Today's Fairmount Park Horse Racing Picks

Synthetic Surface

A racing surface comprised of silica sand and fibers, such as recycled carpet or spandex. The mixture is then sealed with wax.

Bute

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

Breeder

The owner of a horse’s dam – or mother - at the time a horse is foaled.