Breeders' Cup Pre-Entrants Señor Buscador, Hot Peppers, Family Way Work

Joe Peacock Jr.’s Senor Buscador, pre-entered in the Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1), on Thursday morning worked 5 furlongs in 1:01 over a fast track in company with stablemate Sheriff Brown for trainer Todd Fincher. Jockey Francisco Arrieta was aboard Senor Buscador and Florent Geroux partnered Sheriff Brown, his mount in the $350,000 Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G2) on Nov. 4.

“It was a good solid work and we got what we wanted,” trainer Todd Fincher said. “Senor Buscador started about 6 lengths back and got to the target a little faster and caught up by the three-eighths. He waited a bit not wanting to go by too fast and really started working at the quarter pole.”

Senor Buscador finished 3 lengths in front of his workmate.

“I’m just guessing he went in :34 and change from the eighth pole to the three-quarters,” Fincher said. “Sheriff Brown is better with a target, but he was the hunted today.”

Fincher trains Slammed, winner of the Thoroughbred Club of America (G2) here and pre-entered in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1). She is scheduled to work Friday at 9 a.m. …

Michael Dubb and Michael Caruso’s Hot Peppers, pre-entered in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1), worked 5 furlongs on her own in 1:02.20. With exercise rider Efrain Lopez aboard, Hot Peppers produced fractions of :12.60, :24.80, :38 and 1:02.20 and out 6 furlongs in 1:16. Trainer Rudy Rodriguez is scheduled to be at Keeneland Monday …

Hunter Valley Farm, Debra O’Connor and Marc Detampel’s Family Way, pre-entered in the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1), worked 5 furlongs on the main track in 1:00.80 for trainer Brendan Walsh. The move was the fastest of seven at the distance this morning.