The 'Daily Racing Form' started publication in 1894. It contains a wealth of information about every horse in every race at every major race track in the United States. It contains so much information that a beginner is likely to be overwhelmed. Don't despair! With a little practice you will find the 'Daily Racing Form' easy to use. Among other information, you will find the horses' pedigrees, past performances, career earnings, speed and class ratings, the names of the breeder, owner, and trainer, and much, much more. It even contains an analysis of each race and selections by racing experts. A 'tip sheet' doesn't contain much of this information; it just contains the predicted finish of each race, and some of them are written by people who don't know much more about horse racing than you do! Skip the tip sheets and stick to the 'Daily Racing Form.' A couple of tips: each regional edition of the 'Daily Racing Form' contains information on several race tracks; make sure you are looking at the information for the track you are at! And it doesn't give the post position numbers for the horses. In addition to the 'Daily Racing Form,' you may wish to purchase a program, a locally prepared publication that contains much of the same information in an abbreviated format, and lists the horses by post position number.