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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 O’Neill barn picked up the gelding five races ago in a claimer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 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

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

Rolled back into another claiming race just four days later, he broke a track record, an unheard-of feat for a claimer.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand