John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Sun, May 31

Race 7

Alw 141000C

Post: 3:51 · 5.5f · Turf · $141K purse · 7 runners

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Pace shape

7 runners

Hot pace

5 early types pressing for the lead — expect a fast pace, favors closers (P/S).

2 E — pure early 3 EP — early/presser 1 P — presser 1 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 6, 7, 1, 5

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

$16.01

mean $26.77

Expected ROI

-78.6%

net $-4.72

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 1×3×3 key (top pick) on posts [6, 7, 1, 5] — hits 4.8% of simulated runs
  • · At $6 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $16 (mean $27; 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

7, 1, 5

C Value-edge longshots

4, 2

Other ticket structures (5)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
3-horse box $6.00 5.1% $13.82 -88%
1×4×4 key (top pick) $12.00 8.9% $30.36 -70%
A key, B in 2nd, A+B+C in 3rd $12.00 8.6% $30.36 -72%
2×4×4 part wheel $12.00 9.2% $16.61 -76%
1×5×5 key (top pick) $20.00 14.0% $29.32 -69%

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: 63% · Top 4 cover 1.88 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
6AEPSAPPHIRE BEACH2.5-11.9-189.019%53%-20%
7BEPMONY MONY4.0-13.6-185.616%47%·-4%
1BEBEACH HEIST2.0-11.5-186.316%46%-39%
5BPSNOW FACE PRINCESS12-110-185.114%42%+22%
4CEPSNAPPY COMEBACK15-113-184.613%39%+23%
8SSECRET HIDEAWAY8.0-16.5-183.813%39%+11%
2CEOMAHA BAY12-113-182.011%34%+14%
3SCRESHOULD'VE6.0-1

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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