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Asfoora Seals Rare Nunthorpe–Abbaye Double After Uber Passport Dash

Her team now plan to base the seven-year-old in Newmarket for a 2026 European sprint campaign.

Overview

  • The Australian-trained mare captured the Prix de l'Abbaye at ParisLongchamp under Oisin Murphy, beating 80-1 outsider Jawwal.
  • Officials nearly scratched her when her passport was left in Chantilly, before an Uber courier delivered it at 2:33pm ahead of a 2:40 cut-off after a reported retainer of about £200.
  • The victory completes the five-furlong Nunthorpe–Abbaye double, a feat last achieved by Lochsong in 1993.
  • Trainer Henry Dwyer said he believes Asfoora is the first Australian-trained horse to win in France.
  • Dwyer said she will stay in Britain over the winter, have a short break at Fittocks Stud, and be aimed at a 2026 program focused on five-furlong targets.