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Origin of claimer
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at claim, -er 1
Example Sentences
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It’s a one mile allowance/optional claimer on the turf for 3-year-old fillies, which really means 2-year-olds who are three days into their new age.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2020
The other is an allowance/optional claimer for Cal-bred fillies and mares going 5 ½ furlongs.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2019
The class towers above the rest of these so why not swing in this low-level claimer.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2019
But before we get to the stakes, the fourth is a 6 ½ furlong allowance/optional claimer.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2019
On that date, Stagehand’s 100-pound impost was justified; he was only two years old, had never won or even run particularly well in any race, and he was about to begin 1938 as a claimer.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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