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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 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

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

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