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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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OK, the feature is the seventh a 6 ½ furlong allowance/optional claimer for older horses.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2020
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
But before we get to the stakes, the fourth is a 6 ½ furlong allowance/optional claimer.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2019
The feature on Friday’s turf-less card was a six-furlong allowance/optional claimer for horses running for a purse of $53,000.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2019
Whitey had a good claimer named Pickpocket that caught Johnson’s eye; Whitey was equally enamored of Woolf’s riding.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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