scratch sheet
- noun
- Jargon
:
hoja de resultados
- He checked the scratch sheet before placing his bet at the track.
Examples
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The scratch sheet listed the odds and outcomes for every horse in the event.
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Many gamblers rely on the scratch sheet for the latest race statistics.
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I read the scratch sheet before placing my bets.
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The scratch sheets are updated daily with race results.
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He checked the scratch sheet before placing his bet at the track.
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Many gamblers rely on the scratch sheet for the latest race statistics.
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The scratch sheet listed the odds and outcomes for every horse in the event.
Synonyms
A paper that lists horse race results, odds and stats for betting
A record of past results and details about competitors that helps people decide bets
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Although 'sheet' can mean a small newspaper (suggesting a publication), the noun 'scratch' in the racing sense (a marked starting point or specific racing jargon) is specialized and not a meaning a B1 learner would reliably know or combine to yield 'publication about horses/betting'. The compound is domain-specific jargon whose overall meaning (a racing tip/result publication) is not transparently derivable from the common senses of the parts, so it would be opaque to most learners.
Etymology
Scratch sheet comes from horse racing, where a sheet was a paper that showed which horses were scratched, 'withdrawn', and gave race results and odds. Bettors used that paper to help pick horses, so today a scratch sheet means a list of race information used for betting.