Today's Sam Houston Race Park Horse Racing Picks

Bleeder

A horse that bleeds due to a ruptured blood vessel during a race or workout. The medication Lasix can fix this problem.

Condition Book

A list of upcoming races issued by the racing secretary, where the conditions of races to be run over the next few weeks are written.

Scratch

A horse is a scratch when injury or other necessity causes it to be withdrawn from the race.