The globetrotting sprinter Asfoora—already a G1 winner in England and now France—came within minutes of being scratched pre-race when her ID card and passport failed to arrive on course.
“Unfortunately, her ID and passport didn’t make her way down from Chantilly to the races today,” travelling foreman Simon Morrish told At The Races pre-race.
“We were alerted to that fact as soon as we arrived here. The passport, as we speak, is in an Uber on the way to the track.
“If it gets here in the next five to 10 minutes, we’re OK… otherwise, unfortunately we won’t be running.”
The documents did arrive—just in time—and Asfoora, backed from $4.40 to $3.30 with Aussie betting sites as the track dried, took her place in the starting line-up.
Settled quietly in a capacity 17-horse, 1000m dash, the international mare only needed room to launch—and when Oisin Murphy angled her clear at the furlong, she powered past longshot Jawwal ($61) to claim a third top-level prize.
In doing so, she became the first Australia-trained winner in France at any level, extending an extraordinary overseas odyssey.
“It’s amazing. Since we started this whole journey, it’s just about doing new things,” Dwyer said post-race.
“Life’s experiential, racing’s experiential… I’ve never been to the races in France before, and here we are winning a G1 on Arc Day.”
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Prix De L’abbaye De Longchamp | Asfoora
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