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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

There are also two allowance/optional claimer on the nine-race card.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2019

Win jockey Tiago hops back on and they dropped the horse into this claimer for the paycheck. 12-1 morning line is great value with Tiago returning.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2019

Zuzanna was an $8,000 claimer last year when Kurt and Brian Ferguson and Jeffrey Lambert headed the group that bought the mare.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2019

It is possible that Smith saw something promising in the $4,000 claimer.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand