John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Sat, May 16

Race 2

OClm 100000n1x

Post: 1:42 · 6.5f · Dirt · $88K 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.

3 E — pure early 3 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, 5, 6, 3

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

Cost

$6.00

6 combos

Hit prob

9.0%

simulated

Typical payout if hit

$33.77

mean $34.73

Expected ROI

-47.8%

net $-2.87

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 1×3×3 key (top pick) on posts [4, 5, 6, 3] — hits 9.0% of simulated runs
  • · At $6 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $34 (mean $35; 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

5, 6, 3

C Value-edge longshots

Other ticket structures (5)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
3-horse box $6.00 8.5% $24.71 -64%
1×4×4 key (top pick) $12.00 17.6% $36.87 -42%
2×4×4 part wheel $12.00 15.4% $33.77 -53%
1×5×5 key (top pick) $20.00 27.0% $39.71 -43%
2×5×5 part wheel $24.00 28.9% $39.71 -50%

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: 71% · Top 4 cover 2.14 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
4AEDIVINE INTENTIONS3.5-13.6-185.327%69%+13%
5BEPGENA B3.5-14.3-179.416%51%-6%
6BEPPRINCE OF BROADWAY3.0-13.0-178.115%48%-16%
3BEGETTING CLOSER4.5-16.3-182.114%46%·-1%
1EPLAW SCHOOL4.0-15.8-180.814%45%-6%
2ENICHE4.0-15.5-178.512%41%-10%

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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