Today's Hawthorne Horse Racing Picks

Handicap

A race where a handicapper has assigned weights to be carried by all runners on the basis of their past racing efforts.

Trifecta

A wager picking the first, second and third horses in the exact order. A trifecta box means paying more to ensure the horses can finish in any order in the top three spots.

Workout

A workout is a timed sprint over varying distances prior to a race, meant to get a horse fit enough for competition.