Today's Mountaineer Horse Racing Picks

Sloppy

A wet racetrack condition, typically with a firm base and water settling on top.

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.