That's correct, it's French Command!

The veteran horse is becoming somewhat of a notable figure at Kempsey's Warwick Park racecourse, running into a rich vein of form late in his career.

"He's a marvel that horse," one trainer noted when walking by Hilary Dew's stable.

Starting out first in Queensland with trainer Harry Reed, his first win was way back in October 2012 at Nanango before briefly changing over to Scott Heidke and then landing himself into the capable hands of Hilary Dew who bought him for $5000.

From there, Dew has trained him to 16 wins with $241,995 in prize money collected.

Tuesday's win in Race 6 at Port Macquarie made it two wins in a row for Dew's 'Frenchie', with the majority of other horses half his age, ranging from four to six years old.

The first win from that brace also came in Port Macquarie at Race 6 on June 14.

With various bookies placing the geldings chances at around $20 to $22, his success would've seen a few supporters head home very happy.

"I was confident in the fact that it was a heavy track, he's stepping up a grade but he's competing against benchmark 66 so he's been competitive, it gets down to whether the jockey rode him well and she did, followed instructions and we were successful," Dew explained to the Argus.

The veteran status of French Command makes his wins even sweeter with horses required to be retired by the age of 13.

"It's uncommon for 10 year olds (to keep winning) in today's racing - for the amount of starts he's had (149), and to be competitive is pretty rare even in the country, it just shows it doesn't matter where you are as long as the horse has that will to win," Dew said.

As Dew has always maintained, the geldings retirement depends on his attitude and desire, which shows no sign of waning yet.

"He's still sound, still loves running and track-work - he thinks he's a two year-old," he said.

"He's been my best horse."

"Everyone would love to have a barn full of French Commands, they're competitive, they put in and don't quit."

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