April 18th, 2026 Free Picks & Plays

Since the launch of this site nine years ago, our statistics have remained consistent. The race winner is in the top three selections 65% of the time, 16,227/25,083 and the top choice first or second 46% of the time, 11,569/25,083. The algorithm is very good at zeroing in on live runners with regularity. You will often find the triple and super in our picks.

*Pick 6 for us last Friday at Aqueduct…$907.16 on a $108 ticket…

*Late Pick 5 for us last Friday at Aqueduct…$372.62 on a $72 ticket…

*Late Pick 5 for us last Sunday at Aqueduct…$294.46 on a $72 ticket…

*Early Pick 5 for us Thursday at Aqueduct…$267.78 on a $64 ticket…

*Late Pick 4 for us yesterday at Aqueduct…$642.41 on a $72 ticket…

*Saturday’s Full Card Aqueduct, Keeneland & Oaklawn Park Picks/Plays below…

Aqueduct Selections

Race 1: Strength Variable:

#3 Helen’s Revenge 7-2 28
#1 D’s a Rock 5-1 27
#5 Cloudy Chance 4-1 26
#2 Sunshine Lily 6-1 25

Race 2:

#1 Agia Marina 5-1 29
#4 Trail of Gold 9-2 28
#3 Thiene (IRE) 8-1 27
#7 Pookie 6-1 27

Race 3:

#2 Romantic Dancer 3-1 30
#5 Filly Freedom 2-1 29
#6 Always Practical 5-1 28
#1 Bernieandtherose 5-2 28

Race 4:

#4 Igniter 5-2 34
#1 Solitude Dude 3-5 33
#5 Time to Roll 6-1 32
#3 Fulmine 6-1 31

Race 5:

#7 Downtown Channel 3-1 28
#5 Starlight Dancer 6-1 28
#9 Cosmic Candy Girl 5-2 27
#4 Quick Power Nap 12-1 27

Race 6:

#6 Homewood Hustle 3-1 17
#4 Ohonte’s Own 8-1 16
#7 Mo Curls 6-1 16
#9 Nowucme Nowudont 5-1 15

Race 7:

#4 Kenny Be 3-1 27
#8 Fireballin 2-1 26
#7 Guilty 8-1 25
#3 Leo’s Reward 4-1 25

Race 8:

#5 Intellect (FR) 1-2 34
#3 Pass the Hat 6-1 33
#1 Agate Road 12-1 32
#9 Mayday Malone (GB) 10-1 31

Race 9:

#8 Irish Goodbye 2-1 18
#7 Teuflesdale 10-1 18
#9 Nordic Fyre 12-1 17
#1 Bakuto 4-1 16

Aqueduct Plays

Early Pick 5:

Race 1: 3,1,5,2

Race 2: 1,4,3,7

Race 3: 2,5

Race 4: 4,1

Race 5: 7,5,9

$.50 Ticket: $96

Early Pick 4:

Race 2: 1,4,3,7

Race 3: 2,5,6,1

Race 4: 4,1

Race 5: 7,5,9

$.50 Ticket: $48

Pick 5 (3-7):

Race 3: 2,5,6,1

Race 4: 4,1,5

Race 5: 7,5,9

Race 6: 6,4,7,9

Race 7: 4,8

$.50 Ticket: $144

Pick 6:

Race 4: 4,1

Race 5: 7,5,9

Race 6: 6,4,7,9

Race 7: 4,8

Race 8: 5

Race 9: 8

$1.00 Ticket: $48

Late Pick 5:

Race 5: 7,5,9,4

Race 6: 6,4,7,9

Race 7: 4,8

Race 8: 5,3

Race 9: 8,7,9

$.50 Ticket: $96

Late Pick 4:

Race 6: 6,4,7,9

Race 7: 4,8,7,3

Race 8: 5,3

Race 9: 8,7,9,1

$.50 Ticket: $64

Keeneland Selections

Race 1: Strength Variable:

#2 Song of Sarah 2-1 18
#4 Raghba 3-1 17
#3 Reality Star 6-1 17
#5 Babysitter 9-2 16

Race 2:

#9 Tiz Freedom 3-1 29
#8 Whiskey Shot 9-5 28
#3 Stonemont Reunion 8-1 27
#1 D Day Sky 9-2 27

Race 3:

#10 Hot Mash 3-1 31
#7 Capturing 8-1 30
#8 Perfect Figure 5-1 29
#12 Stepping Stones 9-2 28

Race 4:

#5 Mary’s Boy Bolt 3-1 29
#3 Morunning 2-1 28
#9 Truly Legit 15-1 27
#7 Protective 12-1 27

Race 5:

#3 Susan’s Boy 4-1 17
#10 Street Party 5-1 16
#7 Discotheque 6-1 16
#1 Good Willie 10-1 15

Race 6:

#9 Kentucky Belle 8-5 30
#7 Surprise Ending 7-2 29
#8 Candy Rockette 9-2 28
#3 Bless Her 6-1 27

Race 7:

#3 Kalahari Dreams 7-2 34
#1 Floodlites 3-1 33
#7 Whatchatalkinabout 8-5 33
#6 Modus Bestia 6-1 32

Race 8:

#11 Arrest Me Red 3-1 35
#1 Troubleshooting 6-1 34
#3 Dhabab (IRE) 8-1 33
#6 Works for Me 4-1 32

Race 9:

#6 Batten Down 2-1 37
#1 Stars and Stripes 4-1 36
#4 British Isles 6-1 35
#5 San Siro 8-1 34

Race 10:

#6 Burnham Square 4-1 38
#4 Grand Sonata 6-1 37
#12 Anegada 15-1 36
#8 Tawny Port 9-2 35

Race 11:

