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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2020

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

But before we get to the stakes, the fourth is a 6 ½ furlong allowance/optional claimer.

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