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Americain Stayer Wins Rosehill Gold Cup

Tara Madgwick - Saturday October 31

2010 Melbourne Cup winner Americain (USA) has fallen from favour as a commercial sire, but he featured at Rosehill on Saturday when his handy stayer Costello scored a lucrative win in the $500,000 ATC Rosehill Gold Cup (2000m).

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Costello wins the $500,000 Rosehill Gold Cup - image Steve Hart.

Trained by David Payne, Costello was fit and ready to fire at his fourth run back from a spell and made light of the heavy 9 conditions to win by a neck for Jay Ford.
 



A $40,000 Inglis Premier purchase for his trainer from the draft of Swettenham Stud, who used to stand Americain at the start of his stud career, Costello has the overall record of six wins and seven placings from 25 starts with earnings topping $590,000.

Bred by Adam Sangster, Costello is a half-brother to Group II winner French Fern from good producing Strategic mare La Famelia, a stakes-winner from the family of Group I winner Russeting.

La Famelia has a yearling colt by Toronado (IRE) and has foaled this spring producing a filly by Puissance de Lune (IRE).

Americain
Americain is now based at Kevin and Colleen Bamford’s Daisy Hill Farm in Victoria and after illness restricted him to covering just eight mares last spring, he is now back in good health with his 2020 service fee set at $6,600.



 

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Race Result - Kypreos Grp Rosehill Gold Cup 2000m

Rosehill Track: Heavy(9) Time: 2:05.74
1
Costello
- 5g Americain (USA) x La Famelia (AUS) (Strategic (AUS))
Tnr: David Payne Rdr: J Ford 54
2
0.3
She's Ideel
- 5m Dundeel (NZ) x Ana's Mail (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Tim Clark 53
3
1.6
Morton's Fork
- 7g Ad Valorem (USA) x Dilemmas (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: Richard Litt Rdr: Tom Sherry 54
4
2.0
Mantastic
- 7g Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Foreign Legionary (IRE) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: G Schofield 56
5
2.2
Nimalee
- 4m So You Think (NZ) x Dezign (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: Matthew Smith Rdr: J R Collett 54
6
2.6
Savacool
- 6m Savabeel (AUS) x Chilled Out (NZ) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Ms K O'Hara 54
7
5.0
House Of Cartier
- 5m Alamosa (NZ) x Shez Sinsational (NZ) (Ekraar (USA))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: S Clipperton 54
8
5.8
Sound Of Cannons
- 4g Nathaniel (IRE) x Rock Choir (GB) (Pivotal (GB))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: R Dolan 52
9
7.7
Wu Gok
- 7g Sebring (AUS) x Lipari (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: B Avdulla 58.5
10
7.8
Fun Fact
- 5g The Factor (USA) x Fill The Page (AUS) (Dane Shadow (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: J Parr 58.5
11
8.4
Think It Over
- 5g So You Think (NZ) x Personal Service (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: K J Parker Rdr: N Rawiller 59
12
17.3
The Candy Man
- 7g Casino Prince (AUS) x Melody (NZ) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Tommy Berry 58
13
20.3
Missybeel
- 6m Savabeel (AUS) x Sitting Pretty (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Ms L Day 52
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