Saratoga August 9, 2025 – AI Picks and Predictions.

AI Algorithm Picks

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Algorithm 1 (Stronger influence on proprietary AI and overall pace)

 
Race 1
Win: 4 – I’M Wide Awake (9/5)
Place: 1 – What’S Up Bro (3/1)
Show: 2 – Yo Banana Boy (4/1)
Other contenders: 6 – Factually Correct (8/1), 5 – Trust Fund (7/2)
 
Race 2
Win: 5 – Dads Good Runner (8/1)
Place: 6 – Shipman (10/1)
Show: 3 – Rivalry (3/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Ride Up (5/1), 8 – Glint (5/2), 4 – King Moonracer (15/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 6 – Miami Style (6/1)
Place: 2 – Run On States (6/1)
Show: 7 – Trading Trouble (5/2)
Other contenders: 3 – Charlottesuniverse (7/2), 1 – My Boston Beauty (10/1), 5 – Probable Choice (30/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 9 – Common Defense (6/1)
Place: 3 – Laurel Valley (8/1)
Show: 10 – Notah (10/1)
Other contenders: 11 – Chileno (2/1), 15 – Who’S The King (10/1), 13 – Dr. Kraft (3/1), 12 – Get A Job (6/1), 6 – Be Of Courage (7/2)
 
Race 5
Win: 4 – Looms Boldly (8/5)
Place: 1 – Amundson (8/5)
Show: 5 – Forgiving Spirit (6/1)
Other contenders: 6 – Great Richie M (3/1), 2 – Fitzpatrick (10/1), 3 – Muazarah (12/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 1 – Oscar’S Hope (7/2)
Place: 2 – Glorious Boy (15/1)
Show: 3 – Stone County (10/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Mailata (5/1), 5 – Handsome Linc (5/1), 6 – Igniter (15/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 7 – Exact Estimate (5/2)
Place: 12 – Drake’S Passage (3/1)
Show: 2 – Magical Ways (12/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Resilience (9/2), 5 – Itsallcomintogetha (6/1), 6 – Depiction (3/1), 3 – Gilded Craken (10/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 2 – Damon’S Mound (2/1)
Place: 3 – Maximus Meridius (6/1)
Show: 8 – Surveillance (4/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Twisted Ride (12/1), 4 – Light The Way (8/1), 6 – Little Ni (3/1)
 
Race 9
Win: 1 – Opulent Restraint (2/1)
Place: 5 – Totally Justified (6/1)
Show: 6 – Laurelin (9/5)
Other contenders: 4 – Evershed (8/1), 2 – Sigh No More (8/1)
 
Race 10
Win: 6 – Far Bridge (9/5)
Place: 3 – Vote No (15/1)
Show: 7 – El Rezeen (15/1)
Other contenders: 8 – Grand Sonata (10/1), 5 – Nations Pride (3/1), 4 – Padiddle (30/1)
 
Race 11
Win: 8 – Next On Stage (9/2)
Place: 1 – Practical Lov (3/1)
Show: 5 – Chatter (6/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Limes Don’T Lie (5/1), 4 – Artemis Sound (6/1), 3 – Alyeska (7/2)
 
Race 12
Win: 11 – Hit The Post (7/5)
Place: 1 – Skyler’S Starship (20/1)
Show: 5 – El De Larry (4/1)
Other contenders: 7 – Fidelightcayut (3/1), 10 – Charles J (5/1), 2 – Amplitude (5/2), 6 – Terminal Velocity (6/1)
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 4, FPS: 10, FPS Midpoint: 10, FPS Late: 10, Overall Pace: 500, Early Pace: 30, Mid Pace: 30, Late Pace: 30, Post Position: 5, PPPP Rating: 10, Average Finish: 5, Days Since Last Race: 15, Jockey: 10, Trainer: 20, Track Bias: 20, Morning Line: 10, Pedigree: 15, Works: 15, Weight: 5, Medications: 5, Weather: 5, Race Trouble: 35, Last Race: 4, Last Three Races: 8, All Races: 2, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 600,

Algorithm 2 (Stronger influence on speed, overall pace, trainer, with moderate influence from proprietary AI)

 
Race 1
Win: 4 – I’M Wide Awake (9/5)
Place: 1 – What’S Up Bro (3/1)
Show: 2 – Yo Banana Boy (4/1)
Other contenders: 6 – Factually Correct (8/1), 5 – Trust Fund (7/2)
 
