Pick Pony Tip Sheet – Expert picks for Santa Anita Park, October 24, 2025.

Pick Pony Expert Picks are based on analytics from our Past Performance Sheets and related analytical tools. Sometimes, a pick may appear twice; in such cases, we expect the horse to finish in one of the two predicted positions. You can sum the confidence scores to assess our overall confidence in the prediction.

Race 1

1. Dakota Country (#1) – 82% confidence🥇
2. Smooth Salute (#3) – 55% confidence🥉
3. Hawker (#7) – 64% confidence🥈
4. Invincible (#2) – 45% confidence

Race 2

1. The Big Cheeseola (#4) – 64% confidence🥇
2. Gypsy Tears (#3) – 73% confidence🥈
3. Constant Conflict (#1) – 64% confidence
4. Major Tom (#2) – 27% confidence🥉

Race 3

1. Surfin’ U.S.A. (#4) – 73% confidence🥈
2. Hawaiian Moon (#2) – 64% confidence
3. Peanutbutterbombe (#1) – 45% confidence🥇
4. Darlin’ Duchess (#7) – 27% confidence

Race 4

1. Wave With Envy (#2) – 55% confidence🥉
2. Lady K Westfall (#11) – 55% confidence🥈
3. Chase N Ryan (#3) – 45% confidence🥇
4. Matts Advisor (#4) – 45% confidence

Race 5

1. Philippa (#4) – 82% confidence🥇
2. Pura Vida Princesa (#3) – 36% confidence🥈
3. Surf Song (#5) – 36% confidence
4. Nafisa (#9) – 27% confidence🥉

Race 6

1. Pio Nono (#9) – 55% confidence🥉
2. War Swift (#2) – 27% confidence
3. R Awesome Kid (#6) – 27% confidence
4. Foreroyal (#8) – 27% confidence

Race 7

1. Rastaman Vibe (#9) – 82% confidence
2. Mythical Reel (#5) – 64% confidence
3. Crazy Cavalier (#3) – 36% confidence🥉
4. Oubabe (#8) – 18% confidence🥈

Race 8

1. Berlin Wall (#2) – 64% confidence🥈
2. Strongerthanbefore (#14) – 27% confidence
3. Piper’s Causeway (#10) – 27% confidence🥇
4. Catmansue (#9) – 27% confidence

Race 9

1. Our Bucky Charm (#2) – 82% confidence
2. Player B (#4) – 45% confidence
3. Minister Shane (#3) – 27% confidence🥇
4. Belly Up (#8) – 36% confidence🥉

Recommended Exotic Bets and Value Plays

Pick 3 (Races 5-7): 4/9/5,9 – Strong consensus on Philippa, then Pio Nono in Race 6, with Mythical Reel and Rastaman Vibe both showing excellent support in Race 7​

Pick 4 (Races 6-9): 9/9/2,14/2 – Building around the strong Pio Nono and Rastaman Vibe consensus, with Berlin Wall or Strongerthanbefore in Race 8, finishing with Our Bucky Charm​

Trifecta Value Play Race 4: 2-11-3 box – Wave With Envy, Lady K Westfall, and Chase N Ryan all show strong expert support in a competitive maiden race​

Superfecta Race 1: 1/3,7/2,3,7/2,4 – Dakota Country on top with Smooth Salute and Hawker in second, spreading underneath for value​

Daily Double (8-9): 2,14/2 – Connecting Berlin Wall or Strongerthanbefore with Our Bucky Charm based on strong consensus support