John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Sat, Jun 6

Race 1

Md Sp Wt

Post: 11:00 · 7f · Dirt · $115K purse · 7 runners

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Pace shape

7 runners

Contested pace

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

2 E — pure early 1 EP — early/presser 2 P — presser 2 Unclassified

Projected speed

2 of 7 runners have no BRIS run-style code (often first-time starters); narrative may understate the true pace.

Trifecta shape

Competitive

Model has no clear edge — every ticket structure is steeply negative-EV. Skip, or treat as an entertainment bet and size accordingly.

3-horse box on posts 4, 3, 5

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

Cost

$6.00

6 combos

Hit prob

19.1%

simulated

Typical payout if hit

$18.04

mean $29.76

Expected ROI

-5.5%

net $-0.33

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 3-horse box on posts [4, 3, 5] — hits 19.1% of simulated runs
  • · At $6 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $18 (mean $30; trifecta payoffs are heavy-tailed). Estimated from the public pool, validated against archive payoffs.
  • · Multiple legitimate contenders — model is less concentrated.

A Top picks

4

B Contenders

3, 5, 6

C Value-edge longshots

8

Other ticket structures (5)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
1×3×3 key (top pick) $6.00 23.0% $18.04 -23%
A key, B in 2nd, A+B+C in 3rd $9.00 31.2% $18.93 -25%
2×4×4 part wheel $12.00 30.6% $19.63 -21%
1×4×4 key (top pick) $12.00 38.4% $19.63 -27%
4-horse box $24.00 41.8% $27.42 -21%

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: 78% · Top 4 cover 2.35 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
4AECOLD SPELL0.6-10.5-189.054%94%-6%
3BEPIPPA ADDS6.0-16.0-181.114%56%+19%
5BPFUSION10-18.8-176.812%50%+27%
6BPNAKOMA10-19.5-177.18%35%+12%
8CEPMY SHERRONA10-110-176.47%35%+11%
7CROWNING GLORY8.0-110-173.13%15%-13%
2MY GUN'S LOADED15-118-168.93%15%·-1%
1SCRTHREE SHOT SHERYL15-1

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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