Race 2
Win: 5 – Dads Good Runner (8/1)
Place: 6 – Shipman (10/1)
Show: 3 – Rivalry (3/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Ride Up (5/1), 8 – Glint (5/2), 4 – King Moonracer (15/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 6 – Miami Style (6/1)
Place: 2 – Run On States (6/1)
Show: 7 – Trading Trouble (5/2)
Other contenders: 3 – Charlottesuniverse (7/2), 1 – My Boston Beauty (10/1), 5 – Probable Choice (30/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 9 – Common Defense (6/1)
Place: 3 – Laurel Valley (8/1)
Show: 10 – Notah (10/1)
Other contenders: 11 – Chileno (2/1), 15 – Who’S The King (10/1), 13 – Dr. Kraft (3/1), 12 – Get A Job (6/1), 6 – Be Of Courage (7/2)
 
Race 5
Win: 4 – Looms Boldly (8/5)
Place: 1 – Amundson (8/5)
Show: 6 – Great Richie M (3/1)
Other contenders: 5 – Forgiving Spirit (6/1), 2 – Fitzpatrick (10/1), 8 – Show Time (5/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 1 – Oscar’S Hope (7/2)
Place: 2 – Glorious Boy (15/1)
Show: 3 – Stone County (10/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Mailata (5/1), 5 – Handsome Linc (5/1), 6 – Igniter (15/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 7 – Exact Estimate (5/2)
Place: 12 – Drake’S Passage (3/1)
Show: 2 – Magical Ways (12/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Resilience (9/2), 5 – Itsallcomintogetha (6/1), 6 – Depiction (3/1), 3 – Gilded Craken (10/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 2 – Damon’S Mound (2/1)
Place: 3 – Maximus Meridius (6/1)
Show: 8 – Surveillance (4/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Twisted Ride (12/1), 6 – Little Ni (3/1), 4 – Light The Way (8/1)
 
Race 9
Win: 1 – Opulent Restraint (2/1)
Place: 5 – Totally Justified (6/1)
Show: 6 – Laurelin (9/5)
Other contenders: 4 – Evershed (8/1), 2 – Sigh No More (8/1)
 
Race 10
Win: 6 – Far Bridge (9/5)
Place: 7 – El Rezeen (15/1)
Show: 3 – Vote No (15/1)
Other contenders: 8 – Grand Sonata (10/1), 5 – Nations Pride (3/1), 4 – Padiddle (30/1)
 
Race 11
Win: 8 – Next On Stage (9/2)
Place: 1 – Practical Lov (3/1)
Show: 2 – Limes Don’T Lie (5/1)
Other contenders: 5 – Chatter (6/1), 4 – Artemis Sound (6/1), 6 – Street View (15/1)
 
Race 12
Win: 11 – Hit The Post (7/5)
Place: 1 – Skyler’S Starship (20/1)
Show: 5 – El De Larry (4/1)
Other contenders: 10 – Charles J (5/1), 2 – Amplitude (5/2), 7 – Fidelightcayut (3/1), 4 – Tony O (30/1)
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 50, FPS: 15, FPS Midpoint: 15, FPS Late: 15, Overall Pace: 400, Early Pace: 1, Mid Pace: 1, Late Pace: 1, Post Position: 5, PPPP Rating: 20, Average Finish: 5, Days Since Last Race: 15, Jockey: 10, Trainer: 80, Track Bias: 20, Morning Line: 10, Pedigree: 15, Works: 15, Weight: 5, Medications: 5, Weather: 5, Race Trouble: 35, Last Race: 1, Last Three Races: 5, All Races: 1, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 250,

Algorithm 3 (Stronger influence on pace, track bias, trainer)

 
Race 1
Win: 4 – I’M Wide Awake (9/5)
Place: 1 – What’S Up Bro (3/1)
Show: 2 – Yo Banana Boy (4/1)
Other contenders: 6 – Factually Correct (8/1), 5 – Trust Fund (7/2)
 
Race 2
Win: 5 – Dads Good Runner (8/1)
Place: 6 – Shipman (10/1)
Show: 3 – Rivalry (3/1)
Other contenders: 2 – Ride Up (5/1), 8 – Glint (5/2), 4 – King Moonracer (15/1)
 
Race 3
Win: 2 – Run On States (6/1)
Place: 7 – Trading Trouble (5/2)
Show: 6 – Miami Style (6/1)
Other contenders: 3 – Charlottesuniverse (7/2), 1 – My Boston Beauty (10/1), 5 – Probable Choice (30/1)
 
Race 4
Win: 9 – Common Defense (6/1)
Place: 3 – Laurel Valley (8/1)
Show: 10 – Notah (10/1)
Other contenders: 11 – Chileno (2/1), 15 – Who’S The King (10/1), 13 – Dr. Kraft (3/1), 12 – Get A Job (6/1), 6 – Be Of Courage (7/2)
 
Race 5
Win: 1 – Amundson (8/5)
Place: 4 – Looms Boldly (8/5)
Show: 6 – Great Richie M (3/1)
Other contenders: 5 – Forgiving Spirit (6/1), 2 – Fitzpatrick (10/1), 3 – Muazarah (12/1)
 
