World Champion, Champion 3 Year Old, Champion 3-Year-Old Gelding
FDD Dreams SI 108, $2,151,835
- Breeder: La Feliz Montana Ranch, LLC
- Owner: La Feliz Montana Ranch, LLC
- Trainer: Xavier E. Rodriguez
- Jockey: Luis Martinez
2025 Record: 8-5(3)-2-0, $1,281,034
Ruidoso Derby-G1, All American Derby-G1, Champion Of Champions-G1
FDD Dreams turned in a dream season in 2025, and he was rewarded by being named World Champion, Champion Three Year Old, and Champion Three-Year-Old Gelding. The New Mexico-bred became the first horse to win the All American Derby-G1 and Champion of Champions-G1 since World Champion See Me Do It in 1989.
Much of that success stems from FDD Dreams’ attitude. He loves to run, and he is very competitive.
“He wants to win the big races,” said Javier Rodriguez, who bred and owns FDD Dreams in the name of his La Feliz Montana Ranch.
FDD Dreams dances in his stall and has attracted plenty of attention on social media.
“He’s got an incredible personality,” said Dr. Megan Petty, the veterinarian at La Feliz Montana Ranch.
“When he sees us looking at him, he starts showing off.”
At the end of his two-year-old season in 2024, FDD Dreams set a track record at Lone Star Park in his trial for the Texas Classic Futurity-G1 and then won the final. His connections brought him back to the Hondo, New Mexico, ranch for a break between seasons.
“About four days after he came home to the ranch, I hear this bang, bang, bang,” Petty said. “He’s leaning over the stall door like, ‘Did you guys forget about me? Why am I not at the track?’ He got over it and got to get turned out a little bit.”
Trainer Xavier Rodriguez began FDD Dreams’ three-year-old season at Ruidoso Downs. A winner of his Ruidoso Derby-G1 trial by 2 3/4-lengths, FDD Dreams triumphed in the final by 1 1/2-lengths under regular rider Luis Martinez.
He ran second by a nose in his All American Derby-G1 trial and in the final didn’t let a little crowding at the start keep him from another major win.
“It doesn’t get any better than that,” said Javier Rodriguez. “You know what he loves? He loves pressure. He needs to have a horse right next to him that tells him, ‘Let’s go at it.’ He loves that.”
FDD Dreams wasn’t finished. Sent to Los Alamitos, he set his sights on the Champion Of Champions-G1. In between, he competed in the Los Alamitos Super Derby-G1. It was the only misstep of the season, literally, as he lost his footing at the start and nearly went to his nose. It is a tribute to FDD Dreams’ athleticism that he recovered and still managed to finish sixth.
Then came the Champion Of Champions-G1, where FDD Dreams not only had to face older rivals, the field included the likes of World Champion Empressum, future Champions Hooked N Gone and Unrelentless, and a host of Grade 1 winners. FDD Dreams took the lead soon after…
