The Frenchman (2021) Horse

Foal Date

11-Sep-21
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Vadamos

Dam

Rockabye Lady

Prize Money

8399

Trainer

P Gerard

Owners

Ballymore Racing NZ Ltd & Kaiwhata Investments Ltd

About

The Frenchman is a 5yo bay gelding trained by P Gerard at Matamata. He is by the stallion Vadamos out of Rockabye Lady. He has yet to break his maiden, having failed to win in nine starts. In his most recent start at Te Aroha on 21 Oct 2026, he was ridden by Wiremu Pinn and finished seventh behind winner Ytoa.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Te Aroha 21-Oct-26 1600m SOFT 5 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $301 (of $15,033) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.660, SP: 8.90 1st Ytoa ( M Hashizume 58.5 ) 2nd Lofty Manuel ( H Hassman 56.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 1.80L 3rd Icon ( M Alam 58.5 ) 2.60L 7th The Frenchman ( W Pinn 58.5 ) 8.50L See full results W Pinn 58.5kg 8.50L 7 (12)
Te Rapa 25-Sep-26 1400m SOFT 5 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $302 (of $20,163) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:24.540, SP: 25.90 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th 1st Ellendale ( M J Mcnab 54 ) 2nd Top Marks ( G Rooke 56 ) 0.10L 3rd Compulsory ( J Nishizuka 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2.90L 9th The Frenchman ( W Pinn 58.5 ) 6.30L See full results W Pinn 58.5kg 6.30L 9 (13)
Waverley 10-Apr-26 2200m SOFT 5 R5 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $1,268 (of $14,091) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:17.900, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th 1st Malibu ( K R Hercock 58.5 ) 2nd Da Ace ( B Queiroz 58 ) 2.50L 3rd The Frenchman ( S Collett 58.5 ) 2.70L See full results S Collett 58.5kg 2.70L 3 (10)
Matamata 22-Mar-26 2000m SOFT 5 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $2,761 (of $15,337) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:04.530, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd 1st Fantastic Ideas ( M Cartwright 56 ) 2nd The Frenchman ( S Collett 58.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Chica De Oro ( C J Grylls 56 ) 1.80L See full results S Collett 58.5kg 0.50L 2 (10)
Te Aroha 06-Mar-26 2200m SOFT 5 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $2,798 (of $15,546) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:18.240, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th 1st Alikat ( W B Kennedy 56.5 ) 2nd The Frenchman ( G Rooke 58.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Guipago ( M Cameron 58.5 ) 2.20L See full results G Rooke 58.5kg 0.20L 2 (6)