Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
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The Daily Racing Form used
to be the only way for horsemen to check their selection’s prior history. The Form had financial woes through the early 1990s, however. Today, a merger between Equibase, formerly a competitor of the Form, and the Form means that not only can horseplayers check expanded information about horses in a race but they can also simply look at their race program. Most track’s provide Equibase information within the listings of the program, showing the horse’s last five starts, perhaps, or last 10. As track programs are usually pocket-sized, this makes for an easier time for the spectator with only one item to look after.
Regardless of whether a spectator is looking at a program page or a DRF page, reading the charts is identical. Herewith is a simplified primer of how to read form.
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