John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Fri, May 29

Race 2

Md Sp Wt

Post: 1:14 · 1.13m · Dirt · $120K purse · 9 runners · LIVE Trifecta math uses live odds for 9 of 9 runners

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Pace shape

9 runners

Contested pace

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

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

Projected speed

1 of 9 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 1, 3, 4

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

$16.82

mean $22.94

Expected ROI

-87.1%

net $-5.22

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 3-horse box on posts [1, 3, 4] — hits 3.4% of simulated runs
  • · At $6 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $17 (mean $23; 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

1

B Contenders

3, 4, 7

C Value-edge longshots

2, 9

Other ticket structures (5)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
1×3×3 key (top pick) $6.00 3.2% $12.92 -91%
1×4×4 key (top pick) $12.00 5.9% $13.87 -87%
A key, B in 2nd, A+B+C in 3rd $12.00 5.8% $13.87 -87%
2×4×4 part wheel $12.00 5.9% $13.87 -90%
1×5×5 key (top pick) $20.00 8.8% $16.90 -85%

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: 55% · Top 4 cover 1.64 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
1AEPTAP TO OPEN1.2-10.9-10.8-182.218%50%-50%
3BSATI GIRL4.0-13.3-12.0-180.216%44%-41%
4BSMAGIC WOMAN6.0-17.1-112-178.512%37%+17%
7BEPLADY LAW6.0-16.4-18.0-177.811%33%+5%
9CPEPISIST12-115-121-176.710%32%+20%
5ETWINKLEE15-116-1·16-176.79%29%+14%
2CEPERRYLU20-125-131-175.69%29%+21%
8SCHARTED DESTINY20-127-146-174.38%25%+20%
6ALESIAMAE8.0-18.6-116-169.06%20%+5%

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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