Connections Eyeing BC Turf for Erupt

Sunday's GI Pattison Canadian International hero Erupt (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) will likely return to the States for the Nov. 5 GI Breeders' Cup Turf, revealed the Niarchos family's racing manager Alan Cooper. The French-based Francis-Henri Graffard trainee won last year's G1 Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris, but had been winless in 2016 prior to his 12-1 upset at Woodbine. The 4-year-old had been off since a third-place run in the Aug. 28 G2 Grand Prix de Deauville. “We are now mulling over the options, but the obvious one to go for is the Breeders' Cup Turf,” offered Cooper. “We will get him home and see how he is before shipping him out again, but that is pretty much the idea.” The Niarchos's Flaxman Holdings won the 2014 BC Turf with Main Sequence (Aldebaran). Cooper said Erupt could then go on to the G1 Japan Cup–in which he was a close-up sixth last term–followed by the G1 Hong Kong Vase.