Woodbine offers a mandatory payout in Saturday’s Race 10 super high 5 wager, which brings a $194,728 (US) carryover to the party. Pick the top-5 finishers in order on the 20-cent base wager to collect. Note that 1/ST BET and Xpressbet players will earn 10X 1/ST Rewards Points on all wagers Saturday at Woodbine.

Like most any wager type, even a super high 5 begins with an opinion on the winner. From there, I’ll feather out.

#10 Bit of Music is 15-1 morning line, but won’t scare me from making her the top key. Trainer Dale Desruisseaux has been finishing the Woodbine season strongest of all. He’s won 31% since the start of November (5-16) and twice paired with jockey Rafael Hernandez with stakes winners during that streak. Hernandez rides this one back after adding blinkers for a November 2 return turf dash – and should appreciate more distance and finally getting into a form cycle after a stop-and-go, brief career to date.

Immediate under the top pick are a series of very reliable sorts who just haven’t been knockout artists on the win end. #6 Sincelairity, #2 Why Em Sea Ay and #8 Home for a Rest are consistently right there, but each lost last time out at 2-1 or less odds while runners-up. I’ll trust them in the 2-3 slots to deliver in some fashion.

That leaves the 4-5 slots, where the same trio apply in addition to #5 Just Follow Me (9 of her last 10 in the top-5), #7 Give Me the Boots (5 of her last 7 in the top 4) and #9 Spirit Bear (7 of her last 8 in the top-5).

While it might seem like a lot of horses, the 20-cent base bet and top-key horse make this quite affordable. Barring scratches, here’s the play:

10
6,2,8
6,2,8
6,2,8,5,7,9
6,2,8,5,7,9

Ticket cost: $24 for 20 cents