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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

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 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

The feature is a six furlong allowance/optional claimer for horses 3 and up running for a purse of $53,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2019

With no one on the grounds the least bit interested in watching a claimer, the horse proceeded to work six furlongs in an unbelievably fast 1:11%.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand