John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Sun, May 3

Race 6

OClm 80000b

Post: 3:44 · 6f · Dirt · $90K purse · 6 runners

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Pace shape

6 runners

Speed duel

6 early types and no pressers or closers in the field — expect a fast, attritional pace where the fittest E/EP survives. No style edge.

2 E — pure early 4 EP — early/presser

Projected speed

Trifecta shape

Competitive

Model has no clear edge — every ticket structure is steeply negative-EV. Skip, or treat as an entertainment bet and size accordingly.

1×3×3 key (top pick) on posts 4, 6, 1, 5

The model's most-likely-to-cash structure (informational — not a bet recommendation).

Cost

$6.00

6 combos

Hit prob

10.9%

simulated

Typical payout if hit

$8.97

mean $14.93

Expected ROI

-72.9%

net $-4.38

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 1×3×3 key (top pick) on posts [4, 6, 1, 5] — hits 10.9% of simulated runs
  • · At $6 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $9 (mean $15; trifecta payoffs are heavy-tailed). Estimated from the public pool, validated against archive payoffs.
  • · Multiple legitimate contenders — model is less concentrated.

A Top picks

4

B Contenders

6, 1, 5

C Value-edge longshots

2, 3

Other ticket structures (5)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
3-horse box $6.00 11.1% $6.79 -87%
A key, B in 2nd, A+B+C in 3rd $12.00 17.3% $8.97 -64%
1×4×4 key (top pick) $12.00 17.0% $17.73 -66%
2×4×4 part wheel $12.00 20.5% $8.97 -76%
1×5×5 key (top pick) $20.00 23.7% $17.73 -56%

Hit prob is the model's per-race PL distribution. "Typical payout" is the median cash, weighted by the public pool's odds (not the model's own picks) and calibrated to actual historical trifecta payoffs — so it reflects what the tote really pays, not the model's disagreement. Walk-forward backtests show pari-mutuel takeout (~16-26%) is too steep to consistently clear at this data scale — these are tipsheet outputs, not bet recommendations.

Top-4 ITM concentration: 76% · Top 4 cover 2.29 of the 3.00 expected ITM finishers

Field

Click any horse name for the per-horse breakdown (last-10-races chart, SHAP feature contributions, full PP table).

PP Horse ML Pred Close Pred Fig Win ITM% Edge
4AEPSACROSANCT3.0-12.3-191.624%65%·+1%
6BEPVIBRANT EXPRESS2.5-11.9-189.320%59%-14%
1BEPGUNMETAL1.4-11.2-188.518%54%-46%
5BEPLIGHT MAN4.5-15.8-188.317%52%+5%
3CEFIRE PIT10-112-183.711%36%+13%
2CEWHAT'S UP BRO20-130-185.710%35%+23%

Sort the table by clicking column headers. Edge = our predicted ITM% minus the public-implied ITM% (live odds when present, ML otherwise); green ▲ ≥ +5pp, red ▼ ≤ −5pp. See How to Use for the math.

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