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

But injury wiped out the Spaniard’s 2020 season and his current racing form in a long recovery has him sitting ninth in the 2021 title chase, far adrift of points leader Fabio Quartararo of France.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 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

In another world, Tony Sr. was buried in a new page of the racing form.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2011

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

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole