Today's Fair Grounds Horse Racing Picks

Starter Race

An allowance race restricted to horses who have started for a certain claiming price recently.

Workout

A workout is a timed sprint over varying distances prior to a race, meant to get a horse fit enough for competition.

Main Track Only

A horse entered for main track only (MTO) is one hoping the weather forecast or track conditions will move the race off the turf course and onto the main track. They are scratched the morning of the race if the conditions stay dry.