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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 .
Timeform maintains different scales for horses racing on the flat, over hurdles and over fences. The scores cannot be compared for the obvious differences between the race types. For instance, Arkle at 212, Flyingbolt at 210, Sprinter Sacre at 192 are then followed by Mill House and Kauto Star , both at 191, are the highest rated steeplechasers.
For American Quarter Horse racing, the Speed index rating system is used. The Beyer Speed Figure is calculated by looking at the final time and distance of the race, adjusted by the track variant, which is a measure of the inherent speed of the racetrack in question.
In November 1983, the Meadows Racing Network, a satellite television station that pumped a 12-race card into 270,000 Pennsylvania homes and complemented the Call-A-Bet system, was introduced. [3] 18% stake of the Meadows Racing Network was later sold to Toronto-based Magna Entertainment Corp (MEC) as part of a $53 million deal.
[49] [50] Z Capital later announced that it would merge Affinity with a sister company, Sports Information Group, the parent company of the Daily Racing Form. [51] The combined company would be named Affinity Interactive, and would continue to seek an acquisition target with GHAC. [51] The merger was completed in July 2021. [52]
For thirty years, Moss has been part of Andrew Beyer's team that calculates for Daily Racing Form the iconic Beyer Speed Figures, a mathematical index measuring racehorse speed that is widely considered the most popular handicapping tool in thoroughbred racing. He also created the "Moss Pace Figures" published online by Daily Racing Form.
In the U.S. state of New York, off-track betting on horse racing is offered by five regional, government-owned corporations. As of 2014, the five operators had a total of 89 betting parlors and 5 tele-theaters around the state. [1] They accepted a total of $558 million of bets in 2016. [2]
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 ]