Since the company was founded by Phil Bull it has grown into an internationally renowned organisation. Timeform ratings are now widely accepted as the definitive measure of racing merit, the Racehorses and Chasers & Hurdlers annuals are keenly collected, and publications like the Timeform Race Card and Timeform Black Book have become indispensable to thousands of serious punters.

On this page you can learn about the main events in Timeform's history, and develop an insight into how we keep Timeform ahead of the field.

Timeform ratings on the Flat stretch right back to the first Racehorses annual, which came out in 1948, and over jumps to the time of the first jumps Black Books in the early-60s...full story

There is a common misconception that handicapping involves little more than guessing which horse has “run to form” and basing the entire assessment of the race on that shaky premise...full story

One of the most important functions of Timeform's team of racecourse representatives is to provide concise physical descriptions of racehorses...full story