Vodka With a Twist Eyes Three Straight in Sorrento

After delivering her sire his first black-type stakes win, Vodka With a Twist  looks to register her third win in a row, heading west for the Aug. 10 Sorrento Stakes (G3) at Del Mar.

Having fallen short in a hotly contested maiden race, the daughter of Thousand Words  , who has run thrice in Kentucky, tallied her first win by a length at Churchill Downs against a field of first-time runners. She then served up a gate-to-wire victory in the Debutante Stakes under the twin spires. 

The $150,000 six-furlong challenge for 2-year-old fillies will be filled with tough competitors that will test Phil D'Amato's trainee.

Trainer Bob Baffert brings a pair of his students who have made easy work of the competition in their debuts.

Zedan Racing Stables' Nooni , a Florida-bred daughter of Win Win Win  , broke her maiden June 13 at Santa Anita Park with a 9 1/2-length romp over five furlongs. Nooni will be under Juan Hernandez who as of Aug. 8 is the leading jockey at Del Mar.

Baffert's other entry, Casalu , broke her maiden over the Del Mar dirt July 21 with a 5 1/2-length margin of victory for owners Michael Pegram, Karl Watson, and Paul Weitman.

Not to be outshined is Mrs. John Magnier and Mrs. Paul Shanahan's White Sands . 

The Into Mischief   half sister to Jackie's Warrior   trained by Wesley Ward broke her maiden by 9 1/2 lengths at Belterra Park before taking the Prairie Gold Juvenile Stakes at Prairie Meadows by 13 3/4 lengths. 

WSS Racing's Night Beacon  rounds out the field. She won on debut at Santa Anita May 10. She posted a bullet work at Del Mar Aug. 3, going five furlongs in :58 4/5.