Pick Pony Picks – Consensus Expert Picks for Churchill Downs, September 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. 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:10 – Capodost (2-1) ⭐5/5100.0%17 pts
Place:2 – Callie's Dance (4-1)4/580.0%11 pts
Show:6 – Chamita (15-1)2/540.0%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:11 – Oro Estrella (20-1)2/540.0%3 pts
Alt 2:3 – Speech And Drama (4-1)1/520.0%4 pts
Alt 3:9 – Joking Around (12-1)1/520.0%2 pts
Alt 4:7 – Stirrup (12-1)1/520.0%1 pts
Alt 5:1 – Belladore (20-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 6:5 – Back Back Back (6-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 7:8 – Phil E Fayebaby (20-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 8:14 – J Z's Not Again (15-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 9:4 – Dream About (15-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 10:12 – Puzzled (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 11:13 – Dice Shot (6-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 2

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Coquito (1-2) ⭐5/5100.0%20 pts
Place:4 – Gypsan (15-1)4/580.0%8 pts
Show:6 – Argan (4-1)3/560.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – Stay Beautiful (8-1)2/540.0%2 pts
Alt 2:8 – Acousticat (15-1)1/520.0%3 pts
Alt 3:3 – Cora's Legacy (6-1)1/520.0%2 pts
Alt 4:7 – Little Dixie (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 5:5 – Evalina (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 3

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:2 – Birch Run (2-1) ⭐5/5100.0%19 pts
Place:6 – Lexico (2-1)4/580.0%10 pts
Show:5 – Watershed Moment (6-1)3/560.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:1 – Main Mischief (15-1)2/540.0%3 pts
Alt 2:4 – Twisted Viper (4-1)1/520.0%2 pts
Alt 3:3 – Depencier (12-1)1/520.0%1 pts
Alt 4:7 – Rotisserie (8-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 4

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:3 – Less Talking (3-1)4/580.0%12 pts
Place:5 – Cyber Gal (2-1)3/560.0%3 pts
Show:6 – Cruising Again (10-1)2/540.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – Notgonnacatchher (6-1)2/540.0%7 pts
Alt 2:4 – Mood Spin (20-1)2/540.0%6 pts
Alt 3:11 – Goose Quill (4-1)1/520.0%3 pts
Alt 4:13 – Placing Blame (10-1)1/520.0%2 pts
Alt 5:12 – Camphor (4-1)1/520.0%2 pts
Alt 6:10 – Make It Skate (12-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 7:1 – Lady Carmen (8-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 8:14 – Lexi's Epic Ride (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 9:7 – Kiplin (8-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 10:8 – Speedbird (8-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 11:9 – Novo Mesto (15-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 5

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:7 – Our Shenanigan (2-1) ⭐5/5100.0%16 pts
Place:5 – Country Club (15-1)3/560.0%7 pts
Show:3 – Final Shipman (3-1)3/560.0%7 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:8 – Wild Acclaim (8-1)2/540.0%3 pts
Alt 2:6 – Honor Azteca (5-1)1/520.0%4 pts
Alt 3:9 – Barbratina (6-1)1/520.0%3 pts
Alt 4:1 – Zafyre (20-1)1/520.0%3 pts
Alt 5:4 – Keen Gal (6-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 6:2 – Wildest Problem (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 6

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:6 – Ships Inn (2-1) ⭐4/580.0%16 pts
Place:8 – Mighty Nora (3-1)4/580.0%12 pts
Show:4 – Carol's Melody (4-1)2/540.0%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:1 – Late To The Game (15-1)2/540.0%3 pts
Alt 2:5 – In For A Spin (15-1)2/540.0%3 pts
Alt 3:7 – Miss Elle (4-1)1/520.0%3 pts
Alt 4:3 – Full Dolly (10-1)1/520.0%1 pts
Alt 5:2 – Belle Of The Barn (12-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 7

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:8 – Tapit Nitro (6-1)3/560.0%11 pts
Place:3 – Anna Bo Banna (3-1)3/560.0%10 pts
Show:1 – Cover Story (8-1)2/540.0%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:11 – Soccer Socks (6-1)2/540.0%5 pts
Alt 2:4 – R Last Word (4-1)2/540.0%4 pts
Alt 3:6 – Racheli (5-1)1/520.0%1 pts
Alt 4:2 – Motivated By Grace (12-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 5:5 – Silk Street (20-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 6:7 – A Sip Of Vino (20-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 7:9 – Baby Chantal (15-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 8:10 – Waawaatesi (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 8

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:6 – Battle Call (2-1) ⭐4/580.0%16 pts
Place:2 – War Officer (4-1)3/560.0%9 pts
Show:7 – Lucky Mischief (6-1)3/560.0%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:5 – Big To Do (15-1)1/520.0%4 pts
Alt 2:4 – Baltimore Heart (4-1)1/520.0%3 pts
Alt 3:11 – Franz Josef (12-1)1/520.0%2 pts
Alt 4:1 – Overstatement (8-1)1/520.0%1 pts
Alt 5:8 – Friar Newton (12-1)1/520.0%1 pts
Alt 6:3 – Charge For Gold (15-1)1/520.0%1 pts
Alt 7:10 – Sugoi (20-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 8:9 – Debt Paid (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 9

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:7 – Camp Hale (1-1) ⭐4/580.0%15 pts
Place:1 – Doroteo (4-1)4/580.0%8 pts
Show:2 – Jefferson Street (4-1)3/560.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:6 – Beach Colt (20-1)2/540.0%6 pts
Alt 2:3 – Ship Ship Hooray (15-1)2/540.0%3 pts
Alt 3:4 – Vamos Carlitos (6-1)1/520.0%3 pts
Alt 4:5 – Tap Me A Song (15-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 5:8 – Market Street (8-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 10

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:10 – Rockin Robin (2-1) ⭐4/580.0%16 pts
Place:6 – Fozzer (15-1)3/560.0%9 pts
Show:1 – Crawford (5-1)3/560.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:9 – Winning Matters (4-1)3/560.0%6 pts
Alt 2:7 – Kopiana (8-1)2/540.0%3 pts
Alt 3:5 – Quality View (10-1)1/520.0%1 pts
Alt 4:4 – Buckeye Favorite (20-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 5:14 – Donna Strada (20-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 6:2 – Wado Wave (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 7:12 – Astronova (20-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 8:8 – Cherry Springs (20-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 9:11 – Serafina Vietti (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 10:3 – Broadway Betty (30-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 11:13 – Alabama Getaway (8-1)0/50.0%0 pts

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