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Klassic Strawfly Returns in Albuquerque’s First Moonflash Maturity
Klassic Strawfly drew post 4 for Sunday’s $75,000-added First Moonflash Maturity (R) for New Mexico-bred aged sprinters at Albuquerque Downs.

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Klassic Strawfly Returns in Albuquerque’s First Moonflash Maturity

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

ALBUQUERQUE, NM—AUGUST 22, 2016—Yaneth Cabrera’s Klassic Strawfly drew post 4 for Sunday’s inaugural running of the 440-yard, $75,000-added First Moonflash Maturity (R) for New Mexico-bred aged sprinters at Albuquerque Downs.

A 10-year-old son of Genuine Strawfly trained by Ron Stephens, Klassic Strawfly has earned $52,780 from five starts this season, and his four wins include a 1 1/2-length score in the May 27, 400-yard Jimmy Drake Stakes (R) at SunRay Park.

Klassic Strawfly will be ridden by Isaias Cardenas.

Stephens will also send out Fire Stones for owner Armando Medina Jr. A 5-year-old Brookstone Bay gelding, Fire Stones has won two of his three starts since he was claimed for $12,500 on November 7, 2015.

Fire Stones drew post 5 and will be ridden by J. Martin Bourdieu.

The complete lineup for the First Moonflash Maturity, in post position order including jockey assignments--

  1. Salt The Rim (Jimmy Coates)
  2. Major Moonflash (Adrian Ramos)
  3. Dungarees Version (Benito Baca)
  4. Klassic Strawfly (Isaias Cardenas)
  5. Fire Stones (J. Martin Bourdieu)
  6. Mister Brooks (Jose Enrique Ortiz)
  7. Jess Bordeaux (J.R. Valenzuela)
  8. Heza Wild Dragon (Jose Enriquez)
  9. BL Corona (Edgar Martinez)
  10. June Bug Junior (Raul Gutierrez).

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