Florent Geroux’s current stint as a riding regular at Oaklawn Park figures to go better than his first. Much better.

Pennsylvania-bred Bronx Beauty will return to Gulfstream Park Jan. 23 to do two things: redeem herself from last year’s off-the-board finish in the $200,000 Inside Information Stakes (G2) and to finally bring home her first graded victory.  

On Tuesday, BBC South News was one of several media outlets to report that Newbury Racecourse had temporarily shut as a COVID-19 vaccination hub “to allow horseracing to go ahead,” prompting hundreds of social media users to criticize the track.

A collection of 24 of the best dirt and turf horses lined up Jan. 20 for grade 1 laurels and a combined $4 million in purse money as fields were drawn for the Jan. 23 Pegasus World Cup (G1) and the Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1T) at Gulfstream Park.

Pioneer Ventures bred the filly out of the Bodemeister mare Hope So.

On the Meydan dirt, Military Law came from a pace-stalking trip, found a gaping opening at the top of the stretch and went on to win the Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1 Stakes (G2) by 1 1/4 lengths from Thegreatcollection.

Jessica Harrington has criticized the “seriously annoying” level of extra paperwork involved in sending runners to Britain from Ireland in the aftermath of Brexit.

Oaklawn Park opens for its 57-day live racing season Jan. 22 after having its business and hotel development slowed by COVID-19-related setbacks.

Delaware Park has announced a 77-day meet for the upcoming 84th season of live racing after receiving approval from the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission today.

Fighting Mad, one of the West Coast’s top older distaffers of 2020, has been retired from racing following a fifth-place finish in the La Canada Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Jan. 9. She will be bred this year to Curlin, according to co-owner Gary West.