John-Z's Overlay · Trifecta ATM

Sat, Jun 6

Race 6

Alw 120000n1x

Post: 2:09 · 6.5f · Dirt · $120K purse · 13 runners

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Pace shape

13 runners

Hot pace

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

1 E — pure early 6 EP — early/presser 5 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 5, 8, 14, 6

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

Cost

$6.00

6 combos

Hit prob

3.2%

simulated

Typical payout if hit

$35.26

mean $53.52

Expected ROI

-71.4%

net $-4.28

  • · Most-likely-to-cash structure: 1×3×3 key (top pick) on posts [5, 8, 14, 6] — hits 3.2% of simulated runs
  • · At $6 stake, a typical cash pays ≈ $35 (mean $54; 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

5

B Contenders

8, 14, 6

C Value-edge longshots

2

Other ticket structures (5)
Ticket Cost Hit prob Typical payout ROI
3-horse box $6.00 3.8% $35.62 -75%
A key, B in 2nd, A+B+C in 3rd $9.00 4.1% $55.65 -69%
1×4×4 key (top pick) $12.00 5.2% $55.65 -65%
2×4×4 part wheel $12.00 6.0% $47.38 -69%
1×5×5 key (top pick) $20.00 7.3% $87.17 -62%

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: 54% · Top 4 cover 1.62 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
5APLOCAL KNOWLEDGE2.5-11.6-189.318%50%-23%
8BSSEA STRIKE4.0-13.1-186.015%42%-9%
14BPGUN RANGE8.0-15.5-188.314%40%+12%
6BEPCALDO CANDY10-111-184.610%31%+7%
3EPBUTTAH15-119-184.37%24%+8%
2CEPVILLAGE PERSON20-117-184.87%23%+11%
11EPBRAZENLY15-119-184.06%21%·+5%
9EPMARY'S LAD15-114-182.76%20%·+4%
12PTRUST FUND30-132-183.35%16%+8%
7PBRIGHTLINE BULLET10-17.6-177.44%15%-9%
4EYO BANANA BOY20-124-179.83%10%·-2%
10EPIMAGINE JOHN30-137-175.12%7%·-1%
13PSTRATEGICOPERATION50-151-171.01%4%·-1%
1SCREPPLAYA DEL MAR6.0-1

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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