Winning Ponies
Horstradamus AI horse racing handicapping engine

Horse Racing Picks Powered by AI Handicapping

Featuring Horstradamus® AI | Covering 90+ thoroughbred tracks

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What Our Members Say

Winning tickets from Mark A.

$311,452 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint Payday!

“Hits $3000 to Win, $300 Exacta, $50 Trifecta and $25 Superfecta for a grand total of $311,452!”
Mark A., Fort Lauderdale, FL

Sole Winner of $121,578 Pick 6 at Hollywood Park!

“Sole Winner of $121,578 Pick 6 at Hollywood Park!”
Jeff L. from Deer Park, TX

Cashes in On Our Easy $42,475 Pick 6 at Santa Anita!

“i am still in shock my wife is looking at my account wondering what we are going to do with this money. i just hit for 45 Gs i dont know what else to say is thank you so so much”
Tim F. from Uniontown, PA

Hits Late Pick 5 at Gulfstream for Over $25,000!

“Thanks for the great card at Gulfstream yesterday -- hit the late Pick 5 for over $25,000!”
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Why WinningPonies

Expert horse racing handicapping, distilled into an E-Z Win® Form anyone can read.

WinningPonies has been publishing horse racing picks and handicapping analysis since 2005. We cover 90+ thoroughbred tracks across the United States and Canada, from Belmont and Churchill Downs to Del Mar and Santa Anita, plus dozens of regional tracks the major handicapping services overlook. Most E-Z Win® Forms are posted at least two days in advance so you have time to study, build tickets, and place your wagers through your favorite ADW.

Our picks are powered by Horstradamus®, our proprietary AI rating engine. Horstradamus analyzes dozens of factors for every horse in every race, including past performance, speed figures, class levels, workout quality, surface preferences, jockey and trainer trends, and track condition adjustments. The result is a comprehensive AI rating that accounts for far more variables than a human handicapper can track manually, distilled into a color-coded tier system anyone can read at a glance. Tier 1 horses (green) are the most likely to hit the board. Tier 5 (red) are facing the toughest competition. The tiers tell you who to use, who to spread, and who to leave off your ticket.

Built specifically for exotic wagers, the E-Z Win® Form pairs with our free horse racing calculator to help you size Exactas, Trifectas, Superfectas, Daily Doubles, Pick 3s, Pick 4s, Pick 5s, and Pick 6s. Use the tiers to classify horses into A (top picks), B (contenders), and C (longshots), then let the calculator tell you what each ticket combination will cost. Multi-race wagers stop feeling like guesswork once you know exactly which horses to single, spread, and leave out.

We don't just make predictions, we track them. Our Big 'Uns page documents every significant exotic payout where our top-tier picks hit, Superfectas, Trifectas, Pick 4s, Pick 6s, and more, verified against official race results. Read our customers' wins on the Testimonials page, browse the latest free horse racing picks on our blog, and check the sample E-Z Win® Form to see the ratings in action before you buy.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to the most common questions about WinningPonies.

WinningPonies is a professional horse racing handicapping service powered by Horstradamus®, our AI rating engine. Because luck just isn’t enough, Horstradamus® AI analyzes dozens of factors for every horse at 90+ racing tracks across the US and Canada and distills them into our color-coded E-Z Win® Forms, making it easier to identify contenders and build winning exotic wagers.
We cover over 90 thoroughbred and quarter horse racing tracks across the United States and Canada, including all major venues like Saratoga, Churchill Downs, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita, Del Mar, and many more. See our full track list. We do not cover harness (standardbred) racing or international tracks.

Horstradamus®, our proprietary rating engine, analyzes dozens of factors including past performance, speed figures, class levels, workout quality, surface preferences, and track condition adjustments.

Dirt races have two overall ratings. The first (shown in aqua) is based on the horse's most recent applicable dirt race. A + next to this rating means the horse has a reason to improve off that race; ++ means there are multiple reasons to expect improvement. The second rating (shown in purple) is a composite that analyzes up to four recent races and takes the median. The average of these two numbers determines the horse's ranking.

These ratings are length-based: a horse rated 55 is three lengths (about 3/5 of a second) better than a horse rated 52.

Turf races add a third rating: the Turf Class rating, shown first in parentheses. This evaluates how “classy” a horse is based on the quality and results of its previous turf races. We've found this to be the most important factor in turf racing, so horses are primarily tiered by class rating, with the other two ratings used as a tiebreaker within each tier.

You can also review individual past performance ratings in the leftmost column of each horse's PP list. The race used for the aqua rating is highlighted in aqua, and the races used for the composite are highlighted in purple: a quick way to see if a horse is trending up or down.

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