It was a light morning for workouts Oct. 26 for horses readying for the Nov. 3-4 Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita Park.
Only three horses pre-entered for next week’s Breeders’ Cup breezed at Santa Anita, though another half dozen breezed at other tracks across the country. Horses stabled away from Santa Anita are expected to travel to California in the coming days.
Joey Peacock’s Senor Buscador worked a bullet five furlongs in company under jockey Geovanni Franco, who has the call in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) Nov. 4. Trained by Todd Fincher, Senor Buscador completed five furlongs in :59 2/5, the fastest of 19 moves at the distance at Santa Anita Thursday morning.
“He went really well; he dragged me around there,” Franco said.
Bullet 5F in 59.40 for Senor Buscador this morning with regular jockey Giovanni Franco in the irons for trainer Todd Fincher @santaanitapark @ToddFincher @BreedersCup #BreedersCup pic.twitter.com/IotT3inM8C
— J McLaughlin Safford (@kimo16) October 26, 2023
A late-running 5-year-old Mineshaft horse, Senor Buscador won the San Diego Handicap (G2) this summer at Del Mar. He exits a third-place finish in the Awesome Again Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Sept. 30.
The other two workers at Santa Anita among Breeders’ Cup pre-entered horses were Rodeo Drive Stakes (G2T) winner Didia , who went five furlongs in 1:01 4/5 in preparation for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T), and Eddie D. Stakes (G2T) winner Lane Way , who went a half-mile in :47 toward a potential start in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1T). Lane Way, an alternate in the Turf Sprint lineup, needs defections to compete.
Work of the Day from @santaanitapark—Didia worked 5 Furlongs in 1:01.80 on October 26th, 2023, for trainer @IgnacioCorreas. pic.twitter.com/EWSA0q8Bdo
— XBTV (@WatchXBTV) October 26, 2023
Among those who could work Oct. 27 is Classic contender White Abarrio , whose breeze slated for earlier in the week was postponed.
The post-position draw for the 40th Breeders’ Cup will take place Oct. 30 at 4:45 p.m. PT.
| Horse | Track | Distance | Time | Division |
| Austere | Turfway Park | 4F (All Weather-Fast) | :48 3/5 | Juvenile Fillies Turf |
| Cellist | Keeneland | 5F (Turf-Firm) | 1:00 3/5 | Turf |
| Didia | Santa Anita Park | 5F (Dirt-Fast) | 1:01 4/5 | Filly & Mare Turf |
| Gear Jockey | Keeneland | 5F (Turf-Firm) | 1:00 3/5 | Turf Sprint |
| Lane Way | Santa Anita Park | 4F (Dirt-Fast) | :47 | Turf Sprint |
| Lindy | Turfway Park | 4F (All Weather-Fast) | :48 4/5 | Filly & Mare Turf |
| Roses for Debra | Belmont Park | 3F (Dirt-Fast) | :35.11* | Turf Sprint |
| Sabra Tuff | Churchill Downs | 5F (Dirt-Fast) | 1:00 3/5 | Distaff |
| Senor Buscador | Santa Anita Park | 5F (Dirt-Fast) | :59 2/5 | Classic |
*Workouts in New York are timed in hundredths of a second.
This press release has been edited for content and style by BloodHorse Staff.
