John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Sun, May 10

Race 1

Md 40000

Post: 12:45 · 4.5f · Dirt · $62K purse · 8 runners · LIVE Trifecta math uses live odds for 8 of 8 runners

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Pace shape

8 runners

Unprojectable

8 of 8 runners have no BRIS run-style code (likely first-time starters) — pace shape can't be called.

8 Unclassified

8 of 8 runners have no BRIS run-style code (often first-time starters); narrative may understate the true pace.

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 6, 8, 5

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

Cost

$6.00

6 combos

Hit prob

3.5%

simulated

Typical payout if hit

$71.22

mean $93.08

Expected ROI

-45.3%

net $-2.72

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 3-horse box on posts [6, 8, 5] — hits 3.5% of simulated runs
  • · At $6 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $71 (mean $93; 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

6

B Contenders

8, 5, 4

C Value-edge longshots

3, 7

Other ticket structures (5)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
1×3×3 key (top pick) $6.00 3.6% $12.27 -84%
A key, B in 2nd, A+B+C in 3rd $12.00 6.9% $12.27 -79%
1×4×4 key (top pick) $12.00 7.0% $28.76 -80%
2×4×4 part wheel $12.00 6.6% $17.32 -81%
1×5×5 key (top pick) $20.00 11.0% $36.38 -74%

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: 57% · Top 4 cover 1.70 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 Live Pred Fig Win ITM% Edge
6ASPEECH AND DRAMA2.5-11.8-10.8-168.219%53%-47%
8BSWEET MARY1.8-12.0-14.0-167.215%45%-6%
5BYALINA10-115-127-167.312%36%+27%
4BTHREE SOCK SADIE8.0-18.9-15.0-167.212%36%-7%
7CWINE'S MISTRESS6.0-17.9-114-166.112%36%+19%
3CSR SEVENTYONE12-117-125-167.012%36%+26%
1I KNOW NOTHING4.5-15.9-16.0-166.511%34%·-2%
2ANGEL LIFE30-142-118-156.38%24%+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. Live column: ↓ green = ≥25% shorter than ML (money horse); ↑ red = ≥25% longer (drifting). See How to Use for the math.

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