The Downs at Albuquerque has released its stakes schedule for its 54-day meet that opens on Saturday, August 13.

Located at the New Mexico State Fairgrounds, Expo New Mexico, the Downs at Albuquerque will run 34 stakes worth more than $1.3 million in purses. As in recent years, the highlight of the track's stakes schedule will be Lineage Day on August 21, during which 11 stakes for New Mexico-bred Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses will be run. Purses for Lineage Day will total nearly $500,000.

The Downs at Albuquerque meet includes a 17-day New Mexico State Fair meet in September. Stakes highlights during the State Fair portion include the 400-yard, the $50,000-added New Mexico State Fair Senor Futurity (RG3) for state-bred 2-year-old colts and geldings and 400-yard, $50,000-added New Mexico State Fair Senorita Futurity (RG3) for state-bred 2-year-old fillies on September 24, and the 6-furlong, $50,000-added Dessie & Fern Sawyer Futurity (R) for state-bred 2-year-old fillies and 6-furlong, $50,000-added George Maloof Futurity (R) for state-bred 2-year-old colts and geldings on September 25.

New to the Downs at Albuquerque stakes schedule is the 220-yard, $100,000-est. Zoom Zoom Zoom Shootout Stakes on October 2. The race, which pays 80 percent of the gross purse to the winner, is expected to draw entries from throughout the country.

The Downs at Albuquerque meet runs through November 13, with live racing presented primarily on a Wednesday and Friday-Sunday schedule. For more information, call the track at (505) 266-5555, or visit the track's website at www.abqdowns.com.