May 16th, 2025 Free Picks & Plays

Since the launch of this site eight years ago our statistics have remained consistent. Race winner is in top three selections 65% of the time 15,002/23,086 and top choice first or second 46% of the time 10,679/23,086. The algorithm is very good at zeroing in on live runners with regularity, you will often find the triple and super in our picks.

*Early Pick 5/4 for us yesterday at Aqueduct…$559.50 on a $72 ticket…$127.50 on a $36 ticket…

*Late Pick 5/4 for us yesterday at Aqueduct…$485.75 on a $121.50 ticket…$105.87 on a $54 ticket…

*Friday’s Full Card Aqueduct & Pimlico Picks/Plays Below…

Aqueduct Selections

Race 1: Strength Variable:

#1 Macaw 7-2 27 scratched
#7 Golden Purchase 6-1 26 1st $6.60
#2 Trade Imbalance 5-2 25 3rd $2.30
#6 Broderick 9-2 25 4th

Race 2:

#4 Catch a Wave 6-5 32
#5 The Ginger Wizard 7-2 31
#6 Cyber Ninja 9-2 30
#3 Atlast (FR) 6-1 29

Dirt Selections

#2 Masqueparade 12-1 scratched
#8 Strapped 5-2 1st $5.60 Dbl $19.00
#7 Leading Contender 2-1 2nd
#1 Rungius 4-1 3rd

Race 3:

#6 Equus 9-2 27 scratched
#2 Brzina 5-2 27 1st $5.10 Dbl $16.80
#3 Irish Jackson 5-1 26 4th Pk 3 $83.50
#7 Killy Start 2-1 26 3rd $2.20

Race 4:

#4 Full Pour 9-2 18 3rd $3.30
#3 Material Girl 7-5 17 1st $3.80
#5 Eagle Rising 5-2 17 4th
#2 Our Preferred Pal 8-1 16 2nd $10.20 Spr $226.40

Race 5:

#8 Kunshan Bridge 2-1 28 1st $6.80
#2 Tetsu 3-1 27 4th
#7 Lost in Rome 7-2 26 3rd $2.90
#3 Brew Pub 9-2 26

Race 6:

#3 Mystifying 6-5 33
#7 Three Priests (JPN) 7-2 32
#6 Seat At the Table 4-1 31
#5 Luna Moth 20-1 29

Dirt Selections

#5 Luna Moth 20-1 scratched
#3 Mystifying 6-5 scratched
#1 Anileate 30-1 1st $4.50

Race 7:

#3 Mommasgottagun 4-1 29
#2 Brown Suga Babe 7-2 28
#5 Valtellina 4-1 27
#4 Clover Street 6-1 27

Race 8:

#4 A. P. Kid 8-5 30
#1 Pookie 6-1 29
#3 Hands of Time 3-1 28
#2 Tracking Error 7-2 28

Dirt Selections

#8 On the Mount 5-2
#2 Tracking Error 7-2
#1a Griffin’s Wharf 6-1
#9 Jerry’s Out 7-2
#7 Steel Vengeance 20-1

Race 9:

#4 Mun Mun Can Run 3-1 15
#2 Dangherecomesshang 6-1 14
#3 Silver Pearls 5-2 13
#9 Tight Line 8-1 13

Dirt Selections

#11 Stirred Up 7-5
#4 Mun Mun Can Run 3-1
#9 Tight Line 8-1
#8 Bengalese 30-1
#7 Katerina Ristova 15-1

Aqueduct Plays

Early Pick 5:

Race 1: 1,7,2,6

Race 2: 6,4,5 Dirt: 8,7,1

Race 3: 6,2,3 *6 scratched using 2,3,7

Race 4: 4,3,5

Race 5: 8,2

$.50 Ticket: $108 $215.25

Early Pick 4:

Race 2: 4,5,6 Dirt: 8,7,1

Race 3: 6,2,3,7

Race 4: 4,3,5

Race 5: 8,2,7

$50 Ticket: $54 $32.37

Pick 4 (3-6):

Race 3: 6,2,3,7

Race 4: 4,3,5,2

Race 5: 8,2,7,3

Race 6: 3,7 Dirt: 5,3

$.50 Ticket: $64

Pick 6:

