Pick Pony Picks – Consensus Expert Picks for Santa Anita Park, October 17, 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%40%53%Odds-on to 5/2: 42.2% from 2,069 racesOdds-on to 5/242.2%5/2 to 5/1: 29.5% from 1,791 races5/2 to 5/129.5%

Short-priced selections are where the model is strongest.

Show the numbers
GroupWin rateRaces
Odds-on to 5/242.2%2,069
5/2 to 5/129.5%1,791

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. 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:7 – Brazoria (1-1) ⭐7/7100.0%27 pts
Place:8 – Peachy Canyon (2-1)3/742.9%10 pts
Show:4 – Chair's Coin (5-1)3/742.9%6 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – Island Home (20-1)3/742.9%6 pts
Alt 2:1 – Bourbon Story (12-1)3/742.9%5 pts
Alt 3:3 – Shane's The Brains (15-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 4:6 – I'll Be Your Baby (30-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 5:5 – Lacey Love (10-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 2

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:4 – Gettinby (1-1) ⭐7/7100.0%26 pts
Place:2 – Jerry's Spirit (4-1)4/757.1%11 pts
Show:3 – Special Club (2-1)4/757.1%9 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:1 – Otto The Conqueror (5-1)4/757.1%8 pts
Alt 2:5 – No More Ding Dongs (15-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 3

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Nesso's Lastharrah (3-1)6/785.7%17 pts
Place:2 – Artislas (2-1)5/771.4%18 pts
Show:3 – Astronomer (3-1)3/742.9%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:5 – Endlessly (4-1)3/742.9%6 pts
Alt 2:4 – Twirling Point (4-1)2/728.6%5 pts

Race 4

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:7 – Springline (2-1)7/7100.0%21 pts
Place:1 – Photogenic (2-1)3/742.9%12 pts
Show:3 – Can't Say That (4-1)3/742.9%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:6 – Bear's Board (10-1)2/728.6%6 pts
Alt 2:2 – Lovely Medaglia (8-1)2/728.6%5 pts
Alt 3:4 – Sei Bella (4-1)1/714.3%1 pts
Alt 4:5 – Bitter Truth (30-1)1/714.3%1 pts

Race 5

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:11 – Repo (4-1)5/771.4%18 pts
Place:5 – Missed Fortune (5-1)5/771.4%14 pts
Show:4 – Bottled In Bond (4-1)3/742.9%11 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:3 – Enjoy The Ride (10-1)2/728.6%5 pts
Alt 2:10 – Is That You Wing (4-1)2/728.6%4 pts
Alt 3:7 – Haunted House (8-1)1/714.3%1 pts
Alt 4:6 – Lil Prince Cairo (10-1)1/714.3%1 pts
Alt 5:9 – Red Raider (8-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 6:2 – Olympian Thirst (30-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 7:1 – Rapid Thirsty (30-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 8:8 – City Of Forza (30-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 6

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:4 – Blame Ashley (1-1) ⭐6/785.7%21 pts
Place:1 – East Witton (5-1)5/771.4%14 pts
Show:7 – Breakaway Babe (8-1)2/728.6%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:5 – Imnosurething (3-1)2/728.6%5 pts
Alt 2:2 – I Know Nothing (10-1)2/728.6%4 pts
Alt 3:6 – Danielle (8-1)1/714.3%4 pts
Alt 4:3 – Obhayve (30-1)1/714.3%1 pts

Race 7

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:9 – Timayyyy (3-1)5/771.4%17 pts
Place:7 – Trump Era (4-1)5/771.4%16 pts
Show:4 – Moon Ice (5-1)3/742.9%7 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:3 – Moonlit Sonata (5-1)3/742.9%6 pts
Alt 2:1 – Flamboyant (8-1)2/728.6%7 pts
Alt 3:5 – Back Nine Stakes (6-1)1/714.3%1 pts
Alt 4:8 – After Dawn (15-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 5:2 – Non Domicile (15-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 6:6 – Knowhere (12-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 8

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:8 – Blame The Track (1-1) ⭐7/7100.0%22 pts
Place:3 – Godbless Her (4-1)4/757.1%12 pts
Show:9 – Dancing Thru Fire (3-1)4/757.1%9 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:1 – Melba Montgomery (6-1)2/728.6%8 pts
Alt 2:4 – Stylishly Big (20-1)2/728.6%3 pts
Alt 3:5 – She Spendsalot (15-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 4:6 – Strong Proof (30-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 5:7 – Palace Mischief (30-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 6:2 – Long Legged Babs (30-1)0/70.0%0 pts

Race 9

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:4 – City Exile (4-1)5/771.4%19 pts
Place:3 – Zalamo (4-1)4/757.1%11 pts
Show:11 – Mubtadaa (5-1)3/742.9%7 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:2 – Calm Sea (8-1)2/728.6%6 pts
Alt 2:5 – Sarwar (6-1)2/728.6%5 pts
Alt 3:8 – Dhitjari (15-1)1/714.3%3 pts
Alt 4:6 – Malibu Coast (8-1)1/714.3%2 pts
Alt 5:1 – Double Neat (15-1)1/714.3%1 pts
Alt 6:10 – Lahaina Flavor (10-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 7:7 – Mary's Boy Bolt (8-1)0/70.0%0 pts
Alt 8:9 – One Of These Days (30-1)0/70.0%0 pts

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