Today's Ruidoso Downs 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.

Minus Pool

A pari-mutuel pool – typically a show pool - where one horse is so heavily bet that after deductions there is not enough money left to cover the prescribed minimum on each bet.