by Jeremy Plonk
September 17, 2026
Horseplayers at 1/ST BET and Xpressbet play for extra cash in September with the Fall into Fortune promotion. Bet $100, Get $10 on select tracks each Tuesday and Thursday. Up next on Thursday: Woodbine. Here are my key plays in Canada with an assist from the Betmix database.
Woodbine: Race 1 | 3:10 pm ET
#1 Sterling Heights (7-2 morning line odds) has been knocking on the door all season and the recent hot streak for 13% trainer Debra Rombis might carry this one over the top. Rombis has won 2 of her last 5 ($8, $16) with this filly’s third-place effort among them. That’s a significant tide switch for a barn that was 1-for-28 at WO since the start of June prior to the recent run. Win #1. Picks 1-5-4
Woodbine: Race 6 | 5:45 pm ET
#4 Silver Is Best (12-1 morning line odds) lacks early speed, but the ratcheted-up pace expected with the shorter 5-1/2 furlong trip might work in his late favor, witnessed by his prior success in dashes. William Tharrenos is doing everything right of late, winning with 5 of 12 starters in September. Win #4. Exacta Box 4-7. Picks 4-7-6