The G1 Saudi Cup hero from a year ago, Senor Buscador, will aim to continue the legacy of his sire Horse of the Year Mineshaft at Lane's End as he stands for $7,500 LFSN, the farm said via a press release on Friday.
Bred in Kentucky by Joe R. Peacock, Sr. and Joey Peacock, Jr., Senor Buscador retires from racing with $12,944,427 in earnings and was trained by Todd Fincher.
The 7-year-old had shipped last week to Gulfstream Park where he was set to make another start in the GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational. Joey Peacock tweeted that after a drill Jan. 19 at Gulfstream his team was not completely satisfied with the way the horse was working. The owner then made the decision to scratch Senor Buscador and make arrangements for him to head to Kentucky to begin his stallion career. Earlier this month, Peacock told TDN that he and Fincher were open to the Saudi Cup champ returning to Riyadh to take on the world's richest race once again.
Breaking his maiden at 2 on debut by 2 1/2 lengths, Senor Buscador jumped straight into stakes company winning with what would become his signature style–running from off the pace–the Springboard Mile by 5 3/4 lengths at Remington Park. That effort garnered him a 93 Beyer as a juvenile, the second highest Beyer of any 2-year-old colt at a mile in 2020.
Senor Buscador at Gulfstream Park last year | Lauren King
His stakes success continued with a win in the GIII Ack Ack Stakes at Churchill Downs. In his first start of 2023, he returned to the winner's circle in the Curribot Handicap, defeating the field by 4 lengths. The homebred also captured the GII San Diego Handicap at Del Mar earning a 101 Beyer. Senor Buscador placed in the GI Awesome Again Stakes and closed out the year with a runner-up finish in the GII Cigar Mile at Aqueduct.
Senor Buscador got off to a fast start in 2024 with a close second in the Pegasus World Cup, before traveling to Saudi Arabia where he made a splash winning the $20 million Saudi Cup. Defeating a deep field, he set a new stakes record–1:49.50.
The Peacock homebred's next start was in the UAE where he finished third in the G1 Dubai World Cup, contributing to him being the leading North American earner in 2024. He retires with four triple-digit Beyers to his credit–105, 103, 101, abd 101.
“We are honored that Senor Buscador will take up residence alongside his sire, Mineshaft, at the Farish family's Lanes End Farm now that he is retired from racing,” said owner and co-breeder Joe Peacock, Jr. “We will support him heavily with mares that we have been purchasing in anticipation of his career at stud. We look forward to breeding and racing the next generation of horses from this important Mineshaft/A.P. Indy sire line.”
Out of multiple stakes winner Rose's Desert, Senor Buscador is half to GSW Runaway Ghost (Ghostzapper). Rose's Desert also produced stakes winners Our Iris Rose (Ghostzapper) and Sheriff Brown (Curlin). His sire, Mineshaft, has produced eight Grade I winners including Dialed In, himself a sire of three Grade I winners and 29 black-type winners. Mineshaft closed out 2024 as a top five sire.
Senor Buscador will be available for inspection starting Monday, Jan. 27.
To schedule an appointment or for more information, please contact Jill McCully or Chris Knehr.
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