claiming race
noun
: a horse race in which each entry is offered for sale for a specified price that must be deposited before the race
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Romans saddled up his first horse on October 19, 1986, in a claiming race at River Downs.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Because of those conditions, owners and trainers would never run a potential Triple Crown contender in a claiming race.
—Neil Greenberg, New York Times, 1 May 2026
One highlight on the undercard came in the third race when Surfin’ U.S.A., a 3-year-old filly owned by Times sportswriter Eric Sondheimer and Barry Siegel, brother of the late handicapper Jeff Siegel, cruised to victory in an $80,000 optional claiming race.
—Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Horses trained by Bob Baffert finished first and second in Thursday’s feature — an allowance/claiming race with a $84,500 purse.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2025
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Because of those conditions, owners and trainers would never run a potential Triple Crown contender in a claiming race.
—Neil Greenberg, New York Times, 1 May 2026
One highlight on the undercard came in the third race when Surfin’ U.S.A., a 3-year-old filly owned by Times sportswriter Eric Sondheimer and Barry Siegel, brother of the late handicapper Jeff Siegel, cruised to victory in an $80,000 optional claiming race.
—Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Horses trained by Bob Baffert finished first and second in Thursday’s feature — an allowance/claiming race with a $84,500 purse.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2025
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“Claiming race.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claiming%20race. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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