ALBUQUERQUE, NM—SEPTEMBER 12, 2018—Horsemen are reminded that nominations for the 440-yard, $300,000 Albuquerque Fall Quarter Horse Championship (G1) at Albuquerque Downs close on Friday, September 14, at 5 p.m. (MDT).

This year’s Albuquerque Fall Championship, presented by South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, had its inaugural running in 2015, and this year it will be run as a Grade 1 stakes for the first time in its short history.

Past winners include AQHA world champions JRC Callas First (2015) and Jessies First Down (2017).

There is no nomination fee, a $3,500 fee to pass the entry box, and a $6,000 fee to start.

The winner will earn $165,000 and a berth to this year’s Championship at Sunland Park (G1) at Sunland Park Racetrack.

For more information, contact the Albuquerque Downs racing office at (505) 266-5555, ext. 7609 or 7610.

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The Downs at Albuquerque Racetrack and Casino is located in the heart of Albuquerque at Expo New Mexico, the home of the New Mexico State Fair, and general admission and parking are always free (via the casino entrance at Louisiana and Central) . For more information, visit abqdowns.com and click on the "Racing" link at the top of the homepage.