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Mountain Top Futurity Trials Set for Friday
New Mexican Spring Futurity (RG2) Crispyn will be among the 129 New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds entered in Friday's Mountain Top Futurity (RG2) at Ruidoso Downs.

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Mountain Top Futurity Trials Set for Friday

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM–MAY 30, 2023–Graded stakes winner Crispyn and stakes winner Bigg Shades Of Gray are two of the 129 New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds entered in Friday's 350-yard Mountain Top Futurity (RG2) at Ruidoso Downs.

Post time for the first of 13 trials is set for 1 p.m. (MDT). The last heat is scheduled to go off at 6:12.

A homebred son of the Mr Jess Perry stallion A Royal Jess, Crispyn is trained by Manuel Rodriguez for owner MRB Racing LLC. The bay gelding has earned $179,061 from two races, and he will be stretching out in distance off of his neck victory in the April 1, 300-yard New Mexican Spring Futurity (RG2) at Sunland Park.

Crispyn drew post 7 and will be ridden by Alan Hernandez in the fifth trial.

Bigg Shades Of Gray races for Marcelino Gonzalez and Super Champion Inc. from the barn of trainer Eric Valenzuela. A $58,000 yearling purchase at last year's New Mexico-Bred Sale at Ruidoso Downs, the gelded son of the Mr Jess Perry stallion Eye Am King is coming off of a neck victory in the April 1, 300-yard New Mexican Spring Fling Stakes (R) at Sunland Park.

Bigg Shades Of Gray drew post 6 and will be ridden by Emilio Tapia in the third heat.

The 10 fastest qualifiers from Friday's trials will meet in the June 18, $350,000-est. Mountain Top Futurity final.

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