Patrioticandproud rallied in the final furlong to take Saturday’s $150,000 Toronto Cup Stakes, at Woodbine.
It was the first added-money score for the dark bay son of Proud Citizen-Luvina, trained by Mark Casse and ridden by Eurico Rosa da Silva, who entered the 1 1/8-mile turf tilt off a trio of second-place efforts.
Favoured Hammers Terror led the field through splits of :24.75 and :48.56 with Excaper, under jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson, keeping a watchful eye. Mr. Online rushed up to engage Hammers Terror entering the turn, as Wilson took Excaper back, and edged in front of Hammers Terror at the top of the stretch.