BERINO, NM—MAY 23, 2017—Last year's leading first crop sire Zulu Dragon SI 102 has booked full at a fee of $6,000 for the 2017 season at Bar Y Equine near Berino, New Mexico.

Currently Zulu Dragon is the #3 leading second crop sire of money earners this year. In only two crops to race and 12 starters, he has sired 5 winners, 2 stakes winners, earners of $951,903 and average earnings per starter of nearly $80,000.

His 3-year-old daughter, 10-time winner Running Dragon, is currently the leading money earning older Quarter Horse of 2017 with a perfect 3-for-3 record.

His top performers include multiple graded winner RUNNING DRAGON SI 93 (10 wins to 3, 2017 $572,641 New Mexican Spring Futurity[R]-G2, Shue Fly S. [R]-G2, New Mexico HBA S.[R]-G2, Mountain Top Futurity[R]-G3, etc.), graded winner MAGNIFICO DRAGON SI 101 (4 wins to 3, 2017 $291,221 New Mexico Classic Futurity[R]-G2, 2nd Southwest Juvenile Championship S.-G1, 2nd-Shue Fly S. [R]-G2, 2nd- New Mexico State Fair Breeders' Futurity, etc.), multiple graded stakes finalist COWGIRLSALADY SI (winner to 3, 2017 $40,333), graded stakes finalist MIGHTY B DRAGON SI 88 (winner to 3, $32,476), graded stakes finalist DISCO DRAGON (winner at 2, $12,394), etc.

Multiple graded winner Zulu Dragon won or placed in 12 races and earned $180,054. His wins include the Grade 1 James Isaac Hobbs Stakes and Grade 3 La Plata Stakes. He was second in the KOFX-FM Radio Handicap(G3), Mr Jet Moore Handicap(G3) and third in the Lovington Stakes (G2).

The son of all-time leading sire First Down Dash is out of the restricted Grade 1 winner Hidden Dragon SI 104 ($165,347), by Dean Miracle. She is the dam of 14 ROM, 10 winners including stakes winner Heza Wild Dragon SI 98 ($272,093), Grade 2 winner Zulu Dragon SI 102 (see above), Grade 1 All American Futurity finalist Calif Fugitive Si 96 ($166,400), Grade 1 Ruidoso Futurity and Grade 1 Rainbow Derby finalist Misty Blue Mercedes SI 95 ($46,758), Grade 1 Ruidoso Derby finalist Rc Black Mamba SI 96 ($27,350), etc.

For additional information or 2018 bookings contact DelRae or Robert Driggers at 575-202-9587.