Swettenham
Stud's Melbourne Cup hero Americain (USA) has sired his first stakes-winner
with four year-old mare Causeforcommotion winning the Possibly Perfect Stakes
at Santa Anita on the weekend.
Trained by Eric Kruljac, Causeforcommotion had won twice previously and was recently
second in the Group III Santa Anita Santa Barbara Stakes so was readt to go one
better.
She settled back in the field and found the line strongly to win the 1 ¼ mile
turf contest by a length taking her overall record to three wins and seven
placings from 14 starts with prizemoney just shy of $200,000.
Causeforcommotion is the best of three winners from Giant's Causeway mare Causey,
a half-sister to Group III winner Actress.
The oldest Australian progeny of Americain are about to turn four and he has
sired 17 winners here this season including two stakes horses in American Joy
and Amerock.
He stands at Swettenham Stud at a fee of $11,000.