▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁in ▁Ireland ) ▁is ▁an ▁Irish ▁Thor ough bre d ▁race hor se , ▁born ▁to ▁s ire , ▁Be ▁My ▁Gu est ▁and ▁dam , ▁Ex c iting . ▁He ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁Jim ▁En nis ▁and ▁was ▁trained ▁by ▁Nick y ▁Rich ards . ▁ ▁Through out ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁race hor se , ▁he ▁was ▁r idden ▁by ▁several ▁famous ▁j ock e ys , ▁including ▁Brian ▁Hard ing , ▁Tony ▁Dob bin ▁and ▁Tony ▁Mc Co y ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁ret irement , ▁The ▁French ▁Fur ze ▁had ▁am ass ed ▁a ▁career ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁wins , ▁ 1 2 ▁places ▁and ▁ 8 ▁shows ▁while ▁accum ulating ▁£ 2 3 2 , 4 9 9 ▁in ▁lifetime ▁ear nings . ▁ ▁The ▁French ▁Fur ze ▁started ▁racing ▁as ▁a ▁two - year - old ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁Dance ▁Design ▁European ▁Bre ed ers ▁Fund ▁Ma iden , ▁finishing ▁in ▁sevent h ▁place ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁entries . ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁race , ▁the ▁Gil ane ▁Am us ements ▁ 3 - Y - O ▁Ma iden ▁H urd le , ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁at ▁Tr am ore ▁Race course ▁in ▁County ▁Water ford , ▁Tr am ore ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁He ▁beat ▁a ▁field ▁of ▁eight ▁horses ▁to ▁ear n