Today's Sam Houston Race Park Horse Racing Picks

Starter Race

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

Claiming Race

A race in which horses are entered for a certain price, or claiming tag, which is also their sales price. An owner can claim any horse entered for the tag before the race begins, and owns them as soon as the gates open.

Bolt

A sudden veering to the inside or outside rail, often caused by the horse spooking or shying from something.