John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Sun, May 10

Race 2

Clm 16000n2l

Post: 1:15 · 1.06m · Dirt · $36K purse · 8 runners · LIVE Trifecta math uses live odds for 8 of 8 runners

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Pace shape

8 runners

Contested pace

3 early types — pace should be honest but not crazy. No strong style bias.

1 E — pure early 2 EP — early/presser 3 P — presser 2 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 5, 7, 2, 4

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

Cost

$6.00

6 combos

Hit prob

4.8%

simulated

Typical payout if hit

$55.99

mean $84.73

Expected ROI

-32.6%

net $-1.96

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 1×3×3 key (top pick) on posts [5, 7, 2, 4] — hits 4.8% of simulated runs
  • · At $6 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $56 (mean $85; 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

5, 7

B Contenders

2, 4, 1

C Value-edge longshots

Other ticket structures (5)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
3-horse box $6.00 5.4% $44.40 -58%
1×4×4 key (top pick) $12.00 8.2% $83.30 -32%
2×4×4 part wheel $12.00 9.3% $58.37 -49%
1×5×5 key (top pick) $20.00 11.8% $83.30 -38%
4-horse box $24.00 17.2% $65.32 -45%

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: 62% · Top 4 cover 1.86 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
5AEPHALEAKALA5.0-14.9-1·5.0-175.118%51%+8%
7AETHEPRINCESSFACTOR2.0-11.2-1·2.0-171.118%50%-35%
2BPMUSTANG LADY6.0-16.7-14.0-174.116%46%-5%
4BPFIREBIRD SUITE10-111-1·8.0-171.213%39%+11%
1BSZEN YOGA8.0-18.8-16.0-167.712%36%·-0%
8PAUTHENTIC ANGEL3.0-13.8-15.0-169.010%31%-11%
3STIZ SALTY20-137-19.0-168.59%28%·+2%
6EPTHEORETICALLY8.0-113-116-159.66%19%·+4%

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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