John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Thu, Apr 30

Race 9

OpningVrsL350k

Post: 5:14 · 1m · Turf · $350K purse · 36 runners

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Pace shape

36 runners

Hot pace

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

8 E — pure early 8 EP — early/presser 12 P — presser 8 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.

3-horse box on posts 8

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

Cost

$1.00

1 combos

Hit prob

0.0%

simulated

Typical payout if hit

$0.00

mean $0.00

Expected ROI

-100.0%

net $-1.00

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 3-horse box on posts [8] — hits 0.0% of simulated runs
  • · At $1 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $0 (mean $0; 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, 8

B Contenders

8, 8, 4

C Value-edge longshots

Other ticket structures (3)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
4-horse box $1.00 0.0% $0.00 -100%
5-horse box $4.00 0.0% $0.00 -100%
6-horse box $7.00 0.0% $0.00 -100%

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: 15% · Top 4 cover 0.44 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
8BPLAGYNOS1.6-11.0-194.34%11%-87%
8BPLAGYNOS1.6-11.0-194.04%11%-87%
8BPLAGYNOS1.6-11.0-194.04%11%-87%
8BPLAGYNOS1.6-11.0-194.04%11%-87%
4BEQUATROCENTO3.0-12.5-193.73%10%-54%
4BEQUATROCENTO3.0-12.5-193.73%10%-54%
4BEQUATROCENTO3.0-12.5-193.73%10%-54%
4BEQUATROCENTO3.0-12.5-193.73%10%-54%
5SCHASING THE CROWN15-117-192.83%9%-7%
5SCHASING THE CROWN15-117-192.83%9%-7%
5SCHASING THE CROWN15-117-192.83%9%-7%
9EPWEST HOLLYWOOD8.0-15.9-190.73%9%-19%
9EPWEST HOLLYWOOD8.0-15.9-190.73%9%-19%
9EPWEST HOLLYWOOD8.0-15.9-190.73%9%-19%
9EPWEST HOLLYWOOD8.0-16.6-191.13%9%-20%
5SCHASING THE CROWN15-117-192.53%9%-7%
2PMINARET STATION10-18.3-189.53%8%-15%
2PMINARET STATION10-18.4-189.53%8%-15%
2PMINARET STATION10-18.4-189.53%8%-15%
2PMINARET STATION10-18.4-189.53%8%-15%
7EMI BAGO15-119-188.62%7%-9%
7EMI BAGO15-119-188.62%7%-9%
7EMI BAGO15-119-188.62%7%-9%
3SBALNIKHOV15-121-190.92%7%-9%
3SBALNIKHOV15-121-190.92%7%-9%
3SBALNIKHOV15-121-190.92%7%-9%
3SBALNIKHOV15-121-190.82%7%-9%
6PGIOCOSO12-113-188.72%7%-13%
6PGIOCOSO12-113-188.72%7%-13%
6PGIOCOSO12-113-188.72%7%-13%
6PGIOCOSO12-113-188.72%7%-13%
1EPLAYABOUT4.5-15.4-188.62%7%-39%
1EPLAYABOUT4.5-15.4-188.62%7%-39%
1EPLAYABOUT4.5-15.4-188.62%7%-39%
1EPLAYABOUT4.5-15.4-188.62%7%-39%
7EMI BAGO15-119-188.12%6%-9%

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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