▌ session-may2-hkjc-breakthrough.md

# Session: HKJC Horse Racing Breakthrough — May 2, 2026 ## What Happened Nick said "think outside the box" for horse racing API problem. Found FREE solution: @gikndue/hkjc-api npm package. No API key needed. Pulls live HKJC race cards, ratings, form, odds. ## Project Built /Volumes/My Shared Files/UTM/hkjc-betting/ ## Key Files src/fetch_hkjc.js — data fetcher src/features.py — feature engineering src/predict.py — composite scoring src/backtest.py — PL validation src/track.py — prediction tracking src/run_daily.py — unified runner data/features/predictions_latest.csv data/features/prediction_track_record.csv ## Backtest Results 26 seasons PL data (9880 matches): - Form model: 46.3% accuracy - Combined model: 47.9% accuracy - Selective betting (edge>0.15): 56-60% win rate ## Cron 67508c925214 daily 7AM ## Gap No historical results via HKJC API — only future races. Track predictions vs actuals over time to validate. ## Status MemPalace updated but NOT YET INDEXED — run: cd ~/.mempalace/hermes-nick && python3 -m mempalace init . (Interactive — needs enter to accept defaults)