By StallioneSearch

RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM—MAY 30, 2025—Jingle Wood, a $77,000 Ruidoso New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale graduate, stamped himself as the one to beat in the $350,000-estimated Mountain Top QH Futurity by posting the fastest qualifying time during 13 trials held Friday at Ruidoso Downs.

The bay gelding romped to a four-length maiden win in Trial 7, securing his spot atop the list of ten qualifiers who will return for the final on Sunday, June 15.

Trained by Clinton Crawford and ridden by jockey Jacob Enriquez, Jingle Wood clocked the 350 yards in 17.608 seconds, equaling a 90 speed index into a 5 mph crosswind on a sloppy (sealed) racing surface. 

"The two outs at Sunland really helped the horse,” Crawford said. “He walked into the paddock today and was very professional about everything."

Jingle Wood is a son of multiple stakes winner Woodbridge out of Lee Berwick Memorial Louisiana Bred Futurity (RG1) winner Ms Jingles by Bigtime Favorite.

Owned by Downtime Enterprises LLC in partnership with Christopher J. and Melody Lykins, and bred by MJ Farms, Jingle Wood has hit the board in all three of his career starts, including a runner-up finish in his most recent outing, the $50,000 New Mexican Spring Fling at Sunland Park.

A half-brother to New Mexico State Fair Futurity(RG2) winner Bella De Ball, Jingle Wood has earned $16,090 to date.

Mw B Cause Im Sexy broke his maiden in the opening trial to post the second fastest clocking of 17.696 seconds, an 88 speed index with a 6 mph tailwind on a fast track.

Racing owners Larry Marcum and Nancy Wells, the son of B Cause Im A Hero entered the trials off a four-place maiden finish in his only other start at Los Alamitos Racecourse on April 12. Trainer Wesley Giles named jockey Emilio Tapia to ride the gelding out of Uncommonly Sexy by Sixes Royal.

CLICK HERE for a complete list of Mountain Top QH Futurity finalists, with times, sires, dams, owners, breeders, trainers and jockeys.

The second ten fastest qualifiers from today's trials are preferred invites for the $50,000 Mountain Top QH Juvenile, which will also be contested on Sunday, June 15. For those horses, CLICK HERE.

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Ruidoso Downs is set for an exciting day of racing on Saturday, with the first post time at 1:00 PM Mountain Time.

The highlight of the day is the Mountain Top New Mexico Bred Quarter Horse Derby Trials, featuring three-year-old New Mexico-bred Quarter Horses competing over 350 yards for a $10,000 purse per trial.

These trials are scheduled as Races 2 through 5, with post times at 1:26 PM, 1:52 PM, 2:18 PM, and 2:44 PM, respectively. The fastest qualifiers from these trials will advance to the Mountain Top Derby Finals on June 14, which boasts an estimated purse of $150,000-est. purse.

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