The first x is the horizontal coodinate (abscisa) and second is the vertical coordinate (ordenate). Both are coordinates. (x,y) has the meaning of a complex number: x is the real part and y is the imaginary part: x+yi. (x,y) has the meaning of a plane's vector from origin of coordinates.
Ah hah ! You said in there "race AGAIN". Tell us something about how the first race turned out, and we may have some information we can use to answer with. Right now we got nuttn.