Jockey Florent Geroux, one of the nation’s top racers and ranked fifth in the standings at the recent closing match Churchill Downs meet, will ride at Del Mar for its summer meeting beginning on July 22, according to agent Doug Bredar.
Geroux, 35, has lived in Kentucky from spring to fall in recent years, mostly driving at Ellis . Park in the summer and go on rides in stakes around the country. Before Del Mar opens, Geroux will be at Indianapolis horseshoe, Racing Parx, Ellis . Parkand Colony DownsBredar said.
Bredar says that when they get to the West Coast, Geroux will “ride for most people at the top of the leaderboard.” He did not anticipate a change in Geroux’s relationship with coaches in the east. Geroux is one of Brad Cox’s dual Eclipse Award-winning trainers.
“I don’t think it will have an effect… The horses we rode like Shedhesthedevil and Mandaloun To the best of my knowledge, we plan to continue using them when the opportunity arises,” he said.
When asked if Geroux could drive full-time in California, Bredar said it would use the summer meeting as a test run.
“This is a short time. We just want to check the waters. We’ve got a lot of people, a lot of riders out there who have asked us to come along. We feel that now is the right time. fit . “
