John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Sat, May 16

Race 3

Clm 20000n2l

Post: 2:12 · 6f · Dirt · $36K purse · 8 runners

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Pace shape

8 runners

Hot pace

5 early types pressing for the lead — expect a fast pace, favors closers (P/S).

3 E — pure early 2 EP — early/presser 2 P — presser 1 S — closer

Projected speed

Trifecta shape

Wide open

Lottery shape — low hit rates, larger payouts when they cash. Entertainment-only; the model is not confident in any structure.

1×3×3 key (top pick) on posts 8, 5, 7, 2

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

Cost

$6.00

6 combos

Hit prob

4.5%

simulated

Typical payout if hit

$26.34

mean $25.47

Expected ROI

-80.9%

net $-4.85

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 1×3×3 key (top pick) on posts [8, 5, 7, 2] — hits 4.5% of simulated runs
  • · At $6 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $26 (mean $25; trifecta payoffs are heavy-tailed). Estimated from the public pool, validated against archive payoffs.
  • · Wide-open shape — anyone could hit; longshots have room.

A Top picks

8

B Contenders

5, 7, 2

C Value-edge longshots

3

Other ticket structures (5)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
3-horse box $6.00 4.8% $19.39 -83%
A key, B in 2nd, A+B+C in 3rd $9.00 5.9% $26.34 -78%
1×4×4 key (top pick) $12.00 7.8% $31.12 -79%
2×4×4 part wheel $12.00 8.1% $26.34 -81%
1×5×5 key (top pick) $20.00 11.8% $34.84 -75%

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: 59% · Top 4 cover 1.78 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
8APWILL OF A WOMANNE2.5-12.3-171.721%56%-17%
5BEPCHARDONNAY DERBY3.5-13.6-168.116%46%-10%
7BEPMIDNIGHTLOVEAFFAIR4.5-14.7-167.414%41%-6%
2BSTHAT'STHEFACTJACK5.0-17.6-167.111%35%-8%
1EELENI6.0-19.2-164.910%32%·-4%
4EDAT DARES RIGHT8.0-114-165.010%32%·+3%
6PISHKABIBBLE8.0-114-165.210%31%·+3%
3CECOMBATANT'S SONG15-125-164.59%27%+11%

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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