French Reign (AUS) Horse
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French Reign, a 3yo bay gelding from Australia, is trained by Andrew Bobbin in Stawell. He is by Manhattan Rain out of Exceedingly French. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, having started six times without a win. In his most recent start at Ararat on 8 Feb 2026, Paul Gatt rode him to a 10th‑place finish behind the winner Muskito.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ararat 08-Feb-26 1300m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:16.150, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st Muskito ( D Yendall 59 ) 2nd Pick Wisely ( W Gordon 59.5 ) 2.50L 3rd Don't Say No Mikki ( J Webb 59.5 ) 2.52L 10th French Reign ( P Gatt 59 ) 7.52L See full results | P Gatt 59kg 7.52L | 10 (12) |
| Penola 16-Jan-26 1300m GOOD 4 R1 3UP MDN-SW $1,900 (of $19,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:20.580, SP: 3.70 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Legal Drama ( S Metcalfe 56 ) 2nd Terralight ( T Madden 54.5 ) 0.29L 3rd French Reign ( S Fawke 56.5 ) 0.31L See full results | S Fawke 56.5kg 0.31L | 3 (12) |
| Burrumbeet 01-Jan-26 1350m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $1,125 (of $25,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:18.540, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.180 1st Eden Rose ( L King 56 ) 2nd Yankee Street Rain ( M K Julius 59.5 ) 4.50L 3rd Immortal Justice ( C Atkinson 57.5 ) 4.80L 4th French Reign ( T Cameron 58 , Cd 54 ) 5.30L See full results | T Cameron 58kg, Cd 54kg 5.30L | 4 (8) |
| Bordertown 14-Dec-25 1300m GOOD 4 R1 3UP MDN-HCP $725 (of $19,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:18.040, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th 1st French Love ( M Collett 55 ) 2nd Jewels Captain ( T Voorham 59 ) 2.61L 3rd Vivid Reasoning ( C Tootell 54 ) 4.62L 6th French Reign ( A Kelly 56 ) 8.94L See full results | A Kelly 56kg 8.94L | 6 (11) |
| Ararat 25-Nov-25 1100m GOOD 4 R1 3Y MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.800, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.820 1st Polished Wood ( W Gordon 58 ) 2nd Swoboda ( C Macredmond 56 ) 0.75L 3rd Blue Typhoon ( N Farley 56 ) 0.90L 7th French Reign ( A Kelly 58 ) 3.75L See full results | A Kelly 58kg 3.75L | 7 (12) |
| Avoca 13-Nov-25 1000m R10 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:02.920 1st Jakbe Nimble ( T C Doyle ) 2nd Stormbender ( J Allen ) 3rd French Reign ( A Kelly ) | A Kelly | 3 (6) |
| bet365 Mortlake 06-Nov-25 800m R6 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 00:51.600 1st Scoparia ( C Macredmond ) 2nd French Reign ( T Cameron ) 3rd Can'tallbegems ( S Field ) | T Cameron | 2 (7) |
| Donald 03-May-25 1200m GOOD 4 R3 2YO Open Set Weight $600 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.800, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.880 1st Diamond Gust ( A Mccabe 58 ) 2nd Bella Pietra ( C J Parish 56 ) 2.50L 3rd Grandstraz ( P Gatt 56 ) 3.25L 7th French Reign ( W Gordon 58 ) 7.40L See full results | W Gordon 58kg 7.40L | 7 (10) |
| Warracknabeal 22-Apr-25 1000m GOOD 4 R3 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 01:02.650 1st French Reign ( H Coffey ) 2nd Baudin ( D Yendall ) 0.75L 3rd Testing One Two ( J Allen ) 1.10L | H Coffey | 1 (5) |
| Donald 08-Apr-25 850m R8 Jump Out-G4 2nd French Reign ( T Cameron ) 3rd Pastoral King ( J Allen ) | T Cameron | 2 (8) |
| bet365 Stawell 25-Feb-25 800m R14 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:49.300 1st Edges Diamond ( J D Hill ) 3rd Jack The Boss ( J Allen ) 4th French Reign ( T Dowsett ) | T Dowsett | 4 (6) |
| St Arnaud 28-Oct-24 900m R16 Jump Out-G3 1st French Reign ( J Hill ) | J Hill | 1 (3) |