The stallion Scooter Bug G. is part of Gene Miles’ racing dynasty headed by matron mare Wego Melody. Gene crossed his Appaloosa mares to top racing Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred stallions of the time. He bred We Go Charge to Lady Bug’s Moon (AQHA) twice, producing filly We Go Moon Bug in 1971 and Scooter Bug G. on March 25, 1972.
Scooter Bug G. raced as a 2-year-old in 1974, earning a 9-6-1-1 record and $21,345.87. He won the Texas Futurity running nose-to-nose against Deep South. Scooter Bug G. also won the Santa Fe Futurity and came out in front of the 2-year-olds first, second and third division of the Santa Fe.
Gene retired Scooter Bug G. from the track after one season and moved him to the breeding shed. He sired 257 foals during his 12-year breeding career. His foals were versatile, excelling on the track, in halter and under tack.
Out of Scooter Bug G.’s get, 105 foals made track starts and earned a combined $394,539.50. Thirty-nine became winners, and six earned a total 21 stakes wins. Scooter Bug G.’s racing get also claimed 22 racing registers of merit and one racing bronze medallion. His track stars include Mister Clyde (out of Miss Kiss Me, AQHA) who earned $59,871 and won Albuquerque, New Mexico’s World Wide Futurity in 1979; Turf Bug B (out of Turf Goddess, AQHA) with $27,622.14; and Wego Lady Bug (out of Domleo Bars Sister) with $22,281.51. Wego Lady Bug is the dam of Hall of Fame inductee Wego For Cash.
Scooter Bug G. sired 17 performance-point earners with a total of 276.5 points and 23 halter-point earners who claimed 151 points. Ten earned 16 registers of merit in halter and performance and a total of two bronze medallions and one superior achievement certificate. Tricky Mixture (out of Miss Flicka True, AQHA) leads the stallion’s point earners with 179 performance points, 17 halter points, a bronze medallion in senior western pleasure and a bronze superior achievement certificate in senior hunter under saddle.
Scooter Bug G. died on October 1, 1987, at 15.
