Verified results · October 17

Our Meta AI top picks won 45 races yesterday.

Every horse on every card was ranked by our machine-learning models before post time.

45/117 top picks won (38%) Meta 75% hit the board Mod2 best payoff $51.58 Weight Set 2
What a winning $2 bet paid, our expert picks against the favorite
Our expert picksPost-time favorite
$3.91$4.54$5.18$5.81Sep 6 — Our expert picks: $4.84Sep 13 — Our expert picks: $4.88Sep 20 — Our expert picks: $5.41Sep 27 — Our expert picks: $4.97Oct 4 — Our expert picks: $4.75Oct 11 — Our expert picks: $5.27Our expert picksSep 6 — Post-time favorite: $4.31Sep 13 — Post-time favorite: $4.43Sep 20 — Post-time favorite: $4.43Sep 27 — Post-time favorite: $4.51Oct 4 — Post-time favorite: $4.60Oct 11 — Post-time favorite: $4.57Post-time favoriteSep 6Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11

Average payout on winning selections. Our handicappers find winners the crowd underrates, so their winners pay more.

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Week ofOur expert picksPost-time favoriteRaces
Sep 6$4.84$4.31704
Sep 13$4.88$4.43604
Sep 20$5.41$4.43545
Sep 27$4.97$4.51565
Oct 4$4.75$4.60586
Oct 11$5.27$4.57517

AI top-pick winners paid $5.74 on average · Post-time favorites won 55 of 152 (36%) and paid $4.72 · Pick Pony expert picks went 27 for 126 (21%) at $5.16 average.

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Today's free best bet · October 18

AI and the experts agree on this one.

Track Albuquerque Downs
Race #3
Horse Whimsical Heir (#8)
M/L 5-2
AI Models 3/3 aligned
Experts 100% of 3
3/3 Record 39% winners

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