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Consensus Expert Picks

Consensus rankings based on 7 experts. Scoring: 1st pick = 4 pts, 2nd = 3 pts, 3rd = 2 pts, 4th = 1 pt. Agreement % = share of experts that included each horse. ⭐ AI Aligned marks races where Pick Pony's AI independently ranks the same horse #1 — historically the strongest-hitting subset of picks.

Race 1  ⭐ AI Aligned (models 2, 3)

Pick	Horse	Experts	Agreement	Score
Win:	4 – April Spun (2-1)	5/7	71.4%	18 pts
Place:	2 – Ausplexity (2-1)	5/7	71.4%	18 pts
Show:	9 – Natures Fury (2-1)	4/7	57.1%	9 pts

Alternatives

Pick	Horse	Experts	Agreement	Score
Alt 1:	7 – False Witness (8-1)	2/7	28.6%	2 pts
Alt 2:	1 – Caitlin Said Run (8-1)	1/7	14.3%	4 pts
Alt 3:	5 – Munchkin (10-1)	0/7	0.0%	0 pts
Alt 4:	3 – Midnite Bust R Out (10-1)	0/7	0.0%	0 pts
Alt 5:	6 – Hurry Up Hailey (15-1)	0/7	0.0%	0 pts
Alt 6:	8 – Infamy (4-1)	0/7	0.0%	0 pts

Race 2  ⭐ AI Aligned (all 3 models)

Pick	Horse	Experts	Agreement	Score
Win:	6 – Bonsai Warrior (2-1)	5/7	71.4%	19 pts
Place:	2 – Captain Oats (3-1)	5/7	71.4%	14 pts
Show:	1 – Fratellone (2-1)	3/7	42.9%	9 pts

Alternatives

Pick	Horse	Experts	Agreement	Score
Alt 1:	3 – Final Joke (6-1)	3/7	42.9%	7 pts
Alt 2:	4 – Bliss Street (8-1)	1/7	14.3%	2 pts
Alt 3:	5 – Win Winnie Win (4-1)	0/7	0.0%	0 pts

Race 3  ⭐ AI Aligned (all 3 models)

Pick	Horse	Experts	Agreement	Score
Win:	4 – Street Glide (2-1)	5/6	83.3%	17 pts
Place:	5 – Confabulation (4-1)	5/6	83.3%	15 pts
Show:	1 – Knox (2-1)	2/6	33.3%	6 pts

Alternatives

Pick	Horse	Experts	Agreement	Score
Alt 1:	2 – Syntactic (8-1)	1/6	16.7%	3 pts
Alt 2:	3 – Mystic Night (5-1)	1/6	16.7%	2 pts
Alt 3:	6 – Crypto Man (4-1)	1/6	16.7%	1 pts

Race 4  ⭐ AI Aligned (all 3 models)

Pick	Horse	Experts	Agreement	Score
Win:	4 – Mya Papaya (3-1)	5/7	71.4%	17 pts
Place:	1 – Bella Bello Banker (2-1)	5/7	71.4%	12 pts
Show:	7 – Elsie's Smile (3-1)	4/7	57.1%	13 pts

Alternatives

Pick	Horse	Experts	Agreement	Score
Alt 1:	6 – Backseat Romance (5-1)	1/7	14.3%	4 pts
Alt 2:	5 – Precious Cat (6-1)	1/7	14.3%	3 pts
Alt 3:	8 – Lady Hathor (8-1)	1/7	14.3%	2 pts
Alt 4:	2 – Emily Reward (12-1)	0/7	0.0%	0 pts
Alt 5:	3 – Aunt Jo (20-1)	0/7	0.0%	0 pts

Race 5

Pick	Horse	Experts	Agreement	Score
Win:	5 – Red Head Italian (2-1)	5/7	71.4%	19 pts
Place:	2 – La Resolana (2-1)	4/7	57.1%	13 pts
Show:	7 – She's A Bombshell (8-1)	3/7	42.9%	10 pts

Alternatives

Pick	Horse	Experts	Agreement	Score
Alt 1:	6 – Starview Twinkle (6-1)	2/7	28.6%	2 pts
Alt 2:	1 – Molly's A Bullet (3-1)	1/7	14.3%	2 pts
Alt 3:	3 – Salt And Light (10-1)	1/7	14.3%	2 pts
Alt 4:	4 – Purple Lu Lu (20-1)	0/7	0.0%	0 pts

Race 6

Pick	Horse	Experts	Agreement	Score
Win:	5 – El Ma'any (4-1)	3/7	42.9%	10 pts
Place:	1 – Taco Cat Backwards (6-1)	3/7	42.9%	10 pts
Show:	2 – Linarite (4-1)	3/7	42.9%	9 pts

Alternatives

Pick	Horse	Experts	Agreement	Score
Alt 1:	3 – Hauntress (3-1)	3/7	42.9%	7 pts
Alt 2:	7 – Shadyside (6-1)	2/7	28.6%	7 pts
Alt 3:	9 – Spanish Girl (8-1)	2/7	28.6%	4 pts
Alt 4:	4 – Diamondinthesand (6-1)	1/7	14.3%	4 pts
Alt 5:	6 – Onmywaytosavthday (8-1)	0/7	0.0%	0 pts
Alt 6:	8 – Queen Catalina (30-1)	0/7	0.0%	0 pts