racing form

American  

noun

1. a sheet that provides detailed information about horse races, including background data on the horses, jockeys, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of racing form

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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racing form

Perez comes to his home track in the best racing form of his career.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2021

“I learned how to read a racing form before I learned how to read a book. That’s who my grandmother was and she was the most interesting person in my family,” Sanchez said, “until Lauren.”

From Washington Post ● Feb. 26, 2019

He always showed up wearing a trench coat with a racing form hanging from a pocket, and carrying a briefcase that was empty.

From Golf Digest ● Jun. 1, 2015

You know what the racing form tells you?

From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2010

Even the man with the racing form agreed to take a macaroon.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole