John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Sun, May 31

Race 6

Md 12500

Post: 3:19 · 1m · Dirt · $35K purse · 10 runners

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Pace shape

10 runners

Contested pace

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

4 E — pure early 2 P — presser 2 S — closer 2 Unclassified

Projected speed

2 of 10 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.

1×3×3 key (top pick) on posts 1, 10, 11, 5

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

Cost

$6.00

6 combos

Hit prob

3.9%

simulated

Typical payout if hit

$86.20

mean $73.25

Expected ROI

-52.1%

net $-3.13

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 1×3×3 key (top pick) on posts [1, 10, 11, 5] — hits 3.9% of simulated runs
  • · At $6 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $86 (mean $73; 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

10, 11, 5

C Value-edge longshots

2

Other ticket structures (5)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
3-horse box $6.00 4.0% $59.35 -60%
A key, B in 2nd, A+B+C in 3rd $9.00 5.4% $91.69 -47%
2×4×4 part wheel $12.00 7.3% $71.25 -48%
1×4×4 key (top pick) $12.00 7.4% $51.35 -64%
4-horse box $24.00 12.9% $91.69 -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: 57% · Top 4 cover 1.72 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
1AECARSON3.5-13.0-172.421%55%·-2%
10BETIMS6.0-16.5-167.915%44%+8%
11BPWHATEVER5.0-16.9-165.912%36%-6%
5BSPAIRED8.0-112-166.112%36%+8%
9EVINO DOMINUS4.5-15.2-167.411%35%-12%
2CSPUNKIN BOY12-118-165.59%29%+9%
12ECHASING GRAY10-113-157.66%19%·-4%
6BIG NELSON20-142-159.65%18%+6%
8SPRING ST. DREAMER20-140-159.85%18%+6%
3PMOUNTAIN GRANDEUR10-113-148.63%10%-13%
4SCRTLAHUICOLE30-1
7SCRTURN AND RUN15-1

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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