Il Americana (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

04-Oct-19

Sex

mare

Colour

bay

Sire

America

Dam

Platinum Approach

Prize Money

37905

Trainer

Gwenda Johnstone

Owners

M G Vella, Mrs B L Sheppard, Mrs J Emini, S Reiger, T W Curnow, B P Ryan, C Falzon, S Chamings, Mrs V Louras, C Louras, S M Bunt & D Camilleri

About

Il Americana is a 6yo bay mare from Australia trained by Gwenda Johnstone at Echuca. She is by the stallion America out of Platinum Approach. To date she has secured one win. On 17 May 2025 at Echuca she claimed her most valuable victory, taking the $27,000 2yo+ Maiden Set Weight.

Raced At

Echuca • Swan Hill • Kilmore • Kerang • Bendigo • Kyneton • Seymour • Wangaratta • Ballarat Synthetic • Moe • Geelong • Cranbourne • Pakenham • Mornington • Moonee Valley

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Echuca 22-Jun-25 1300m SOFT 6 R7 2YO+ Restricted 58 Hcp $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:20.630, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd 1st Dougal Mckeen ( C Hefel 58 ) 2nd Deploy And Destroy ( R Hurdle 57 , Cd 56 ) 6.00L 3rd Miss Lottie ( B Button 57.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 6.75L 8th Il Americana ( N Punch 57 ) 8.56L See full results	N Punch 57kg 8.56L	8 (12)
Swan Hill 07-Jun-25 1300m GOOD 4 R4 F&M BM 64 Hcp $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:17.860, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st Allouvre ( L Meech 60 ) 2nd Claymore Mine ( J Duffy 60.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Juggernaut Joan ( B Rawiller 59 ) 1.65L 9th Il Americana ( A Kelly 56.5 ) 8.94L See full results	A Kelly 56.5kg 8.94L	9 (9)
Echuca 17-May-25 1400m GOOD 4 R3 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:26.460, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.150 1st Il Americana ( N Punch 57.5 ) 2nd Elegant Man ( J Duffy 59.5 ) 2.50L 3rd Trojan King ( M Aitken 59.5 ) 2.70L See full results	N Punch 57.5kg	1 (13)
Kilmore 05-May-25 1457m GOOD 4 R4 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $810 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:31.220, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.460 1st Bells Of Steel ( B Egan 57.5 ) 2nd Giant's Reprieve ( L King 59.5 ) 0.02L 3rd Empress Of The Sun ( E Walsh 57.5 ) 0.37L 5th Il Americana ( R Hammond 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 2.37L See full results	R Hammond 57.5kg, Cd 56kg 2.37L	5 (9)
Kerang 19-Apr-25 1400m GOOD 4 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $3,400 (of $20,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:26.760, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740 1st Eyes Wide Shut ( C Parish 57 ) 2nd Il Americana ( R Hammond 57.5 , Cd 59 ) 0.46L 3rd Itwasonlyakiss ( N Farley 59.5 ) 0.56L See full results	R Hammond 57.5kg, Cd 59kg 0.46L	2 (10)
Swan Hill 04-Apr-25 1200m GOOD 3 R4 3YO+ F&M Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.220, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.360 1st Hustle ( H Coffey 57.5 ) 2nd Jumpin' Jewellette ( T Spillane 58 , Cd 62 ) 0.75L 3rd Queen Calanthe ( C Parish 58 ) 4.50L 7th Il Americana ( R Hammond 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 5.90L See full results	R Hammond 58kg, Cd 56.5kg 5.90L	7 (11)
Bendigo 27-Mar-25 800m GOOD 4 R16 3UP CL2-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:48.680 1st Bridgeitall ( S V Brown ) 2nd Moral Turpitude ( J Stanley ) 0.75L 3rd Antiquated ( H Coffey ) 5.00L 5th Il Americana ( R Hammond ) 9.30L	R Hammond 9.30L	5 (8)
Kyneton 01-Feb-25 1454m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ F&M Mdn Set Weight $810 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:28.610, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.040 1st Chase Your Dreams ( C Gaudray 57.5 ) 2nd Judge Jenni ( J Fry 58 ) 1.50L 3rd Tanya Simone ( J Bowditch 57.5 ) 3.00L 5th Il Americana ( R Hammond 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 4.15L See full results	R Hammond 58kg, Cd 56.5kg 4.15L	5 (10)
