racing form
noun
: an information sheet giving details of past performance (as for racehorses) for use by bettors
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Procopio worked for two years fixing up a red, white and blue 1980 Honda XR 500 to get it in racing form.
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Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2021
Saratoga fills with families, along with those who anchor hotel lobbies with heads bowed, pens stowed behind ears, memorizing the racing form.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2021
After a storied career on the track, A.P. Indy retired to stud at Land's End Farm, where the next chapter in his career showed in racing forms for years to come.
—Courier Journal, The Courier-Journal, 22 Feb. 2020
The majority, however, are white supremacists, who also believe that races form a normative hierarchy with whiteness at the top.
—The Economist, 14 Aug. 2019
But female competitors who become pregnant or give birth are not offered a deferral and can obtain a refund only if the race occurs within 15 days of giving birth, after which women are considered to have returned to race form.
—The Economist, 28 June 2019
The key rules to naming are these: ► No more than 18 characters are allowed, to better accommodate racing forms.
—Jeffrey Lee Puckett, The Courier-Journal, 30 Apr. 2018
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Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2021
Saratoga fills with families, along with those who anchor hotel lobbies with heads bowed, pens stowed behind ears, memorizing the racing form.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2021
After a storied career on the track, A.P. Indy retired to stud at Land's End Farm, where the next chapter in his career showed in racing forms for years to come.
—Courier Journal, The Courier-Journal, 22 Feb. 2020
The majority, however, are white supremacists, who also believe that races form a normative hierarchy with whiteness at the top.
—The Economist, 14 Aug. 2019
But female competitors who become pregnant or give birth are not offered a deferral and can obtain a refund only if the race occurs within 15 days of giving birth, after which women are considered to have returned to race form.
—The Economist, 28 June 2019
The key rules to naming are these: ► No more than 18 characters are allowed, to better accommodate racing forms.
—Jeffrey Lee Puckett, The Courier-Journal, 30 Apr. 2018
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“Racing form.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racing%20form. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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