MY DESIGNATED DRIVER (1993) sold as a yearling at the
    Ruidoso Super Select Yearling Sale for $80,000. One of the leading
    riders at Ruidoso, Kenny Hart, had given "Desi" first call in the Triple
    Crown races believing him to be the fastest two year old on the
    mountain that year. He posted great morning works and all his
    connections felt confident of winning the Kansas Futurity going in. In
    the trials on a muddy track, Desi broke on top but was hit in the rear
    end and spun sideways which led to a chip in an ankle. He led the
    race for 250 yards and then began to back out, similar to what he
    did for the Rainbow and All American trials, when the chip would
    begin to bother him. After the All American trials, surgery to remove
    the chip was performed but he was never the same racehorse as he
    had exhibited early his two year-old year.

    MY DESIGNATED DRIVER is the sire of 142 starters, 90 ROM
    (63%), 15 STAKES HORSES (10%), with earnings of $1,473,724.
    Average Earnings per Starter - $9,914.

    A Few of His Runners include:                                                   
    KATES DRIVER si 111  7 wins,$183,614, MBNA America Okla.
    Chal.-G1
    IM A MARBLE TO ApHC si 104  20 wins $161,089, G1 multiple
    Stake Winner, 2-Time Hors Of The Year, 4-Time Champion 4
    Year Old and Older Gelding.
    DESIGNATED PAC BEE si 98  6 Wins $57,248, 2 time stake
    winner
    SAY SPEEDY DRIVEN si 104 13 wins $73,395, 4 time stake
    winner
    HOT LADY DRIVER si 109  $39,935, ntr 250 yds.
    Pacs Miss Driver si 104  5 wins, $63,014, 2nd Kansas Jackpot F.-
    RG2
    Shell Drive si 103  3 wins, $49,141, 2 time stake placed
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    His sire, First Down Dash si 105 World Champion Stakes Winner
    8 times $857,2256, # 1 All-Time Leading Sire of Running
    Champions with over $70 million in progeny earnings.

    His dam, Lady MP si 94 Stakes Placed $21,460. Dam of 7 ROM,
    6 winners including Shaded In Gray si 110 SW $21,974 and a
    AAAT Stakes Producer; Metered Express si 93 SP $48,193; etc.

    His female family has a strong race producing history of runners
    such as Mighty Reliezo si 102, Triple Moon Too si 99
    First Triple Moon si 99, Tres Pass si 105, Socks And Cash si 107,
    Streakin Shadow si 101, Kool Moon si 102, Pines Easter Jet si
    102, etc.
MY DESIGNATED DRIVER
FIRST DOWN DASH si 105
DASH FOR CASH si 114
FIRST PRIZE ROSE si 98
LADY MP si 94
ROCKET WRANGLER si 97
FIND A BUYER TB
GALLANT JET si 102
ROSE BUG si 96
ZEVI   TB
MISS MOON PINES si 94
TRIPLE PINES
TOP MOON si 100
SPIRE  TB
CORNISH PRINCE TB
    My Designated Driver's foals have proven to be very
    useful in every category of competition. 63% of his
    starters earning their race ROM is a statistic few top
    stallions in the nation can boast, not considering the
    caliber of mares which have been bred to "Desi" as
    compared to other leading sires of race horses.

    Another key feature of My Designated Driver's foals is
    THEY STAY SOUND! Too many times our trainer tell's
    us "You have a runner... but....he is a little sore". It does
    no good to have a fast horse if he can't stay sound to
    prove it. So many of the fashionable bloodlines of
    today's race horse don't pass on correct conformation,
    which leads to unsoundness on the track and in the
    arena.

    My Designated Driver colts have good old fashion "try",
    willing to do their best each time asked.
RUTLAND RANCH  
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MY DESIGNATED DRIVER si 86
First Down Dash x Lady MP (Zevi TB)
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Jeff Rutland  ~  1047 East College Avenue  ~  Independence, KS 67301  ~  620-331-2485  ~  jeff@rutlandranch.net