Pick Pony Picks – Consensus Expert Picks for Emerald Downs, September 5, 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:1 – Upstart Yankee (2-1) ⭐4/580.0%16 pts
Place:2 – Pistol Power (3-1)3/560.0%7 pts
Show:5 – Winds Of Freedom (4-1)3/560.0%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:6 – El Joy (2-1)2/540.0%6 pts
Alt 2:3 – Midnight Fury (8-1)2/540.0%5 pts
Alt 3:4 – Mount Pelliar (10-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 2

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:2 – Kyalam (1-1) ⭐5/5100.0%18 pts
Place:7 – My Sweet Forza (6-1)4/580.0%9 pts
Show:1 – Street Gun (4-1)2/540.0%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:4 – Giant Impact (12-1)1/520.0%4 pts
Alt 2:3 – Hacksaw Mountain (8-1)1/520.0%2 pts
Alt 3:5 – Draw Nigh (4-1)1/520.0%1 pts
Alt 4:6 – Honoring Autism (10-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 3

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:4 – Favored Son (2-1)4/580.0%12 pts
Place:3 – Tiz Dynamic (3-1)4/580.0%10 pts
Show:6 – Stormy Lent (6-1)2/540.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:7 – Catch A Breeze (8-1)2/540.0%4 pts
Alt 2:1 – Illusion Of Choice (10-1)1/520.0%4 pts
Alt 3:5 – Silver Ice (4-1)1/520.0%2 pts
Alt 4:2 – I'm Ok (12-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 4

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:7 – Light The Beam (4-1)4/580.0%11 pts
Place:3 – Lil Richards Bello (5-1)3/560.0%9 pts
Show:1 – Upright (6-1)3/560.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – Bak To Liberty (2-1)2/540.0%7 pts
Alt 2:5 – Prince Of Memphis (4-1)2/540.0%5 pts
Alt 3:6 – You're The Cause (8-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 4:4 – My Vino (12-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 5

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:2 – Platinum Diva (4-1) ⭐4/580.0%11 pts
Place:4 – Saint Mihiel (3-1)3/560.0%12 pts
Show:5 – Ms Flashy Harbor (4-1)3/560.0%9 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:8 – Chatty Leroybrown (5-1)2/540.0%5 pts
Alt 2:3 – Zippin Sevenz (8-1)1/520.0%2 pts
Alt 3:1 – Petite Ange (6-1)1/520.0%1 pts
Alt 4:7 – Roses R Blue (15-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 5:6 – Dandy Day (10-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 6

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:6 – Stratojet (1-1) ⭐5/5100.0%18 pts
Place:3 – Ole's Surprise (4-1)4/580.0%11 pts
Show:1 – Da Smoke (8-1)3/560.0%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – Verdi (6-1)1/520.0%4 pts
Alt 2:5 – Impassable (5-1)1/520.0%2 pts
Alt 3:4 – Livin Right (10-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 7

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:3 – Counteract (4-1)4/580.0%13 pts
Place:7 – Background (3-1)3/560.0%9 pts
Show:1 – I'm Noble (4-1)3/560.0%9 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:5 – House Of Lords (4-1)3/560.0%8 pts
Alt 2:4 – Lucky Code (8-1)1/520.0%1 pts
Alt 3:6 – Jimmy B (5-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 4:2 – Bluegrass Lent (10-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 8

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:6 – Whatwerewethinkin (2-1) ⭐5/5100.0%19 pts
Place:8 – Travel First Class (4-1)3/560.0%8 pts
Show:2 – Star Travel (6-1)2/540.0%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:7 – Raven Rendezvous (8-1)2/540.0%4 pts
Alt 2:5 – Cozumel (3-1)1/520.0%2 pts
Alt 3:1 – Twirling Wonder (8-1)1/520.0%2 pts
Alt 4:4 – Haka (8-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 5:3 – Waitingonkaren (15-1)0/50.0%0 pts

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