Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of horse race: A claiming race is a specific category of horse race in which every horse running is made available for purchase (claimed) at a predetermined price set by its owner before the race begins.

Usage

• Noun:
  • The owner entered his young horse in a claiming race to test its ability against similar competition.
  • In a claiming race, the selling price is fixed and announced publicly before the horses run.

Advanced Usage

• "To be entered in a claiming race": To have a horse participating in such a race, where it is at risk of being purchased by another owner.
  • The trainer decided the horse would be entered in a claiming race to find it a more suitable competitive level.
• "To claim a horse out of a race": To successfully purchase a horse that ran in a claiming race.
  • The new stable claimed a promising filly out of last week's claiming race.

Variants and Related Words

• Claim (verb/noun): The act of purchasing a horse out of a claiming race for the set price.
  • He put in a claim for the horse before the race started.
• Claimer (noun): A horse that runs in claiming races.
  • The old gelding was a seasoned claimer who had changed stables many times.

Synonyms

• Selling race (Note: While similar, a "selling race" typically involves an auction after the race, whereas in a claiming race the price is set beforehand).

Related Concepts

• Conditions of the race: The official rules specifying the price levels and eligibility for a particular claiming race.
  • The horse was eligible for the $25,000 claiming race.
• Claiming price: The specific monetary value at which a horse is offered for sale in the race.
  • The claiming price for her horse was set at $10,000.

Noun

1. a horse race in which each owner declares before the race at what price his horse will be offered for sale after the race