#10 Be the Light 3-1 19
#8 Island Flower 4-1 18
#3 Fast Gun 6-1 18
#9 Govern 10-1 17

Keeneland Plays

Early Pick 5:

Race 1: 2,4,3,5

Race 2: 9,8

Race 3: 10,7,8,12

Race 4: 5,3

Race 5: 3,10,7,1

$.50 Ticket: $128

Early Pick 4:

Race 2: 9,8

Race 3: 10,7,8,12

Race 4: 5,3,9,7

Race 5: 3,10,7,1

$.50 Ticket: $64

Pick 6:

Race 6: 9,7,8

Race 7: 3,1,7

Race 8: 11

Race 9: 6,1

Race 10: 6,4

Race 11: 10,8,3

$.50 Ticket: $54

Late Pick 5:

Race 7: 3,1,7

Race 8: 11,1,3,6

Race 9: 6,1,4

Race 10: 6,4

Race 11: 10,8,3

$.50 Ticket: $108

Late Pick 4:

Race 8: 11,1,3,6

Race 9: 6,1,4,5

Race 10: 6,4,12,8

Race 11: 10,8,3

$.50 Ticket: $96

Oaklawn Selections

Race 1: Strength Variable:

#5 If If If 5-2 16
#1 Helene’s Power 7-2 15
#2 Start Her Up 10-1 15
#6 She’s Honed In 2-1 14

Race 2:

#9 One Giant Leap 2-1 27
#5 Khozy My Boy 9-2 26
#6 Inca Empire 10-1 25
#1a Global Empire 7-2 25

Race 3:

#3 Our Vekoma Ride 4-1 16
#7 Instamania 4-5 16
#5 Whitley 7-2 15
#6 Zooming Past 8-1 14

Race 4:

#3 Beauty Reigns 8-5 34
#7 Untamed Moment 5-2 33
#5 True Passion 7-2 32
#4 Beautiful Twice 4-1 31

Race 5:

#5 Like a Diamond 8-5 14
#6 Highway Seventy 8-1 13
#3 Royal B 3-1 12
#4 Paroli 12-1 11

Race 6:

#6 Honey’s to Blame 3-1 31
#3 Chad Allan 7-2 30
#2 Western Warrior 8-5 29
#1 Thebabeslayer 6-1 28

Race 7:

#9 She’s an Earner 7-2 15
#8 Raging Current 5-2 14
#6 Highlight Show 9-2 13
#10 Cold Case 3-1 12

Race 8:

#3 Dawn At Normandy 8-1 30
#2 Miracle Worker 9-2 29
#1 Perfect Magic 5-1 28
#7 Pokerknightatvees 8-5 28

Race 9:

#5 Scot’s Law 2-1 32
#4 Miss Call 9-2 31
#2 Holly’s Holiday 20-1 30
#6 Sticker Shock 9-5 30

Race 10:

#1 Otto the Conqueror 7-2 33
#5 Gold Sweep 3-1 32
#3 Goodasiwonswas 5-1 31
#9 Top Gun Tommy 8-1 30

Race 11:

#5 Journalism 5-2 42
#3 Sovereignty 4-5 41
#6 Publisher 15-1 39
#1 White Abarrio 7-2 37

Race 12:

#2 Seraphia 8-5 32
#10 Thestral 4-1 31
#3 Mckinzie’s Glory 5-1 30
#6 Kerry’s Kiss 7-2 29

Oaklawn Plays

Early Pick 5:

Race 1: 5,1,2,6

Race 2: 9,5,6,1a

Race 3: 3,7,5

Race 4: 3,7

Race 5: 5,6,3

$.50 Ticket: $144

Early Pick 4:

Race 2: 9,5,6,1a

Race 3: 3,7,5,6

Race 4: 3,7

Race 5: 5,6,3,4

$.50 Ticket: $64

Pick 5 (3-7):

Race 3: 3,7,5

Race 4: 3,7,5

Race 5: 5,6,3

Race 6: 6,3,2

Race 7: 9,8

$.50 Ticket: $81

Pick 4 (4-7):

Race 4: 3,7,5,4

Race 5: 5,6,3

Race 6: 6,3,2

Race 7: 9,8,6

$.50 Ticket: $54

Pick 5 (5-9):

Race 5: 5,6,3

Race 6: 6,3,2

Race 7: 9,8,6

Race 8: 3,2,1,7

Race 9: 5,4

$.50 Ticket: $108

Pick 4 (6-9):

Race 6: 6,3,2

Race 7: 9,8,6,10

Race 8: 3,2,1,7

Race 9: 5,4,2,6

$.50 Ticket: $96

Pick 6:

Race 7: 9,8

Race 8: 3,2,1,7

Race 9: 5

Race 10: 1,5

Race 11: 5,3

Race 12: 2

$1.00 Ticket: $32

Late Pick 5:

Race 8: 3,2,1,7

Race 9: 5,4,2,6

Race 10: 1,5,3

Race 11: 5,3

Race 12: 2,10,3,6

$.50 Ticket: $192

Late Pick 4:

Race 9: 5,4,2,6

Race 10: 1,5,3,9

Race 11: 5,3

Race 12: 2,10,3,6

$.50 Ticket: $64

“Strength Variable” – Is a numerical value that gets assigned to each runner, the end result of the system that I use, which evaluates the horses in as many as thirty categories per race. It gives a visual of races where there are standouts , or conversely, heats where it is very difficult to separate. The races with better quality of horses will score higher values, while lower level claimers and maiden races with limited information will be lower numbers. Top picks that eclipse the second and third choice by three, four or more points will be runners that have a higher percentage of winning. These may be races where it is easier to find a single, where as races in which the values are close , and even tied in some instances may be races to spread in.

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