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.