Henry Dwyer’s Asfoora gave him the title of first Aussie trainer to win in France by winning the Prix de l’Abbaye.

It is also a G1 win and it was on Arc Day, one of the most prestigious races on one of the most prestigious days of the racing year.  The Abbaye is over 500m and the track runs across the infield to give it a unique perspective.  Oisin Murphy was the jockey who also rode the mare in the Nunthorpe, achieving a very rare double in the process.  She had a good draw and settled well and Murphy was able to get the right gap at the right time and she ran as well as she ever has – maybe even better given all the activity going on at Longchamp and the very competitive field.  The win was a "win and you're in" for the equivalent race at the Breeders' Cup.  No word yet regarding that prospect.

However it nearly didn't happen as Dwyer confused Asfoora's passport with the one belonging to a horse he had purchased at the Sales, and there were some frantic calls going on to Amy Murphy's yard in Chantilly where they had been staying and she called Francis Graffard's assistant who retrieved the passport and gave it to an Uber driver with instructions to go flat out to get it to Longchamp, which the driver managed to do – just in time.  It was a closer call than the finish of the race!

Last heard Dwyer was trying to track down the Uber Driver to join them in the post-race celebrations!