His name is an homage to his lineage; "Señor Buscador" roughly translates in English to "Mr. Prospector,"[2] who is part of the bloodline on both his sire and dam's side.

[5] Trainer Todd Fincher (a retired Quarter Horse jockey) and owner/breeder Joe Peacock, Sr., found success in Rose's Desert's previous foals, including Sunland Derby winner Runaway Ghost.

But in the Risen Star Stakes, he was sent wide throughout and couldn't muster the late kick that got him first in his previous two races and he finished fifth, just out of range to acquire Kentucky Derby points.

His next race was going to be the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park, but his 3-year-old campaign was cut short by a suspensory injury to his right front leg.

Despite a long layoff, Senor Buscador won his first race back at Lone Star Park, starting in fifth and winning by 2 lengths.

The distant second choice was his older half-brother Sheriff Brown, who was also coming off a win two starts back and an underwhelming effort on Breeders’ Cup day.

By the time he caught up, he went wide into the far turn and flattened out, finishing fourth in the Oaklawn Handicap and fifth in the Hollywood Gold Cup.

He dropped as far back as 11 1/2 lengths behind the leaders early and benefited greatly from a fast pace set by Brickyard Ride, a sprinter who was attempting to stretch out in distance.

It resulted in a second-place finish, despite going wider than he had ever before, going eight wide and unable to catch the runaway leader, Hoist The Gold, who had opened up five lengths at the top of the stretch.

While his connections were confident that he could run well, there was some concern on if he could make enough ground at Gulfstream Park, a racetrack that has a reputation for favouring speed horses and not closers.

He passed the exhausted Hoist The Gold to take second, but when he went up to challenge the leader, National Treasure, he was held off in deep stretch by a neck.

Ushba Tesoro surged past Saudi Crown and took the lead for a brief moment, but to his outside was Senor Buscador, who was now traveling the fastest.

In the final strides, Senor Buscador had his head in front right on the finish line, winning the Saudi Cup by the smallest margin in the race’s history.

[1] On January 19, 2025, owner Joe R. Peacock Jr. wrote on X that Senor Buscador, who was being prepared for the Pegasus World Cup and a potential seven-year-old campaign, had been retired after his team was not satisfied with how the horse came out of a workout.

Senor Buscador is planned to be shipped to Lexington, Kentucky for the 2025 breeding season, although a stud deal had not been announced.