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Senor Buscador wins the $200,000 Springboard Mile by 5 3/4 lengths under Luis Quinonez
Remington Springboard Mile winner Senor Buscador is no longer on the Kentucky Derby trail. The 3-year-old son of Mineshaft came out of a Friday breeze at Sam Houston with a “mild sprain” in his suspensory ligament, trainer Todd Fincher told
horseracing.net.
“We are just doing what is best for the horse long term, because we could run him, but it would be risky,” Fincher said. “We need to stop him and give him time off because he such a good horse and has a bright future.”
Senor Buscador Sets Sights on Risen Star Victory
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The Derby Dispatch: Road to Kentucky Derby Championship Season Begins With Grade II, $400,000 Risen Star Feb 11, 2021 Kevin Kerstein
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The Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship
Series is set to kickoff Saturday in New Orleans with
a field of 13 horses that were entered in the $400,000 Risen Star presented by Lamarque Ford (Grade II) at Fair Grounds.
Over the next nine weekends,
3-year-old Thoroughbreds will continue their quest for points in select races
to secure a berth in the starting gate for the 147
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Senor Buscador wins the $200,000 Springboard Mile by 5 3/4 lengths under Luis Quinonez
It s 712 miles from Remington Park in Oklahoma City to Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in New Orleans. Trainer Todd Fincher always wanted to make the trip to the historic local oval, but he never had the right horse for the journey. He does now. Fincher rolls into town with the undefeated Senor Buscador, who rates as an exciting newcomer in a sterling renewal of Saturday s $400,000 Risen Star (G2), presented by Lamarque Ford-Lincoln.
Run at 1 1/8 miles, the Risen Star is the 13th and final race on a six-stakes card billed as Louisiana Derby Preview Day. It is by far the deepest and most competitive Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) prep to date and will offer a total of 85 Derby qualifying points to the top four finishers (50-20-10-5). The $300,000 Rachel Alexandra (G2) presented by Fasig-Tipton, at 1 1/16 miles, will be offered for 3-year-old fillies, w
Risen Star: Relationship Building Brings O Besos, West Point Thoroughbreds Together Sponsored by:
Travis Foley, assistant trainer for his father, Greg Foley
Jeff Lifson, the executive vice president of West Point Thoroughbreds, always knew when the young, up and coming horseman Travis Foley made the call for him to buy into a horse, it would be for the right reason. It may have taken a bit longer than both had anticipated, but a partnership long in the making finally came to fruition this winter when West Point bought into Foley s Tagg Team Racing and Barrett Bernard s lightly raced O Besos, who has the look of a major contender in Saturday s $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds in New Orleans, La.
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