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Ruidoso Futurity (G1) Preview- Ep.4 - Hovland
Trainer Xavier Rodriguez will saddle three finalists in Sunday's $1-million Ruidoso QH Futurity including fastest qualifier Hovland.

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Ruidoso Futurity (G1) Preview- Ep.4 - Hovland

by Greg Thompson, StallioneSearch.com

RUIDOSO, NM–JUNE 8, 2024–StallioneSearch.com continues its webcast coverage of the 2024 Ruidoso Futurity (G1) and Ruidoso Derby (G1) weekend on StallioneSearch.com with the fourth episode previewing the $ 1 Million Dollar futurity.

In this episode, StallioneSearch interviewed trainer Xavier Rodriguez, who trains three of the qualifiers going into Sunday's Grade 1 event, including the fastest qualifier from the second day, Hovland.

The gelded son of world champion sire Freighttrain B was a $59,000 Heritage Place fall Mixed Sale graduate owned by La Feliz Montana Ranch.

Click the arrow below to view the fourth episode of the Ruidoso Futurity (G1) preview.

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The Ruidoso Futurity and Derby (G1) weekend of coverage from Ruidoso, NM, on StallioneSearch.com is sponsored entirely by the leading first-crop sire for 2024 Uncle D, who stands at Lazy E Ranch in Guthrie, Oklahoma. The Grade 1 Rainbow Futurity (G1) winning son of Corona Cartel became a Grade 1 sire in 2024 as Heavens Uncle was victorious in the 2024 Remington Park Oklahoma-Bred Futurity (RG1) at Remington Park. The leading freshman sire also has another graded-stakes winner from his first crop to race, Anna Belle, who scored a victory in the 2024 FL Lady Bug (G3) stakes at Remington Park.