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Friday’s feature was a little on the light side, an allowance/optional claimer for 3-year-old fillies going a mile on the dirt for a purse of $57,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2020

The feature on Friday was an allowance/optional claimer for fillies and mares going six furlongs for a purse of $45,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2019

The feature is an allowance optional claimer for fillies and mares going six furlongs for a purse of $45,000.

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

“It is difficult to give him a rating above a $5,000 plater,” wrote one journalist, using the synonym for claimer.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand