Between Horses

Often the horse with the best speed figures does not win due to the influence of pace.

Fairmount Park presents an eight-race card today featuring a mix of maiden special weights, claiming races, starter allowances, and allowance conditions. The highlight of the evening card is Race 7, an allowance race worth $40,000, while the opening event is a maiden special weight with a $25,000 purse.

Horseshoe Indianapolis presents a nine-race card today featuring a diverse mix of competition across multiple divisions. The highlight of the program is Race 8, the Bucchero Handicap, which has been designated as the Daily Racing Form's Race of the Day with a post time scheduled for 5:47 p.m. ET. The card includes maiden special weight events, claiming races, allowance competitions, and the featured stakes race, with purses ranging from $18,000 for maiden events to $100,000 for the Peony Handicap.

Horseshoe Indianapolis presents a competitive card today with multiple race types including claiming races, allowance conditions, and maiden special weight events. The track offers both dirt and turf racing surfaces, with purse values ranging from $25,160 for claiming events up to $46,240 for allowance races. The racing card features distances from 5 1/2 furlongs to 1 1/16 miles, providing variety for handicappers and bettors.

In thoroughbred horse racing, "bumped" refers to interference during a race where one horse collides with another. This term specifically describes when a horse makes contact with or is contacted by another horse during the running of a race.