Chief Stipe Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago Asfoora wins despite late drama www.racing.com Oisin Murphy salutes after Asfoora's win in France. An Uber driver may be the toast of the Henry Dwyer stable, along with Asfoora, after the star mare overcame a late scratching scare and a nervy run in transit to claim the Group 1 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp on Sunday.https://bitofayarn.com The globetrotting sprinter, now a G1 winner in both England and France, was within 90 seconds of being scratched pre-race after her ID card and passport failed to arrive on track. “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.https://bitofayarn.com “If it gets here in the next five to 10 minutes, we’re OK... otherwise, unfortunately we won’t be running.” But arrive in time it did, albeit just, and Asfoora, backed from $4.40 to $3.30 with the track drying out, took her place in the line-up. The globetrotting sprinter was coiled up for much of the 17-horse, 1000m contest and seemed only needing of a gap to prove competitive. And she let down like a steam train when Oisin Murphy eased Asfoora between horses at the furlong pole, taking the lead from roughie Jawwal ($61) and claiming her third top level honour. She becomes the first Australia trained French winner at any level, continuing her incredible story as an overseas trailblazer.https://bitofayarn.com “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.”https://bitofayarn.com It will go down as one of the more stressful G1 winning days in Dwyer’s career, but ultimately, two speedy beasts and their ultra cool pilots ensured the day ended with triumph instead of despair. “We had some pre-race issues… we had to work through those issues because we were within a minute and a half of not running,” Dwyer said. “I had an Uber driver on a retainer of 200 quid to get it here on time, and my man delivered." https://bitofayarn.com WATCH: Asfoora's win in France! — Racing.com (@Racing) October 5, 2025 Quote
An Uber driver may be the toast of the Henry Dwyer stable, along with Asfoora, after the star mare overcame a late scratching scare and a nervy run in transit to claim the Group 1 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp on Sunday.https://bitofayarn.com The globetrotting sprinter, now a G1 winner in both England and France, was within 90 seconds of being scratched pre-race after her ID card and passport failed to arrive on track. “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.https://bitofayarn.com “If it gets here in the next five to 10 minutes, we’re OK... otherwise, unfortunately we won’t be running.” But arrive in time it did, albeit just, and Asfoora, backed from $4.40 to $3.30 with the track drying out, took her place in the line-up. The globetrotting sprinter was coiled up for much of the 17-horse, 1000m contest and seemed only needing of a gap to prove competitive. And she let down like a steam train when Oisin Murphy eased Asfoora between horses at the furlong pole, taking the lead from roughie Jawwal ($61) and claiming her third top level honour. She becomes the first Australia trained French winner at any level, continuing her incredible story as an overseas trailblazer.https://bitofayarn.com “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.”https://bitofayarn.com It will go down as one of the more stressful G1 winning days in Dwyer’s career, but ultimately, two speedy beasts and their ultra cool pilots ensured the day ended with triumph instead of despair. “We had some pre-race issues… we had to work through those issues because we were within a minute and a half of not running,” Dwyer said. “I had an Uber driver on a retainer of 200 quid to get it here on time, and my man delivered." https://bitofayarn.com WATCH: Asfoora's win in France! — Racing.com (@Racing) October 5, 2025
hesi Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago Considering she was just below the best level in Aus, she has done well with 3 G1 wins in Europe Quote
Gammalite Posted 48 minutes ago Posted 48 minutes ago 2 hours ago, Chief Stipe said: “I had an Uber driver on a retainer of 200 quid to get it here on time, and my man delivered." https://bitofayarn.com Heard that the UBER came across some riders training for the Tour De France on the way to the track 🏇. Was going to get held up for a bit. but Not a problem in the end . 😋 Quote
curious Posted 24 minutes ago Posted 24 minutes ago 22 minutes ago, Gammalite said: Heard that the UBER came across some riders training for the Tour De France on the way to the track 🏇. Was going to get held up for a bit. but Not a problem in the end . 😋 Asfoora had a bit of the same problem in the race but that was no problem either! Great day's racing. Love to be there for it again. Quote
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