Race 4: 4,3,5

Race 5: 8,2,7

Race 6: 3,7 Dirt: 5,3

Race 7: 3,2 *2 scratched using 3,5

Race 8: 4 Dirt: 8

Race 9: 4,2,3 Dirt: 11,8,7

$1.00 Ticket: $108

Late Pick 5:

Race 5: 8,2,7,3

Race 6: 3,7 Dirt: 5,3 *5,3 scratched using 1,4

Race 7: 3,2,5 *2 scratched using 3,5,4

Race 8: 4,1,3 Dirt: 8,2,1a/1

Race 9: 4,2,3 Dirt: 11,8,7

$.50 Ticket: $108

Late Pick 4:

Race 6: 3,7,6 Dirt: 5,3,1 *5,3 scratched using 1,4

Race 7: 3,2,5,4

Race 8: 4,1,3,2 Dirt: 8,2,1a/1,9

Race 9: 4,2,3 Dirt: 11,8,7

$.50 Ticket: $72

Pimlico Selections

Race 1: Strength Variable:

#6 Verifire 2-5 31 1st $2.10
#4 Saxton 4-1 29 2nd $2.20
#3 Change My World 15-1 27 4th
#1 Straight to Water 20-1 26 3rd $4.80 Spr $98

Race 2:

#12 Software 7-2 19
#10 My Brazilian Girl 5-2 19 4th
#13 Souper Williwaw 8-1 18 2nd $11.80
#5 Abundant Love 4-1 17

Dirt Selections

#12 Software 7-2
#13 Souper Williwaw 8-1
#8 More Acceleration 15-1
#1 Protective Custody 15-1
#6 Sutton Suzie 20-1

Race 3:

#6 Stronsino 5-2 31
#3 Sagrada Ray 5-1 30
#2 Cadet Corps 4-1 29 2nd $5.60
#9 Point Dume 7-2 28 1st $8.00

Race 4:

#10 Zip Line to Heaven 7-2 30 3rd $4.20
#2 Katie’s Notion 4-1 29
#1 Island d’Lite 5-1 29
#3 War Humor 20-1 28

Dirt Selections

#6 Billionaires Row 12-1
#9 Watch Out World 20-1
#7 Incinerator 12-1
#4 Toolpusher 6-1
#1 Island d’Lite 5-1
#2 Katie’s Notion 4-1

Race 5:

#7 Privman 6-5 19 2nd $2.10
#5 Gung Ho 8-1 18
#4 Ennis Town 8-5 17
#1 Cadeau d’Argent 20-1 16 1st $137.40

Race 6:

#9 Coast Along 3-1 29 4th
#3 Tidewater 7-2 28 3rd $3.60
#11 Linzer 8-1 27
#2 Tall Order 6-1 27

Dirt Selections

#9 Coast Along 3-1
#11 Linzer 8-1
#7 Barzini 15-1
#4 Noble Jon 10-1
#8 Where’s Ray 20-1

Race 7:

#7 Army Officer 2-1 32 2nd $2.80
#5 Wow Whata Summer 10-1 31 3rd $3.40
#2 Blame the Tux 6-1 30
#3 Worthington 15-1 29

Dirt Selections

#6 Sharp Tones 20-1
#7 Army Officer 2-1
#8 Goodbye Note 8-1

Race 8:

#3 Candied 8-5 34 1st $3.80
#6 Peignoir 8-1 33 4th
#5 Sea Dancer 6-1 32 scratched
#8 Sudden Switch 6-1 31 scratched

Race 9:

#9 Sigh No More (IRE) 4-1 31 4th
#6 Pretty Lavish (IRE) 8-1 30 2nd $6.20
#8 Obeissante 5-2 30
#3 Me Governor 7-2 29

Dirt Selections

#5 Complexity Jane 10-1
#8 Obeissante 5-2
#4 Pure Majestic 30-1

Race 10:

#5 Family 6-1 33
#6 Stunner 4-1 32
#8 Echo Sound 5-1 31 1st $9.80
#1 Hollygrove 20-1 30 3rd $8.20

