▁his ▁first ▁victory . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁when ▁The ▁French ▁Fur ze ▁won ▁a ▁race , ▁he ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁by ▁impress ive ▁distances . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁seven ▁vict ories ▁were ▁won ▁by ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 4 , ▁ 6 , ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁lengths ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Although ▁The ▁French ▁Fur ze ▁won ▁ 1 1 ▁races , ▁his ▁most ▁notable ▁win ▁came ▁late ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Fight ing ▁Fif th ▁H urd le ▁at ▁New castle ▁Race course ▁in ▁New castle , ▁England . ▁ ▁Enter ing ▁the ▁race ▁as ▁a ▁ 2 5 ▁to ▁ 1 ▁long shot , ▁The ▁French ▁Fur ze ▁and ▁j ockey ▁Brian ▁Hard ing ▁best ed ▁a ▁field ▁of ▁eight ▁horses ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁a ▁victory ▁over ▁Ge os ▁by ▁three - quarters ▁of ▁a ▁length . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁The ▁French ▁Fur ze ’ s ▁achiev ements ▁and ▁seven ▁consecutive ▁entries ▁into ▁the ▁Fight ing ▁Fif th ▁H urd le ▁were ▁hon ored ▁when ▁a ▁race ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁ ▁The ▁race , ▁named ▁the ▁W B X ▁French ▁Fur ze ▁Nov ices ' ▁H urd le , ▁sp anned ▁two ▁and ▁three - qu arter ▁miles ▁and ▁was ▁run ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁race ▁was ▁won