Erupt rallies down the stretch to win Pattison Canadian International
TORONTO — Stephane Pasquier found his horse and the winner’s circle Sunday in the $1-million Pattison Canadian International.
Pasquier took Irish-bred Erupt to the lead midway down the stretch to capture the Grade 1 event at Woodbine Racetrack. The win was Erupt’s first in eight races since capturing the Grade 1 Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris on July 15, 2015.
“It’s like winning a World Cup,” said Pasquier, a diehard fan of French soccer club Paris Saint-Germain. “We won a Group 1 in France at three years old but it was a difficult start to this year.
“Today he came back very easily. I’m very happy to have found my horse again.”