Race 6
Win: 1 – Oscar’S Hope (7/2)
Place: 2 – Glorious Boy (15/1)
Show: 3 – Stone County (10/1)
Other contenders: 4 – Mailata (5/1), 5 – Handsome Linc (5/1), 6 – Igniter (15/1)
 
Race 7
Win: 7 – Exact Estimate (5/2)
Place: 2 – Magical Ways (12/1)
Show: 12 – Drake’S Passage (3/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Resilience (9/2), 5 – Itsallcomintogetha (6/1), 6 – Depiction (3/1), 3 – Gilded Craken (10/1)
 
Race 8
Win: 2 – Damon’S Mound (2/1)
Place: 3 – Maximus Meridius (6/1)
Show: 8 – Surveillance (4/1)
Other contenders: 1 – Twisted Ride (12/1), 7 – Nova Rags (6/1), 4 – Light The Way (8/1)
 
Race 9
Win: 1 – Opulent Restraint (2/1)
Place: 5 – Totally Justified (6/1)
Show: 6 – Laurelin (9/5)
Other contenders: 4 – Evershed (8/1), 2 – Sigh No More (8/1)
 
Race 10
Win: 6 – Far Bridge (9/5)
Place: 7 – El Rezeen (15/1)
Show: 3 – Vote No (15/1)
Other contenders: 8 – Grand Sonata (10/1), 4 – Padiddle (30/1), 2 – Rebel Red (8/1)
 
Race 11
Win: 8 – Next On Stage (9/2)
Place: 1 – Practical Lov (3/1)
Show: 2 – Limes Don’T Lie (5/1)
Other contenders: 5 – Chatter (6/1), 4 – Artemis Sound (6/1), 6 – Street View (15/1)
 
Race 12
Win: 11 – Hit The Post (7/5)
Place: 1 – Skyler’S Starship (20/1)
Show: 5 – El De Larry (4/1)
Other contenders: 10 – Charles J (5/1), 7 – Fidelightcayut (3/1), 2 – Amplitude (5/2), 4 – Tony O (30/1)
 
AI Weight Settings
Speed: 50, FPS: 24, FPS Midpoint: 25, FPS Late: 15, Overall Pace: 400, Early Pace: 3, Mid Pace: 1, Late Pace: 1, Post Position: 5, PPPP Rating: 10, Average Finish: 5, Days Since Last Race: 15, Jockey: 10, Trainer: 20, Track Bias: 20, Morning Line: 10, Pedigree: 15, Works: 15, Weight: 5, Medications: 5, Weather: 5, Race Trouble: 35, Last Race: 3, Last Three Races: 4, All Races: 2, Best Race: 1, Proprietary AI: 20,

Race Entries

A LISTER ALYESKA AMPLITUDE AMUNDSON ARTEMIS SOUND
BICKERTON CHARLES J CHARLOTTESUNIVERSE CHATTER CHILENO
DADS GOOD RUNNER DAMON’S MOUND DAUNT DEAR CHAIRMAN DEPICTION
DRAKE’S PASSAGE EL CORDOBES EL DE LARRY EL REZEEN EVERSHED
FACTUALLY CORRECT FANCY LIGHTS FAR BRIDGE FIDELIGHTCAYUT FINDANAME
FORGIVING SPIRIT FRIZZANTE GET A JOB GILDED CRAKEN GLINT
GO GO BOOTS GOLDEN TORNADO GRAND SONATA GREAT RICHIE M HANDSOME LINC
HIT THE POST HONORARY DEGREE HOURS IN A DAY I’M WIDE AWAKE IGNITER
JURISPRUDENCE JUST CLARITY KING MOONRACER LAUREL VALLEY LAURELIN
LIMES DON’T LIE LITTLE NI LOCKE AND KEY LOOMS BOLDLY MAGICAL WAYS
MAXIMUS MERIDIUS MIAMI STYLE MUAZARAH MY BOSTON BEAUTY NATIONS PRIDE
NOTAH NOVA RAGS OPULENT RESTRAINT ORTUS OSCAR’S HOPE
PANCAKE HOUSE PRACTICAL LOV PROBABLE CHOICE REBEL RED RESILIENCE
RIVALRY RUN ON STATES SASSMASTER SENIOR LENDER SESAME SEED BAGEL
SHOW TIME SIGH NO MORE SKY’S NOT FALLING SKYLER’S STARSHIP SQUIRE CREEK
STOP THE SPREAD STREET VIEW SURVEILLANCE TARAJ TERMINAL VELOCITY
TONY O TOTALLY JUSTIFIED TRADING TROUBLE TREATY OBLIGATION TRUST FUND
TWISTED RIDE UTAH BEACH VOTE NO WALLEY WORLD WHAT’S UP BRO
WHITTINGTON PARK WHO’S THE KING WHOCOULDASKFORMO YO BANANA BOY

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