Mr. Buscador , winner of the Saudi Cup (G1) Feb. 24 and third in the Dubai World Cup (G1) March 30, has returned to serious training at the San Luis Rey Training Center in Southern California. My 6 year old son Mine shaft recorded his second three-furlong breeze there on :36 2/5 on 12 June. This was followed by a three-eighth work on :39 on 30 May.
Todd Fincher, who trains horses for his breeder, Joey Peacock Jr., said Senor Buscador’s initial goal may be Del MarSan Diego Handicap (G2), a race he won last year, July 27.
“We want to create San Diego, but maybe a little too close. We’ll have to play it by ear,” Fincher told BloodHorse June 13. get two or three races before then two races minimum, but hopefully, if he’s ready for San Diego, maybe we can get three races.
“We gave him a month off and we’re coming back. The first job was just a stretcher. He came back yesterday and had a good eighth.”
Fincher, who now raises horses at Ruidoso ups and downs in New Mexico and at San Luis Rey, which he uses as a base for racing Santa Anita ParkSenor Buscador said he handled his international travel earlier this year like a professional.
“He did really well on the tour and then he came out of it in good shape as well,” Fincher said. “He’s been traveling and running a lot so we just gave him a little rest. We’ll get back to that now.
“We hope he can get back into shape. We’ve seen a lot of horses go over (to the Middle East) and not get back into shape. Hopefully he will.”
Before running in Saudi Arabia and Dubai, Senor Buscador finished second in the January 27 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) at Gulfstream Park. The Kentucky native has a career record of 7-2-3 after 19 starts and earnings of $12.6 million, placing him ninth on the all-time list of highest earners.
