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claiming race

claiming race noun: a race in which the competing horse can be claimed by anyone at the specified claiming price for the race.

Noun

claiming race (plural claiming races)

  1. A race in which the competing horse can be claimed by anyone at the specified claiming price for the race.
    • In a claiming race, each horse is in a sense up for sale. That is, any owner who has raced a horse at the track during the meet in progress may put in a claim to buy any horse racing in a claiming race.1968, Marvin B. Scott, The Racing Game, page 15
    Synonyms:
    claimer

Synonyms of claiming race

Forms of claiming race

pluralclaiming races

Questions about claiming race

What does claiming race mean?
Claiming race means a race in which the competing horse can be claimed by anyone at the specified claiming price for the race.
What part of speech is claiming race?
Claiming race is a noun.
What is the plural of claiming race?
The plural of claiming race is claiming races.

Words near claiming race in the dictionary

  1. claiming
  2. claiming bite
  3. claiming bites
  4. claiming mark
  5. claiming marks
  6. claiming race
  7. claiming races
  8. claiming someone's life
  9. claimings
  10. claimless
  11. claimlessness

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