Zambezi Sun in Paris, winning the Prix Juigne, an event for unraced three-year-old colts and geldings. In his next start on April 29, he won the Prix de Nanterre at the Longchamp course and then on June 3 at Chantilly Racecourse he ran fourth to winner Lawman in the Group 1 Prix du Jockey Club. Back at Longchamp Racecourse, Zambezi Sun rebounded to win the prestigious G-1 Grand Prix de Paris. He did not race again until mid September when he ran third to Soldier of Fortune in the Prix Niel. In October he finished eighth in France's most prestigious race, the
George Moore (jockey) Del Mar Racetrack. In 1957 and 1958 George Moore won the Jockeys' Premiership at Sydney then in 1959 accepted an offer to ride in Europe for trainer/owner Alec Head of Haras du Quesnay and another major owner, Prince Aly Khan. There, he won the Prix du Jockey Club and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, as well as a British Classic Race, the 2,000 Guineas. Returning to Sydney, Moore continued to win Jockeys' Premierships and in 1967 returned for a time to compete in Europe for trainer Noel Murless where he won the first three 1967 British Classics, the 1,000