Race 11:

#9 Loon Cry 9-5 35 4th
#2 Bosserati 9-2 33 1st $9.00
#6 Gift of Gab 20-1 32 3rd $6.00
#14 Accomplished Girl 3-1 31 2nd $4.40 Spr $1,209.80

Dirt Selections

#3 Pleasant Embrace 7-5
#8 Moonlit Kiss 8-1
#10 Mudslide 8-1
#7 Pinotslilgirl 20-1

Race 12:

#10 San Siro 15-1 36
#8 Star of Wonder 7-2 35
#3 Encino 6-1 34
#4 Awesome Aaron 12-1 33

Race 13:

#7 Reply 8-1 30
#8 Amarth 4-1 29
#4 Runnin N Gunnin 5-2 28
#3 Margie’s Intention 3-1 28

Race 14:

#1 Veola 10-1 15
#2 Roja 3-1 15
#9 Devilish One 12-1 14
#3 Miss Outta My Way 10-1 13

Dirt Selections

#4 Maerdama 9-5
#3 Miss Outta My Way 10-1
#1 Veola 10-1
#6 Town Light 15-1

Pimlico Plays

Early Pick 5:

Race 1: 6

Race 2: 12,10,13,5 Dirt: 12,13,8,1

Race 3: 6,3,2,9

Race 4: 10,2,1 Dirt: 6,9,7

Race 5: 7,5,4

$.50 Ticket: $72

Early Pick 4:

Race 2: 12,10,13,5 Dirt: 12,13,8,1

Race 3: 6,3,2,9

Race 4: 10,2,1 Dirt: 6,9,7

Race 5: 7,5,4

$.50 Ticket: $72

Pick 5 (3-7):

Race 3: 6,3,2,9

Race 4: 10,2,1,3 Dirt: 6,9,7,4

Race 5: 7,5,4

Race 6: 9,3 Dirt: 9,11

Race 7: 7,5,2 Dirt: 6,7,8

$.50 Ticket: $144

Pick 4 (4-7):

Race 4: 10,2,1 Dirt: 6,9,7

Race 5: 7,5,4

Race 6: 9,3,11,2 Dirt: 9,11,7,4

Race 7: 7,5,2

$.50 Ticket: $54

Pick 5 (5-9):

Race 5: 7,5,4

Race 6: 9,3,11,2 Dirt: 9,11,7,4

Race 7: 7,5,2 Dirt: 6,7,8

Race 8: 3,6,5

Race 9: 9,6,8 Dirt: 5,8,4

$.50 Ticket: $162

Pick 4 (6-9):

Race 6: 9,3 Dirt: 9,11

Race 7: 7,5,2,3 Dirt: 6,7,8

Race 8: 3,6,5,8

Race 9: 9,6,8,3 Dirt: 5,8,4

$.50 Ticket: $64

Pick 5 (7-11):

Race 7: 7,5,2,3 Dirt: 6,7,8

Race 8: 3,6,5,8

Race 9: 9,6,8,3 Dirt: 5,8,4

Race 10: 5,6,8

Race 11: 9 Dirt: 3

$.50 Ticket: $96

Pick 6:

Race 8: 3,6,5,8

Race 9: 9,6,8,3 Dirt: 5,8,4

Race 10: 5,6,8

Race 11: 9 Dirt: 3

Race 12: 10,8,3

Race 13: 7,8,4,3

$.20 Ticket: $115.20

Late Pick 5:

Race 9: 9,6,8,3 Dirt: 5,8,4

Race 10: 5,6,8

Race 11: 9,2 Dirt: 3,8

Race 12: 10,8,3

Race 13: 7,8,4,3

$.50 Ticket: $144

Pick 4 (10-13):

Race 10: 5,6,8,1

Race 11: 9,2 Dirt: 3,8

Race 12: 10,8,3,4

Race 13: 7,8,4,3

$.50 Ticket: $64

Late Pick 4:

Race 11: 9,2 Dirt: 3,8

Race 12: 10,8,3,4

Race 13: 7,8,4,3

Race 14: 1,2,9,3 Dirt: 4,3,1,6

$.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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