Florent Geroux Named Jockey Of The Week Off Strong Weekend At Fair Grounds

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | 9:33 am

1/18/2025 - Disco Time with jockey Florent Geroux aboard get a head in front of Built to win the 81st running of the Grade III $250,000 Lecomte Stakes at Fair Grounds. Hodges Photography / Amanda Hodges Weir

Florent Geroux, who won both graded stakes Saturday on the “Road to the Derby Day” card at Fair Grounds, earned 'Jockey of the Week' for January 13 through January 19 by a vote of the panel of racing experts.The weekly honor recognizes jockeys who are members of the Jockeys' Guild for significant riding accomplishments.

Riding for Brad Cox, Geroux first guided Hit Show (Candy Ride {Arg}) to victory in the GIII Louisiana Stakes and then took the GIII Lecomte Stakes aboard Disco Time (Not This Time) to close out the card.

Other contenders for Jockey of the Week included Stewart Elliott with eight wins for the week at Sam Houston, Antonio Fresu with two stakes wins at Santa Anita, Juan Hernandez who won the GIII La Canada at Santa Anita and Flavien Prat who won two stakes at Santa Anita including the GIII Las Cienegas.