Fdd Downs takes top Quarter Horse honors for 2025
Fdd Dreams, winner of the Ruidoso and All American derbies in New Mexico in the spring and summer and the Champion of Champions against older horses at Los Alamitos last month, was named 2025 Quarter Horse World Champion at a ceremony in Oklahoma City on Wednesday evening.
Fdd Dreams, a gelding by Fdd Dynasty, won 5 of 8 starts and earned $1,210,129 in 2025 racing for Javier Rodriguez’s La Feliz Montana Ranch of New Mexico. A winner of 10 of 17 starts and more than $2.1 million in his career, Fdd Dreams was also recognized as overall champion 3-year-old and champion 3-year-old gelding.
Rodriguez was honored as leading owner. Xavier Rodriguez, who is not related to Javier Rodriguez, trains Fdd Dreams and was named champion trainer for the first time at the age of 25. Luis Martinez, who rode Fdd Dreams through 2025, earned his first title as champion jockey.
MJ Farms of New Mexico was honored as champion breeder for the second consecutive year.
In addition to overall champions by age group, Quarter Horse racing presents championships to outstanding colt, gelding, and filly for 2-year-olds, 3-year-olds, and aged horses.
Shaken Goin On, a four-time stakes winner in 2025, was recognized as the top 3-year-old filly. Just Dulce, winner of the Texas Classic Derby at Lone Star Park in November, was named champion 3-year-old colt.
Political Twist – co-owned by La Felix Montana, trained by Xavier Rodriguez, and ridden by Martinez – was named champion 2-year-old and 2-year-old gelding. Enforce was named champion 2-year-old colt, while Flying Joy 1 was recognized as 2-year-old filly.
Hooked N Gone, a two-time stakes winner in 2025, was named champion aged horse and champion aged gelding. Unrentless was named champion aged stallion, while Curls Joyful Wagon was honored as champion aged mare.
Handin Out Candy was named champion distance horse after winning three consecutive 870-yard stakes at the Downs at Albuquerque and Zia Park in the last four months of 2025.
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