scratch sheet

scratch sheet
noun Date: 1939 a racing publication listing competitors scratched from races and giving odds

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • scratch sheet — A printed sheet devoted to horse racing generally or to the races to be run on the day of publication, giving the names of the horses entered, the jockeys up on each horse, facts as to the ownership, pedigree, age, and weight of the horses, the… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • scratch sheet — a racing publication giving the betting odds and other information on the horses entered at a racetrack or racetracks during a racing day. [1935 40] * * * …   Universalium

  • scratch sheet — noun A publication that lists the horses withdrawn from a days horse races, along with the betting odds and statistics for the horses that are running …   Wiktionary

  • scratch sheet — Daily publication that includes graded handicaps, tips and scratches …   Equestrian sports dictionary

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