[3] Americain was purchased in February 2010 by Ryan and Bamford after his 2009 season included a Group 2 win in France and a failed campaign in the United States.

He won the Melbourne Cup by 21⁄2 lengths, beating Maluckyday into second and champion Australian and short-priced favourite So You Think into third.

Americain followed up his Melbourne Cup win by running third in the Hong Kong Vase.

Returning in 2011, his four runs in France in preparation for his Melbourne Cup defence yielded only one win.

Australian rail operator CFCL Australia named locomotive CF4404 after the horse.