By three, he was running in Claiming races.

Therefore, two of Stymie's first three starts were claiming races.

Claiming races are for what you might call working class horses who haven't made it into the big time or the bigger time.

There's also an element of daring and gambling in claiming races that track people like.

These included three claiming races, in which he could have been purchased for $2500, but he had no takers.

Running primarily in midlevel claiming races, she won 14 of 68 starts and earned $89,199.

Before his retirement in 1977, he was running in low-grade claiming races.

Although many horses never rise above claiming races, some do.

The rules of claiming races may sound complex, but they are simple enough.

But then, Charismatic lost eight of his first nine starts and was entered twice in claiming races for $62,500.