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The Daily Racing Form (DRF) (referred to as the Racing Form or "Form" and sometimes "telegraph" or "telly") is a tabloid newspaper founded in 1894 in Chicago, Illinois, by Frank Brunell. The paper publishes the past performances of racehorses as a statistical service for bettors covering horse racing in North America .
The Texas Racing Commission adopted rules in August 2014 to allow historical wagering at the state's horse and dog tracks. [63] However, in November 2014, a judge struck down the new rules, finding that historical wagering was a new type of wagering not authorized by existing statutes.
The American Racing Manual (ARM) is an annual publication now published by Jockey Club, [1] previously by Daily Racing Form Press. It covers Thoroughbred horse racing in the United States. The last DRF published edition was for 2020. [ 2 ]
The American Champion Male Turf Horse award is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor. The award originated in 1953 when the Daily Racing Form (DRF) named Iceberg II their champion. The Thoroughbred Racing Association (TRA) added the category in 1967. The organisations disagreed only once, in 1968.
In horse racing, the form of a horse is a record of significant events, mainly its performance in previous races. [1] The form may identify the horse's sire, dam and wider pedigree. It is used by tipsters and punters as an aid in the prediction of its performance in future races.
In Betting Thoroughbreds, Steve Davidowitz claimed that (in 1974), "the top-figure horse wins 35 percent of the time, at a slight loss for every $2.00 wagered." This is an example of using the top figure as a "power rating," or singular measure of a horse's ability. In horse racing, power ratings are generally called class ratings.
Move over, Wordle and Connections—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity fans can find on ...
The Bowling Green Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for horses age four years old and older over a distance of 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 miles on the turf held annually in late July at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.