Americain is Melbourne beauty

Americain broke new ground for France as he outstayed the local hero So You Think in the Emirates Melbourne Cup.

Tue, 02 Nov, 2010 - 07:11

Americain broke new ground for France as he outstayed the local hero So You Think in the Emirates Melbourne Cup.

The majority of the 120,000 Flemington crowd for the 150th renewal of Australia’s iconic race roared as So You Think surged into the lead at the furlong pole, but he was unable to suppress Gerald Mosse and the Alain de Royer-Dupre-trained Americain, while the young upstart Maluckyday wrestled second place away from him.

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CourtsRacingHeathrowPlace: FrancePlace: FlemingtonPlace: AustraliaPlace: ManigharPlace: AmericaPlace: LongchampPlace: MelbournePerson: AmericainPerson: Gerald MossePerson: Alain de Royer-DuprePerson: Dermot WeldPerson: Media PuzzlePerson: GodolphinPerson: HolbergPerson: Frankie DettoriPerson: Luca CumaniPerson: Bart CummingsPerson: Gerry RyanPerson: Kevin BamfordPerson: Andre FabrePerson: Royer-DuprePerson: Cummings’Person: MossePerson: RyanPerson: Steven ArnoldPerson: Dato Tan Chin NamPerson: CumaniPerson: BauerPerson: ManigharPerson: Damien OliverPerson: DettoriEvent: Emirates Melbourne CupEvent: CoxEvent: Mackinnon StakesEvent: Prix de l’Arc de TriompheEvent: Geelong CupEvent: Hong Kong VaseOrganisation: Vintage Crop
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