John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Sat, May 23

Race 9

KeertanaL250k

Post: 4:56 · 1.50m · Turf · $250K purse · 8 runners

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Pace shape

8 runners

Contested pace

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

2 EP — early/presser 6 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 3, 1, 4, 5

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

Cost

$6.00

6 combos

Hit prob

3.4%

simulated

Typical payout if hit

$23.11

mean $24.85

Expected ROI

-86.1%

net $-5.16

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 1×3×3 key (top pick) on posts [3, 1, 4, 5] — hits 3.4% of simulated runs
  • · At $6 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $23 (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

3

B Contenders

1, 4, 5

C Value-edge longshots

8, 7

Other ticket structures (5)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
3-horse box $6.00 3.2% $19.95 -88%
A key, B in 2nd, A+B+C in 3rd $12.00 5.7% $27.65 -81%
1×4×4 key (top pick) $12.00 6.4% $26.79 -85%
2×4×4 part wheel $12.00 6.2% $26.52 -85%
1×5×5 key (top pick) $20.00 10.0% $27.65 -81%

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: 56% · Top 4 cover 1.69 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
3AEPAYRA STARK1.8-11.5-193.417%48%-43%
1BSSULTANA3.0-12.8-191.014%42%-21%
4BSGOLDEN SUNSHINE4.0-14.3-192.413%40%-11%
5BSWAY TO BE MARIE6.0-16.0-191.013%39%·+2%
2SAWESOMESAUCE8.0-15.8-189.312%37%+9%
8CEPVENENCIA12-114-189.212%35%+16%
6SVIRGIN COLADA15-120-187.010%31%+15%
7CSQUEENS COMMAND20-127-186.59%28%+16%

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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