French Knight (USA) Horse
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French Knight is a 3yo dk b/br horse from the United States trained by Kenneth G. McPeek. He is by the stallion Midnight Lute out of French Park. To date, French Knight has won one race. On December 7, 2025 at Fair Grounds, he earned his biggest victory, capturing the $30,000.00 purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oaklawn Park 28-Mar-26 1710m R6 Race 6 (of $31,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:46.690, SP: 5.50 stalked in the three path but yielded around the far turn. 1st Higginsville ( J Elliott 123 ) 2nd Arky Road ( T W Bacon 120 ) 4.75L 3rd Texas Cyclone ( W D L Cruz 123 ) 5.50L 8th French Knight ( E Esquivel 114 ) 17.50L See full results | E Esquivel 51.7kg 17.50L | 8 (10) |
| Fair Grounds 27-Feb-26 1207m R7 Race 7 $2,300 (of $23,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.400, SP: 2.75 allowed to settle early, mounted a three wide bid to upper stretch, flattened out in the lane but was clear of the rest for the show honors at the wire. 1st Bridge Classic ( S Vives 119 ) 2nd Mischief Mania ( J Ortiz 119 ) 1.00L 3rd French Knight ( B J Hernandez 119 ) 8.75L See full results | B J Hernandez 54kg 8.75L | 3 (6) |
| Oaklawn Park 08-Feb-26 1710m R3 Race 3 $1,500 (of $60,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:47.070, SP: 21.00 laid up close along the inside, came under pressure midway around the far turn, got briefly stymied in upper stretch, but gave way. 1st Horse Of The Sea ( J Torres 117 ) 2nd Misinformation ( J Ortiz 116 ) 0.15L 3rd Highly Connected ( C Torres 119 ) 0.30L 6th French Knight ( E Esquivel 116 ) 9.55L See full results | E Esquivel 52.6kg 9.55L | 6 (11) |
| Fair Grounds 23-Jan-26 1609m R6 Race 6 (of $55,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.970, SP: 21.00 shadowed the early pace three wide, retreated in the far turn to trail by the eighth. 1st Remember Mamba ( J Ortiz 119 ) 2nd Casa Cielo ( J Graham 119 ) 3.25L 3rd Mccready ( M J Pedroza 119 ) 0.30L 7th French Knight ( B J Hernandez 119 ) 13.60L See full results | B J Hernandez 54kg 13.60L | 7 (7) |
| Oaklawn Park 28-Dec-25 1609m R10 Race 10 $464 (of $65,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:39.740, SP: 10.00 four wide when off the pace in the first turn, continued back while three wide through the final turn, tired in the stretch. 1st Herbs Bolt ( L Saez 119 ) 2nd Horse Of The Sea ( J Torres 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Perfect Audible ( E Asmussen 119 ) 1.50L 9th French Knight ( E Esquivel 119 ) 17.55L See full results | E Esquivel 54kg 17.55L | 9 (12) |
| Fair Grounds 07-Dec-25 1210m R8 Md $18,900 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.020, SP: 5.50 raced not too far behind the pace, made a four wide bid at the final furlong to slowly split rivals, dug in to be up in time. 1st French Knight ( C Hernandez 120 ) 2nd A Cab On The Rocks ( M J Pedroza 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Kazoom ( J Ortiz 120 ) 1.00L See full results | C Hernandez 54.4kg | 1 (7) |
| Belmont At The Big A 26-Sep-25 1710m R4 Md $350 (of $70,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.890, SP: 7.00 coaxed from the gate, vied four then three wide under urging from three furlongs out, went four wide for home, tired. 1st Supreme GOOD ( L R Jr 119 ) 2nd The Obliterator ( F Prat 119 ) 8.50L 3rd Foolish Mortal ( R Silvera 119 ) 1.00L 6th French Knight ( J Castellano 119 ) 14.80L See full results | J Castellano 54kg 14.80L | 6 (11) |
| Saratoga 31-Aug-25 1210m R1 Md $800 (of $80,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.020, SP: 10.00 1st Imagine John ( J Lezcano 119 ) 2nd Neigh Baby ( J Rodriguez 119 ) 0.00L 3rd Hong Kong Phooey ( E Jaramillo 119 ) 0.00L 6th French Knight ( L R Jr 119 ) 11.50L See full results | L R Jr 54kg 11.50L | 6 (8) |