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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 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 class towers above the rest of these so why not swing in this low-level claimer.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 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