Belmont Stakes: Geroux gets the mount on Honor Marie

HRN staff
Photo: Churchill Downs

Florent Geroux will ride Honor Marie in the Belmont Stakes next Saturday at Saratoga.

Trainer White Beckman confirmed the mount for Horse Racing Nation, and Legion Bloodstock reported it in an X post.

We are super excited to have @flothejock riding HONOR MARIE in this years 156th @BelmontStakes at Saratoga Racecourse!! ??

— Legion Bloodstock (@LegionBldstk) May 29, 2024

Geroux has trained with Honor Marie at Churchill Downs and over the winter at Fair Grounds, according to Daily Racing Form. He got the mount after Ben Curtis, who rode him to an eighth-place finish in the Kentucky Derby, broke his collarbone in a training accident at Delaware Park, according DRF. Curtis also rode the Honor Code colt in a runner-up effort in the Louisiana Derby (G2).

Honor Marie has a record of 6: 2-2-0, with his latest win coming in the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) in November.

Geroux was aboard last-place finisher Just a Touch in the Kentucky Derby.

In his most recent work at Churchill Downs, Honor Marie breezed five furlongs Saturday in 1:01.4.

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