John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Sat, Jun 6

Race 14

Alw 120000n1x

Post: 8:02 · 1m · Turf · $120K purse · 12 runners

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Pace shape

12 runners

Hot pace

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

3 E — pure early 5 EP — early/presser 2 P — presser 2 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 8, 12, 10, 3

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

Cost

$6.00

6 combos

Hit prob

1.7%

simulated

Typical payout if hit

$187.99

mean $168.45

Expected ROI

-52.3%

net $-3.14

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 1×3×3 key (top pick) on posts [8, 12, 10, 3] — hits 1.7% of simulated runs
  • · At $6 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $188 (mean $168; 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

8

B Contenders

12, 10, 3

C Value-edge longshots

2

Other ticket structures (5)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
A key, B in 2nd, A+B+C in 3rd $9.00 2.4% $187.99 -42%
3-horse box $6.00 1.7% $119.84 -66%
2×4×4 part wheel $12.00 3.2% $186.33 -55%
1×4×4 key (top pick) $12.00 3.1% $119.21 -63%
1×5×5 key (top pick) $20.00 4.8% $180.13 -57%

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: 47% · Top 4 cover 1.40 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
8AEELNAJD5.0-14.4-188.115%42%·-1%
12BESOUNDS LIKE A PLAN4.5-14.1-188.512%36%-10%
10BEPOUTRUNNER5.0-14.8-187.011%31%-11%
3BSWINNEBAGO10-18.2-186.911%31%+8%
5PFAVORABLE SCENARIO4.0-14.0-185.39%27%-24%
11SRAMBLIN' WRECK12-110-186.48%26%+6%
2CPNOBLE FACTOR20-120-186.98%25%+13%
6EPBLOWN COVER15-114-185.48%23%+7%
4EFIRST CALL BOB12-19.5-184.28%23%·+4%
9EPGRIFFIN'S WHARF12-114-184.85%16%·-3%
1EPDOUBLE ACT15-115-179.44%11%·-4%
13EPFORTUNE SELLER30-134-176.92%7%·-1%
7SCRSTIZ TROUBLE12-1
14SCREPFORT NELSON6.0-1
15SCRPPAGODE2.0-1
16SCRSAMBITION15-1

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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