Pick Pony Tip Sheet – Expert picks for Woodbine, October 17, 2025.

Race #1 Expert Picks

FanDuel:

  • Win: #4 Magical Trick, #8 Purrfect Girl
  • Place: #1 Poetic Amy

Racing Dudes:

  • Win: #2 English Jubilee

At The Races:

  • Win: #2 English Jubilee
  • Watch: #4 Magical Trick

Doug McPherson:

  • Win: #2 English Jubilee
  • Place: #4 Magical Trick
  • Show: #6 Dreams and Schemes
  • Fourth: #3 Gather

Tip Meerkat:

  • Win: #1 Poetic Amy
  • Place: #2 English Jubilee
  • Show: #3 Gather

Betting News:

  • Win: #4 Magical Trick
  • Place: #8 Purrfect Girl
  • Show: #2 English Jubilee
  • Fourth: #1 Poetic Amy

Hitch Abernathy:

  • Win: #4 Magical Trick
  • Place: #1 Poetic Amy
  • Show: #6 Dreams And Schemes

Racenet:

  • Win: #2 English Jubilee
  • Place: #4 Magical Trick
  • Show: #1 Poetic Amy
  • Fourth: #8 Purrfect Girl

Sports From The Basement:

  • Win: #2 English Jubilee
  • Place: #4 Magical Trick

Race #2 Expert Picks

FanDuel:

  • Win: #4 Highland Society
  • Place: #6 Dissectologist, #7 Exchange Day

Racing Dudes:

  • Win: #3 Executive Search

At The Races:

  • Win: #5 Military Force
  • Watch: #10 Legal Attack (GB)

Doug McPherson:

  • Win: #10 Legal Attack (GB)
  • Place: #5 Military Force
  • Show: #3 Executive Search
  • Fourth: #7 Exchange Day

Tip Meerkat:

  • Win: #2 Cadfael
  • Place: #3 Executive Search
  • Show: #5 Military Force

Guaranteed Tip Sheet:

  • Win: #3 Executive Search

Hitch Abernathy:

  • Win: #4 Highland Society
  • Place: #1 Harper City
  • Show: #2 Cadfael

Racenet:

  • Win: #5 Military Force
  • Place: #3 Executive Search
  • Show: #8 Galvaston
  • Fourth: #10 Legal Attack

Sports From The Basement:

  • Win: #2 Cadfael
  • Place: #3 Executive Search

Race #3 Expert Picks

FanDuel:

  • Win: #1 Colonel Mustard, #10 Sparklet
  • Place: #5 Chancel

Racing Dudes:

  • Win: #10 Sparklet

At The Races:

  • Win: #6 Can’t Jump
  • Watch: #5 Chancel

Doug McPherson:

  • Win: #6 Can’t Jump
  • Place: #1 Colonel Mustard
  • Show: #10 Sparklet
  • Fourth: #5 Chancel

Tip Meerkat:

  • Win: #5 Chancel
  • Place: #6 Can’t Jump
  • Show: #1 Colonel Mustard

Guaranteed Tip Sheet:

  • Win: #5 Chancel

Hitch Abernathy:

  • Win: #9 So Called Vacation
  • Place: #6 Can’t Jump
  • Show: #8 Pet Sounds

Racenet:

  • Win: #7 The New Maybe
  • Place: #10 Sparklet
  • Show: #8 Pet Sounds
  • Fourth: #9 So Called Vacation

Sports From The Basement:

  • Win: #1 Colonel Mustard
  • Place: #6 Can’t Jump

Race #4 Expert Picks

FanDuel:

  • Win: #1 Agile Dancer, #9 Good King Sam
  • Place: #2 Sooner Lunar

Racing Dudes:

  • Win: #3 British Artillery

At The Races:

  • Win: #9 Good King Sam
  • Watch: #2 Sooner Lunar

Doug McPherson:

  • Win: #2 Sooner Lunar
  • Place: #5 War in Charge
  • Show: #1 Agile Dancer
  • Fourth: #3 British Artillery

Tip Meerkat:

  • Win: #1 Agile Dancer
  • Place: #2 Sooner Lunar
  • Show: #5 War In Charge

Guaranteed Tip Sheet:

  • Win: #2 Sooner Lunar

Hitch Abernathy:

  • Win: #5 War In Charge
  • Place: #2 Sooner Lunar
  • Show: #1 Agile Dancer

Racenet:

  • Win: #3 British Artillery
  • Place: #5 War In Charge
  • Show: #2 Sooner Lunar
  • Fourth: #1 Agile Dancer

Sports From The Basement:

  • Win: #2 Sooner Lunar
  • Place: #1 Agile Dancer

Race #5 Expert Picks

FanDuel:

  • Win: #3 Humble Heart
  • Place: #6 Bella Classica
  • Show: #2 Chervonaruta

Racing Dudes:

  • Win: #6 Bella Classica

At The Races:

  • Win: #6 Bella Classica
  • Watch: #5 Lady On The Nile

Doug McPherson:

  • Win: #7 Faultfinder
  • Place: #6 Bella Classica
  • Show: #5 Lady On the Nile
  • Fourth: #2 Chevonaruta

Tip Meerkat:

  • Win: #1 Light The Lamp (Note: This appears to be misplaced – Light The Lamp is in Race 7)

Betting News:

  • Win: #5 Lady On The Nile
  • Place: #6 Bella Classica
  • Show: #2 Chervonaruta
  • Fourth: #7 Faultfinder

Guaranteed Tip Sheet:

  • Win: #5 Lady On the Nile

Hitch Abernathy:

  • Win: #4 Aint No Girly Girl
  • Place: #5 Lady On The Nile
  • Show: #6 Bella Classica

