THE 2010 Melbourne Cup winner Americain will stand at the Irish National Stud in 2015.

The now 10-year-old was a winner of 11 races over six seasons of racing. Trained by Alain de Royer Dupre in France, he won the Group 2 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier over a mile and seven furlongs and the Group 2 Prix Kergorlay. In Australia he also won the Geelong Cup and Group 2 Zipping Classic over a mile and a half.