Pick Pony Picks – Consensus Expert Picks for Saratoga Race Course, July 4, 2026.


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Consensus Expert Picks

Consensus rankings based on 6 experts. Scoring: 1st pick = 4 pts, 2nd = 3 pts, 3rd = 2 pts, 4th = 1 pt. Agreement % = share of experts that included each horse.

Race 1

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:4 – Mashallah (1-2)5/683.3%16 pts
Place:3 – Lovely Christina (2-1)4/666.7%13 pts
Show:1 – Feminism (3-1)4/666.7%11 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:5 – Lightscape (15-1)2/633.3%2 pts
Alt 2:2 – Irresistible (15-1)1/616.7%3 pts

Race 2

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:4 – Eponine (2-1)5/5100.0%17 pts
Place:2 – Accent (2-1)3/560.0%11 pts
Show:10 – Fast And Frisky (5-1)2/540.0%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:12 – Soundbite (2-1)2/540.0%3 pts
Alt 2:11 – Bernieandtherose (4-1)2/540.0%3 pts
Alt 3:3 – Vekoma View (6-1)1/520.0%2 pts
Alt 4:8 – Special Wood (12-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 5:9 – Brunch With Amy (2-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 6:6 – New Rose (10-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 7:1 – Ori (8-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 8:7 – Bourbon Betty (20-1)0/50.0%0 pts
Alt 9:5 – Make You Mine (6-1)0/50.0%0 pts

Race 3

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:5 – Secretly Delighted (4-1)4/666.7%13 pts
Place:6 – Shelzawa (2-1)3/650.0%12 pts
Show:8 – Nonconsecutivetrms (4-1)3/650.0%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:7 – Home Wrecker (10-1)2/633.3%3 pts
Alt 2:2 – Fango Creek (8-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 3:12 – Bourbiana (2-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 4:11 – Moonlit (2-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 5:1 – Saint Tropez (8-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 6:10 – Bourbon Milk Punch (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:3 – Madeline's Agenda (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:9 – River Empress (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 9:4 – Romala (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 4

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:1 – Lightning Strike (2-1)4/666.7%15 pts
Place:3 – Princess Wadadli (8-1)3/650.0%11 pts
Show:8 – Grace And Grit (4-1)3/650.0%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:6 – Baseball Lady (8-1)3/650.0%4 pts
Alt 2:4 – Angel Gift (12-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 3:5 – Queens Cat (6-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 4:2 – Graceful Rose (15-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 5:7 – Britain (4-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 5

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:2 – Booked (3-1)5/683.3%17 pts
Place:1 – Waggley (6-1)3/650.0%10 pts
Show:4 – Pocket Listing (4-1)2/633.3%8 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:7 – Ashcroft Lane (5-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 2:5 – Vissino (6-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 3:9 – Rasasi (10-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 4:8 – Regent's Park (8-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 5:3 – Goodbye To Romance (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:6 – Jack's Golden Goal (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 6

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:11 – Van Vollenhoven (4-1)3/650.0%9 pts
Place:14 – Burning Bridges (8-1)3/650.0%7 pts
Show:5 – Rhyton (6-1)2/633.3%7 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:16 – Counter Move (4-1)2/633.3%6 pts
Alt 2:2 – Cristobal (4-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 3:9 – Three Thirteen (12-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 4:15 – Joker On Fire (5-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 5:4 – Truman's Commander (5-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 6:10 – Diliello (12-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 7:7 – Mozambique (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:13 – Lawyer Mason (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 9:8 – Guilty (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 10:6 – Stormy Birthday (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 11:12 – King Puck (6-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 12:3 – Diamond Child (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 13:1 – Punto Forty (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 7

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:6 – Fitz Right (6-1)4/666.7%14 pts
Place:8 – Abashiri (2-1)3/650.0%11 pts
Show:10 – Imaginationthelady (4-1)3/650.0%9 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:4 – Faithful Departed (5-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 2:5 – Storm's Wake (10-1)2/633.3%3 pts
Alt 3:1 – Just Aloof (8-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 4:2 – Time To Dream (12-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 5:9 – Ultimate Love (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:7 – Carmensita (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:3 – Kensington Lane (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 8

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:2 – Forged Steel (4-1)4/666.7%10 pts
Place:7 – Antiquarian (3-1)3/650.0%11 pts
Show:4 – Parchment Party (8-1)3/650.0%9 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:8 – Hit Show (5-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 2:9 – Stars And Stripes (6-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 3:5 – Tiztastic (12-1)1/616.7%3 pts
Alt 4:11 – Obstacle (30-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 5:10 – Original Sin (10-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 6:6 – Phileas Fogg (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:3 – Yo Daddy (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:1 – Classicist (20-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 9

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:8 – West End Kid (3-1)5/683.3%16 pts
Place:3 – Remember Mamba (4-1)4/666.7%15 pts
Show:2 – Bottas (10-1)3/650.0%3 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:10 – Touch Of Fire (5-1)2/633.3%5 pts
Alt 2:1 – Blackmail (12-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 3:4 – Third Coast (20-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 4:5 – Turf Star (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 5:7 – Tiernanogue (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:6 – Pacific Avenue (6-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:9 – Title Role (5-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 10

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:7 – Capital Idea (4-1)4/666.7%10 pts
Place:3 – Full Screen (4-1)3/650.0%12 pts
Show:2 – Tarantino (8-1)2/633.3%5 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:9 – Warp Nine (15-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 2:1 – Bank Frenzy (8-1)2/633.3%4 pts
Alt 3:4 – Bourbon Day (6-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 4:10 – Flood Zone (12-1)1/616.7%4 pts
Alt 5:8 – Bramito (5-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 6:6 – Tuscan Sky (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:5 – Reasoned Analysis (8-1)0/60.0%0 pts

Race 11

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Win:11 – Silly Season (2-1)6/6100.0%21 pts
Place:1 – Morning Prayer (4-1)4/666.7%15 pts
Show:8 – Zap That Ghost (10-1)2/633.3%3 pts

Alternatives

PickHorseExpertsAgreementScore
Alt 1:4 – No Ordinary Love (8-1)2/633.3%3 pts
Alt 2:2 – Coach Of The Year (12-1)1/616.7%2 pts
Alt 3:12 – Suited Connectors (4-1)1/616.7%1 pts
Alt 4:5 – Chaumet (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 5:10 – Force Of Mischief (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 6:7 – Probable Choice (15-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 7:9 – Tank Girl (30-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 8:3 – Lyn's Legacy (5-1)0/60.0%0 pts
Alt 9:6 – Nobody Knows (10-1)0/60.0%0 pts

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