alt 13:9 – Power To Glory (30-1)0/40.0%0 pts

Race 7

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Consequential (4-1)4/4100.0%10 pts
Place:8 – Feeling Grand (6-1)2/450.0%8 pts
Show:7 – Obra Prima (3-1)2/450.0%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:6 – Harry Houdini (2-1)1/425.0%4 pts
Alt 2:3 – Most Probable (8-1)1/425.0%3 pts
Alt 3:2 – Don't U Shush Me (10-1)1/425.0%2 pts
Alt 4:4 – King Lee (6-1)1/425.0%1 pts
Alt 5:5 – Berniedott (20-1)0/40.0%0 pts

Race 8

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:3 – Banned For Life (3-1) ⭐ ↻3/475.0%10 pts
Place:4 – Tarantino (2-1)3/475.0%9 pts
Show:6 – Can't Hush This (5-1)2/450.0%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:5 – Track Phantom (4-1)2/450.0%6 pts
Alt 2:8 – Zambezi (15-1)1/425.0%1 pts
Alt 3:7 – Risk It (8-1)1/425.0%1 pts
Alt 4:2 – Accretive (8-1)0/40.0%0 pts
Alt 5:1 – Charlie Foxtrot (12-1)0/40.0%0 pts

Race 9

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:2 – Demolition Duke (4-1) ⭐3/475.0%9 pts
Place:9 – Son Of A Birch (6-1)2/450.0%6 pts
Show:4 – Sea Singer (4-1)2/450.0%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:11 – Exact Estimate (8-1)2/450.0%4 pts
Alt 2:3 – Skyro (10-1)1/425.0%4 pts
Alt 3:8 – Baltimore Heart (8-1)1/425.0%3 pts
Alt 4:6 – Charge For Gold (15-1)1/425.0%1 pts
Alt 5:10 – Out Of Deductions (5-1)0/40.0%0 pts
Alt 6:1 – Risk Manager (8-1)0/40.0%0 pts
Alt 7:13 – Sugoi (15-1)0/40.0%0 pts
Alt 8:15 – Debt Paid (10-1)0/40.0%0 pts
Alt 9:16 – The Minkster (20-1)0/40.0%0 pts
Alt 10:12 – Real Fast (30-1)0/40.0%0 pts
Alt 11:7 – Sambalover (30-1)0/40.0%0 pts
Alt 12:14 – Woodcock Flight (30-1)0/40.0%0 pts
Alt 13:5 – Professor Higgins (50-1)0/40.0%0 pts

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