TDN RISING STARS

August 31, 2013 - Del Mar, Race 6, , USD $77,000, 6f, NW1$X

Socialbug, f, 3, 2010 by Curlin

1st Dam: Candytuft, by Dehere
2nd Dam: Bolt From The Blue, by Blue Times
3rd Dam: Berkut, by Sea-Bird

Owner: Mike Rutherford
Breeder: Tom Evans, Macon Wilmil Equines & Marjac Farms (KY)
Trainer: Bob Baffert

A half-sister to champion sprinter Midnight Lute (Real Quiet), Ch. Sprinter, MGISW, $2,690,600; and Captain Cherokee (Sir Cherokee), MGSP, $361,845, ran to her pedigree and 1-2 odds first out here July 21, streaking home a 2 3/4-length winner against a solid-looking bunch and earning an 89 Beyer Speed Figure. The was backed down to 4-5 first time against winners, and again proved too much to handle. Scrubbed on by Martin Garcia to make the lead, the $300,000 KEESEP yearling took heat through quick opening splits of :22.44 and :44.92. She shrugged off her pursuers at the top of the lane, and was always doing enough to hold Llandudno (Belong to Me) safe by 1 1/4 lengths. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $91,200.