Senor Buscador Reels in Workmate in BC Dirt Mile Drill

Joey Peacock Jr.'s Senor Buscador , pre-entered in the Nov. 5 Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1), breezed five furlongs in 1:01 Oct. 27 over a fast track at Keeneland in company with stakes-winning stablemate Sheriff Brown  for trainer Todd Fincher.

Jockey Francisco Arrieta was aboard Senor Buscador and Florent Geroux partnered Peacock Family Holdings' Sheriff Brown, his mount in the $350,000 Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes (G2) on the Nov. 4 Future Stars Friday undercard at Keeneland.

"It was a good solid work, and we got what we wanted," Fincher said. "Senor Buscador started about six 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 three 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 also trains Slammed , winner of the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (G2) and pre-entered in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1). The Brad King, Stan Kirby, Suzanne Kirby, and Barbara Coleman-trained filly is scheduled to work Oct. 28, when Breeders' Cup workout action is expected to pick up. Oct. 29 is likely to be the busiest day for Breeders' Cup workouts between now and the two-day event. 

In other workouts Friday at Keeneland, Michael Dubb and Michael Caruso's Hot Peppers , pre-entered in the Filly & Mare Sprint, worked five furlongs on her own in 1:02 1/5. With exercise rider Efrain Lopez aboard, Hot Peppers produced fractions of :12 3/4, :24 4/5, :38, and 1:02 1/5 and out six furlongs in 1:16. Trainer Rudy Rodriguez is scheduled to be at Keeneland Oct. 31.

Hunter Valley Farm, Debra O'Connor, and Marc Detampel's Family Way , pre-entered in the Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T), worked five furlongs on the main track in 1:00 4/5 for trainer Brendan Walsh. The move was the fastest of seven at the distance this morning.