Racenet:

  • Win: #5 Lady On The Nile
  • Place: #4 Aint No Girly Girl
  • Show: #2 Chervonaruta
  • Fourth: #6 Bella Classica

Sports From The Basement:

  • Win: #5 Lady On the Nile
  • Place: #6 Bella Classica

Race #6 Expert Picks

FanDuel:

  • Win: #6 Highly Potent
  • Place: #4 Waheela, #5 Rachael’s Wagon

Racing Dudes:

  • Win: #6 Highly Potent

At The Races:

  • Win: #6 Highly Potent
  • Watch: #4 Waheela

Doug McPherson:

  • Win: #6 Highly Potent
  • Place: #4 Waheela
  • Show: #3 Runaway Maxi
  • Fourth: #5 Rachel’s Wagon

Guaranteed Tip Sheet:

  • Win: #5 Rachaels Wagon

Hitch Abernathy:

  • Win: #5 Rachael’s Wagon
  • Place: #6 Highly Potent
  • Show: #4 Waheela

Racenet:

  • Win: #6 Highly Potent
  • Place: #3 Runaway Maxi
  • Show: #1 Glorious Revenge
  • Fourth: #4 Waheela

Sports From The Basement:

  • Win: #5 Rachael’s Wagon
  • Place: #3 Runaway Maxi, #6 Highly Potent

Race #7 Expert Picks

FanDuel:

  • Win: #6 Artemus Citylimits
  • Place: #3 Silent Reserve
  • Show: #1 Light The Lamp

Racing Dudes:

  • Win: #1 Light the Lamp

At The Races:

  • Win: #2 Ready To Collect
  • Watch: #1 Light The Lamp

Doug McPherson:

  • Win: #6 Artemus Citylimits
  • Place: #1 Light the Lamp
  • Show: #2 Ready to Collect
  • Fourth: #3 Silent Reserve

Tip Meerkat:

  • Win: #1 Light The Lamp
  • Place: #6 Artemus Citylimits
  • Show: #4 Classy War

Betting News:

  • Win: #1 Light The Lamp
  • Place: #6 Artemus Citylimits
  • Show: #2 Ready To Collect
  • Fourth: #3 Silent Reserve

Guaranteed Tip Sheet:

  • Win: #3 Silent Reserve

Hitch Abernathy:

  • Win: #2 Ready To Collect
  • Place: #6 Artemus Citylimits
  • Show: #3 Silent Reserve

Racenet:

  • Win: #3 Silent Reserve
  • Place: #4 Classy War
  • Show: #1 Light The Lamp
  • Fourth: #2 Ready To Collect

Sports From The Basement:

  • Win: #3 Silent Reserve
  • Place: #1 Light the Lamp

Race #8 Expert Picks

FanDuel:

  • Win: #5 Not So Swift, #6 Complex Secret
  • Place: #4 Zipfire

Racing Dudes:

  • Win: #4 Zipfire

At The Races:

  • Win: #4 Zipfire
  • Watch: #3 Cheat The Devil

Doug McPherson:

  • Win: #5 Not So Swift
  • Place: #4 Zipfire
  • Show: #6 Complex Secret
  • Fourth: #2 Seven P R C
  • Fifth: #7 Rosieposie

Tip Meerkat:

  • Win: #4 Zipfire
  • Place: #5 Not So Swift
  • Show: #7 Rosieposie

Guaranteed Tip Sheet:

  • Win: #5 Not So Swift

Hitch Abernathy:

  • Win: #4 Zipfire
  • Place: #2 Seven P R C
  • Show: #5 Not So Swift

Racenet:

  • Win: #4 Zipfire
  • Place: #3 Cheat The Devil
  • Show: #6 Complex Secret
  • Fourth: #5 Not So Swift

Sports From The Basement:

  • Win: #3 Cheat the Devil
  • Place: #4 Zipfire

Consensus Picks

Race 1 Consensus

  • Win: #2 English Jubilee (56% confidence)
  • Place: #4 Magical Trick (50% confidence)
  • Show: #1 Poetic Amy (40% confidence)

Race 2 Consensus

  • Win: #3 Executive Search (38% confidence)
  • Place: #5 Military Force (38% confidence)
  • Show: #10 Legal Attack (GB) (25% confidence)

Race 3 Consensus

  • Win: #6 Can’t Jump (38% confidence)
  • Place: #10 Sparklet (38% confidence)
  • Show: #1 Colonel Mustard (38% confidence)

Race 4 Consensus

  • Win: #2 Sooner Lunar (50% confidence)
  • Place: #1 Agile Dancer (38% confidence)
  • Show: #5 War In Charge (38% confidence)

Race 5 Consensus

  • Win: #6 Bella Classica (50% confidence)
  • Place: #5 Lady On The Nile (50% confidence)
  • Show: #2 Chervonaruta (38% confidence)

Race 6 Consensus

  • Win: #6 Highly Potent (63% confidence)
  • Place: #4 Waheela (38% confidence)
  • Show: #5 Rachael’s Wagon (38% confidence)

Race 7 Consensus

  • Win: #1 Light The Lamp (44% confidence)
  • Place: #6 Artemus Citylimits (44% confidence)
  • Show: #3 Silent Reserve (44% confidence)

Race 8 Consensus

  • Win: #4 Zipfire (56% confidence)
  • Place: #5 Not So Swift (44% confidence)
  • Show: #6 Complex Secret (25% confidence)

All horses mentioned in the picks have been verified against available race card information. The consensus calculations are based on the frequency of selections by the various handicappers, with confidence percentages reflecting the proportion of experts who selected each horse for the respective positions.​

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