Classy Moon is one of ten distance horses entered in the $50,000 Bill Reed Memorial Stakes at The Downs at Albuquerque on Saturday.

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BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

ALBUQUERQUE, NM–AUGUST 27, 2024–Classy Moon and Moonin The Czech are two of the ten distance specialists entered in Saturday's 870-yard, $50,000 Bill Reed Memorial Stakes at Albuquerque Downs.

Classy Moon is coming off of a wire-to-wire, 3 1/4-length victory in the July 28, $50,000 Zia 870 Championship (R) for New Mexico-breds at Albuquerque Downs. Fred Danley trains the homebred 5-year-old son of champion First Moonflash for owner Bob McClure.

Classy Moon drew post-five and will be ridden by Ricky Ramirez.

Moonin The Czech will be facing stakes company for the first time, but the 4-year-old Moonin The Eagle gelding has won three of his four races at the 870 trip, including a $42,900 open-condition allowance race at Ruidoso Downs on July 20. Eric Valenzuela trains Moonin The Czech for the Jose Valdez Partnership.

Moonin The Czech drew the rail post and will be ridden by Jose Luis Enriquez.

All Albuquerque Downs races can be seen at Q-Racing Video.com.