Abbaye Heroine Asfoora Breaks New Ground As Australia’s First Winner In France

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Unable to take part in Sunday's G1 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Longines moments before the off due to a misplaced passport, Asfoora (Flying Artie) followed all that pre-race drama with a welcome straightforward display to make history. Overpowering the outsider Jawwal (Wooded) inside the final furlong, the 5-2 favourite asserted her superiority under Oisin Murphy to record a half-length success, the first of any kind for her nation in France.

“It's surreal–we were within a minute and a half of not running,” trainer Henry Dwyer said of the seven-year-old who had plundered the Nunthorpe in August. “I had an Uber driver on a retainer of £200 to get the passport here in time!”

“We planned this whole journey, trying to experience new things and here we are winning a Group 1 on Arc day,” he added. “We were confident it was fresh ground where she was and hopeful that she might be okay on it and she was.”

Murphy added, “She was on the bridle throughout and still had her summer coat today, which takes some managing.”

ASFOORA WINS IN THE GROUP ONE PRIX DE L'ABBAYE! #QPAT pic.twitter.com/tLHjpLXXBa

— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) October 5, 2025

 

Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France
PRIX DE L'ABBAYE DE LONGCHAMP LONGINES-G1, €350,000, ParisLongchamp, 10-5, 2yo/up, 5fT, :56.39, vsf.
1–ASFOORA (AUS), 133, m, 7, by Flying Artie (Aus)
                1st Dam: Golden Child (Aus), by I Am Invincible (Aus)
                2nd Dam: Predestined (Aus), by King's Best
                3rd Dam: Hard Rider (NZ), by Maroof
(24,000 RNA Ylg '20 MGMADE). O/B-Noor Elaine Farm Pty Ltd; T-Henry Dwyer; J-Oisin Murphy. €199,990. Lifetime Record: MG1SW-Eng, MGSW & MG1SP-Aus, 29-12-3-2, €2,290,826. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Jawwal (Fr), 136, g, 3, Wooded (Ire)–Al Johrah (GB), by Bated Breath (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. (€13,000 2yo '24 ARQNOV). O-Jiri Odchazel-Joly; B-Al Shaqab Racing; T-Vaclav Luka. €80,010.
3–She's Quality (Ire), 133, f, 4, Acclamation (GB)–Quality Time (Ire), by Exceed And Excel (Aus). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. (€195,000 Ylg '22 GOFOR). O-Aristia Park Bloodstock & Partners; B-Rathbarry Stud; T-Jack Davison. €40,005.
Margins: HF, 2HF, 1 1/4. Odds: 2.70, 32.00, 20.00.
Also Ran: Ponntos (Ire), Mgheera (GB), Monteille (GB), Ain't Nobody (Ire), Afjan (Fr), Star Of Lady (GB), Frost At Dawn, Sky Majesty (Ire), Jm Jungle (Ire), First Instinct (GB), Washington Heights (GB), Night Raider (Ire), Rumstar (GB), Against The Wind (GB). Scratched: Megarry (Ire), Rayevka (Ire).

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