Published>Tue, Nov 02 10 12:18 PM
French raider Americain overhauled fading favourite So You Think up the home straight to win the $6 million Melbourne Cup at a rain-soaked Flemington racecourse on Tuesday.
Gerald Mosse kept a patient hold on his six-year-old mount before unleashing a devastating sprint to hit the front 100 metres from home to win by more than two lengths from Maluckyday, becoming the first French jockey to win the marquee handicap.
"This job is so easy when you're in the best race on the best horse," a delighted Mosse told reporters.
The heavily backed So You Think, who was hoping to give Australian champion trainer Bart Cummings a 13th Melbourne Cup triumph, had stormed to the front 250 metres from the end of the 3,200m race but just failed to stay and finished third.
"I bided my time and saw a gap and let him go," Mosse added. "He was very, very strong over the last 250 metres and I knew I was going to catch him (So You Think)."
Americain may be American-bred and trained in France by Alain de Royer-Dupre but it will be Australian owners celebrating on Tuesday night.
"It's a dream come true. I will have to keep pinching myself," co-owner Gerry Ryan said.
"We sat down five years ago and said let's try and find a runner for the Cup and our third time was lucky."
Despite the wet weather, more than 100,000 people packed the course for the 150th running of Australia's best known and richest race.
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