Month: January 2026

$175K Mucho Macho Man Stakes at Gulfstream, Sat., Jan. 3, 2026

In the 10th race at Gulfstream today, the $175K Mucho Macho Man Stakes at 1 mi. on the dirt for three-year-olds, the AI-enabled and Gulfstream-customized program had the exacta order correct correct with its Primary, Secondary and Tertiary selections of #1 Commandment at 1/2 and #5 Roger That Dana at 24-1. Roger That Dana was a huge overlays compared to its theoretical odds of 4-1. The $1 ex. paid $14.40.

Tampa Bay Action, Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

The program had good results today at Tampa Bay Downs. In the 5th, a $16K maiden claiming race at 1 1/16 mi. on the turf, the AI-enabled and Tampa specialized program had the winner with its primary selection in #5 Hard Talk at 6-1, who beat the odds favorite #6 Gideon at 6-5. With theoretical odds of 7-5, Hard Talk was a substantial overlay. The horse paid $14.40 for the win.

Race 3 at Aqueduct, Fri., Jan. 2, 2026

Here is a nice result in the 3rd race at Aqueduct today in a $10K claiming race at 1 1/8 mi. on the dirt for four-year-olds. The AI-enabled and track specialized program had the tri-fecta order correct with its Primary, Secondary and Tertiary selections, with the ex. horses reversed. The Tertiary horse, #2 Whiskey Frens, was a significant overlay at 30-1 while having theoretical odds around 6-1.

Race 4 at Gulfstream, New Year’s Day, 2026

The AI-enabled program had another good result in the 4th race at Gulfstream, a $35K claiming race at 1 mi. on the turf for four-year-olds and up. Though it did not have the winner with the Primary Selection, the program had the order of the place and show horses correct with #9 Yankee Drummer at 22-1 and #3 Back in the Saddle at 11-1. Both were significant overlays versus their theoretical odds of 4-1 and 5-1. The result also shows the success of Track-IQ’s turf approach, which filters for turf data and optimizes the metrics as predictive variables for sprint and route races. Yankee Drummer nearly won, losing by a nose to #4 Souper Attentive at 5-1. For the place, Yankee Drummer paid $18.80.