Today's Tioga Downs Card 2 Horse Racing Picks

Exercise Rider

A rider built much like a jockey but is employed for exercising and working out horses in the morning.

Paddock

The area where horses gather before the race to be saddled and paraded for the public.

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.