AI Picks for August 12, 2026
9 tracks are racing today. Every card below has free AI-rated picks with full analysis.
Ajax Downs
8 races rated
Free AI picks →Assiniboia
7 races rated
Free AI picks →Finger Lakes
8 races rated
Free AI picks →Horseshoe Indianapolis
10 races rated
Free AI picks →Louisiana Downs
7 races rated
Free AI picks →Mountaineer
8 races rated
Free AI picks →Penn National
7 races rated
Free AI picks →Saratoga
9 races rated
Free AI picks →Thistledown
8 races rated
Free AI picks →
How TrackWiz Rates a Horse Race
Every runner gets a single TrackWiz rating built from four groups of factors. The rating is what orders the picks on every card — the highest-rated horse in a race is the Win selection, and the gap between the top two ratings is what decides whether a race is worth a confident play or a pass.
Speed figures and recent form
Final times adjusted for track condition and distance, weighted toward a horse’s most recent starts rather than its career best.
Class and company
The level a horse has been competitive at, and whether today is a step up, a drop, or a lateral move against similar rivals.
Surface, distance and pace fit
How a horse has run at today’s surface and trip, and where it sits in the projected pace setup — a lone speed horse and a deep closer are rated differently in the same field.
Connections
Trainer and jockey strike rates in comparable spots, which matter most in maiden and claiming races where past-performance data is thin.
A rating is a starting point, not a guarantee — the point of publishing the top four rated horses per race is that you can see where the model is confident and where the field is genuinely open. More on how the ratings work.
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AI Picks by Track
Every track TrackWiz rates, with its own picks page, track profile and card archive.
- Horseshoe Indianapolis picks
- Thistledown picks
- Belterra Park picks
- Prairie Meadows picks
- Woodbine picks
- Mountaineer picks
- Delta Downs picks
- Delaware Park picks
- Evangeline picks
- Gulfstream Park picks
- Charles Town picks
- Penn National picks
- Finger Lakes picks
- Churchill Downs picks
- Presque Isle Downs picks
- Parx Racing picks
- Albuquerque picks
- Emerald Downs picks
- Canterbury Park picks
- Monmouth Park picks
- Louisiana Downs picks
- Lone Star picks
- Assiniboia picks
- Colonial Downs picks
- Century Mile picks
- Saratoga picks
- Arapahoe picks
- Fair Meadows picks
- Fairmount Park picks
- Los Alamitos Quarter Horse picks
- Laurel Park picks
- Belmont At The Big A picks
- Santa Anita picks
- Ellis Park picks
- Retama Park picks
- Sam Houston picks
- Hawthorne picks
- Remington Park picks
- Fort Erie picks
- Del Mar picks
- Lethbridge RMTC picks
- Ajax Downs picks
- Los Alamitos Thoroughbred picks
- Sunray Park picks
- Oaklawn Park picks
- Tampa Bay picks
- Turf Paradise picks
- Fonner Park picks
- Aqueduct picks
- Belmont at Saratoga picks
- Keeneland picks
AI Horse Racing Picks — Common Questions
Are the AI horse racing picks free?
Yes. Every card published on TrackWiz includes free AI-rated picks with full written analysis on selected races, with no account required. The remaining races on each card are part of a TrackWiz subscription.
How does an AI pick horses?
TrackWiz scores every runner on speed and recent form, class and the company it has been keeping, fit for today’s surface, distance and projected pace, and trainer and jockey strike rates in comparable spots. Those combine into a single rating per horse, and the ratings order the picks in each race.
What tracks are covered?
TrackWiz publishes AI-rated cards for thoroughbred and quarter-horse tracks across the US and Canada, including Saratoga, Del Mar, Gulfstream Park, Woodbine, Churchill Downs and dozens of regional tracks. Each track has its own picks page and archive.
When are today’s AI picks published?
Cards are published ahead of the first post time for that day’s racing. You can get each new card by email before post time, segmented to the tracks you follow.