“It’s Very Satisfying”: Horse Racing Legend Opens Up Before Breeders’ Cup, Here Are Some of His Greatest Competitions

The latest edition of Breeders? Cup Distaff kept lurking in the limelight for different reasons. However, netizens might have found one in social media after Florent Geroux?s historic win came. The French-turned-US jockey appeared in the 2023 Longines Breeders? Cup Distaff with a Juddmonte-owned filly. This was different from the one the audience saw with Florent in the 2020 edition. But that could not change the result for Florent, as he went on to grab the trophy once again. With that, Florent, one of the highest-earning jockeys of this year, got his name carved into a prestigious list.?

With a lackadaisical start to his career, Florent Geroux has seen many ups and downs in his 17-year spanned career. IN 2018, the jockey had most of the fun when he stood tall to almost every challenge. That year saw him bag most of the dimes he has earned so far. After that, he hasn?t stopped counting nickels. The 2023 saw him get the highest winning percentage till now his career. That might be the reason he waved off almost all bubbles shaped as questions from Matt Chapman. The interview between the duo before the race of the 2023 Breeder?s Cup even got the view from broadcasters.????????

Florent Geroux names satisfaction as the reason to compete in Breeder?s Cup?

Matt Chapman took a breather interview of Florent Geroux before the latter?s final outing in the 2023 Breeder?s Cup Distaff. The crisp conversation was enough to shed light on the reason for his fiery run into the championship. Florent showed his natural satisfaction in his words, ?I feel like it?s a world championship. Everybody?s watching and kind of races you want to compete?.?

The jockey of Idiomatic also added, ?when you?re able to put up the winds, it?s very satisfying!? while continuing his reason for participation in talking to Chapman. Emphatically, after the interview, he took the wind in his pockets and won the Breeders? Cup. This caught a glance of America?s Best Racing. The X handle of them, ABRLive, posted the 59-second conversation video on X.?

However, the Argentan-born jockey has kept more than 1700 wins in his career under his sleeves. The present Breeder?s Cup happens to be just one of those.?

The becoming of the legend of the game for Florent Geroux?

Florent Geroux?s career saw the most upswinging after the year of 2015. In 2016, he saw his earnings reach a double margin. He finished second in the Last Vegas Breeder?s Cup Dirt Mile in 2016. In that year, he made his place in 5th position in the crowd of best-earning jockeys. The year also shot him in the 12th position on the scale of winning numbers.?

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However, the winning position in 2017 dipped a little for Florent. But the earning list still saw him in 7th position. That year, he bagged the top position in the Breeder?s Cup Classic. Eventually, it was Gun Runner who rode him to both successful occasions. In 2021, the jockey came as runners-up in the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve.

After that, Florent Geroux kept himself afloat in the test of time. He made a solid win in the Breeders? Cup in 2018, 2020 and 2023. During those years, in 2020, he won both the edition of Breeders? Cup of Juvenile Phillies and Distaff.?

Currently, the legend has already set himself well above the competition with many of the bunches. He almost touched the unassailable record of Chris McCarron. Chris won the Breeder?s Cup Classic for two years in a row with a horse. Now, it is time to see if Florent Geroux can make his name in the all-greats of the Breeder?s Cup.????

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