StallioneSearch co-hosts Greg Thompson and Bailey Ivey release the second edition of the newly formatted “QH Racing Talk – Weekly” podcast.

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DALLAS, TX–DECEMBER 10, 2025– This week’s episode of the QH Racing Talk – Weekly podcast on StallioneSearch.com has been released. The evening timing was designed to include the post-position draw results for the 2025 Champion of Champions (G1) and the Los Alamitos Two-Million Futurity (G1), both set for this weekend in Orange County, California.

This week’s featured guest is La Feliz Montaña Ranch owner and breeder Javier Rodriguez. A longtime horseman, Rodriguez broke onto the national racing scene in the mid-2000s with the storybook two- and three-year-old campaigns of multiple champion stakes winner Heartswideopen.

Heartswideopen’s résumé includes wins in the $1.5 million All American Futurity (G1), Ruidoso Futurity (G1), Ruidoso Derby (G1), and Rainbow Derby (G1). She was also runner-up in the 2008 All American Derby (G1). That run helped define an era and remains a cornerstone of La Feliz Montaña’s legacy.

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Co-hosted by Greg Thompson and Bailey Ivey of StallioneSearch.com, QH Racing Talk – Weekly expands the show’s conversational core while keeping its focus sharp. Each episode features special guests from across the sport—trainers, jockeys, owners, breeders, and more—who add context to the performances and storylines shaping Quarter Horse racing right now.

La Feliz Montaña Ranch heads into this weekend with another standout year, fielding major contenders in both championship events. Political Twist ($1,062,317, winner of the Ruidoso Futurity (G1) and West Texas Futurity (G2); second in the 2025 All American Futurity (G1)) enters the Los Alamitos Two-Million Futurity (G1) as the fourth-fastest qualifier for the $1,929,825 feature.

The operation also sends FDD Dreams (winner of the 2025 All American Derby (G1) and the Ruidoso Derby (G1)) into Saturday’s 2025 Champion of Champions (G1). The All American Derby victory secured a berth into one of the sport’s most prestigious showdowns, and the step up against older company adds another layer of intrigue to the weekend card.

The new weekly format builds on a proven foundation. Across the first 42 episodes of QH Racing Talk, Thompson has welcomed many of the sport’s most respected names, including Ed Burgart, Johnie Goodman, D. Wayne Lukas, “Sleepy” Gilbreath, Cody Jensen, G.R. Carter, Danny Cardoza, Tom Dawson, Chris Lincoln, Billy Hunt, James Flores, James Lackey, Gilbert Ortiz, Ricky Ramirez, Joe Merrick, Richard Chamberlain, Cliff Lambert, Paul Jones, Kip Didericksen, Blane Wood, and more.

CLICK HERE to view all past epidsodes of the QH Racing Talk Weekly Podcast.

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Primary sponsors for the QH Racing Talk- weekly podcast is sponsored by Dunn Ranch in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, Lip Chip, LLC, AQHA sire Uncle D, Lazy E Ranch in Guthrie, Oklahoma, and Royal Vista Ranch in Wayne, Oklahoma.  Segment sponsors include: AQHA, Heritage Place Sales, AQHA Sire Eagle Fly Higher, Purina, Robicheaux Ranch, Inc. in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, and Ruidoso Sales Company.

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