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racing form

noun

Definition of racing form 

: an information sheet giving details of past performance (as for racehorses) for use by bettors

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 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, "Giving your Derby horse a cool name can be harder than winning the race," 30 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of racing form

1910, in the meaning defined above

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