unknown-track - Race 3

Firm

A dry turf course, equal to a ‘fast’ dirt track.

Bute

Shortened word for phenylbutazone, the common non-steroidal medication legal at most racetrack.

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.