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claiming races

claiming races is the plural of claiming race.

Meaning of claiming 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

Questions about claiming races

What is claiming races the plural of?
Claiming races is the plural of claiming race.

Words near claiming races in the dictionary

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

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