I was working in my office one day with my television tuned on horse racing, as usual. Woodbine Harness was among the last racing signals for the evening. I looked up and saw in the upcoming race 2 that the #5 horse, Montana Ben, had a morning line odds of 3-1, yet was 17-1 in the actual betting.

Now in all candor, I don’t bet a lot of harness races. I didn’t even have a Woodbine Harness program or past performances in front of me. But I do have a cell phone, a horse racing phone account and a system which Montana Ben fell into.

America’s Best Racing and handicapper (and avid gambler) Monique Vág team up to provide horseplayers with their best bets of the weekend in a regular feature blog that will run on Fridays.

For some posts, Vág will try to identify a longshot play of the weekend, a nice opportunity to swing for the fences on a win bet or to take a shot with a show bet. She also will look for strong exacta plays for the weekend or occasionally try to spot a nice opportunity for other wagers.