claiming race

American  

noun

Horse Racing.

1. a race in which any horse entered can be purchased at a fixed price by anyone who has made a bid or claim before the start of the race.

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claiming race British  

noun

1. horse racing a race in which each owner declares beforehand the price at which his horse will be offered for sale after the race

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Etymology

Origin of claiming race

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

An allowance optional claiming race on turf was moved to the dirt and resulted in eight scratches.

From Seattle Times

The notes added that Lost in Limbo dropped his rider before the six-furlong claiming race and ran loose before being gathered by an outrider.

From Washington Times

The horse was running in a claiming race, his 35th lifetime start.

From Los Angeles Times

What they found was a colt who had one victory on his résumé and had been picked up on the cheap in a $30,000 claiming race.

From New York Times

Since Pletcher added blinkers two starts back, the Curlin-sired colt won an optional claiming race by 11 lengths and the Grade 1 Florida Derby, a key prep race, by 2¾ lengths.

From Washington Post