sentences:  Pasquier won his first Listed Race in 1999, then his first Group 3 race in May 2001, riding Acceleration in the Prix Corrida.During the winter of 2001–2002, he rode in Singapore and on returning to France won his first Group 2 race, the Prix Greffulhe.His first ride in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe followed in October 2002, finishing 8th on Fair Mix.