Seymour 16-Jan-25 1422m GOOD 4 R3 4YO+ Mdn Set Weight $3,375 (of $37,500) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:25.510, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.340 1st Rolihlahla ( M Bunjevac 59.5 ) 2nd Gin Baba ( D Bates 57.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Il Americana ( R Hammond 57.5 , Cd 59 ) 0.65L See full results	R Hammond 57.5kg, Cd 59kg 0.65L	3 (13)
Echuca 31-Dec-24 1300m GOOD 3 R4 Mdn Set Weight $2,160 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:20.200, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080 1st Zenacity ( R Mcleod 57.5 ) 2nd Saltburn ( J Noonan 58 ) 1.75L 3rd Il Americana ( R Hammond 57.5 , Cd 59 ) 2.00L See full results	R Hammond 57.5kg, Cd 59kg 2.00L	3 (8)
Wangaratta 07-Dec-24 1170m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $900 (of $20,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.440, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.440 1st The Crooner ( W Gordon 58 ) 2nd Boulder Jack ( N Punch 59.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Please Me Do ( J Duffy 56 ) 0.70L 4th Il Americana ( W Price 57.5 ) 0.72L See full results	W Price 57.5kg 0.72L	4 (12)
Swan Hill 24-Nov-24 1200m SOFT 6 R3 Mdn Set Weight $810 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:12.780, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.100 1st Checkthemenu ( T Prebble 58 ) 2nd Etoile Filante ( J Duffy 58 ) 1.25L 3rd Spaghetti Sauce ( M Salter 57.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 2.50L 5th Il Americana ( R Hammond 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 5.50L See full results	R Hammond 57.5kg, Cd 56kg 5.50L	5 (12)
Echuca 05-Nov-24 1200m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Set Weight $1,215 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.850, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.400 1st Trustthesheriff ( L Mcneil 57.5 ) 2nd Tribal Lands ( P Moloney 57.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Rambition ( R Mcleod 58 ) 0.90L 4th Il Americana ( R Hammond 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 1.20L See full results	R Hammond 57.5kg, Cd 56kg 1.20L	4 (11)
Ballarat SYNTHETIC 18-Jun-24 2100m SYNTHETIC R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:10.900, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.540 1st Our Bonnio Miss ( P Moloney 57.5 ) 2nd The Precursor ( E Walsh 59.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Lembeh ( T Madden 57.5 ) 2.00L 8th Il Americana ( B Mcdougall 57.5 ) 9.81L See full results	B Mcdougall 57.5kg 9.81L	8 (10)
Moe 03-Jun-24 2050m SOFT 7 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:13.010, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.370 1st Taikyu ( E Pozman 59.5 , Cd 62.5 ) 2nd Princess De Turn ( S Wynne 57.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Hard Bob ( J Mott 59.5 ) 1.00L 14th Il Americana ( T Nugent 57.5 ) 15.51L See full results	T Nugent 57.5kg 15.51L	14 (14)
Moe 14-May-24 2050m SOFT 5 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:09.610, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.500 1st King Of Wessex ( M Michel 59.5 ) 2nd Star Ferry ( C Newitt 57.5 ) 3.75L 3rd Gypsy Cove ( J Mott 59.5 ) 4.50L 6th Il Americana ( T Nugent 57.5 ) 6.96L See full results	T Nugent 57.5kg 6.96L	6 (14)
Geelong 24-Apr-24 1512m SOFT 5 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $1,125 (of $37,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:32.310, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.500 1st Super Dawn ( D Stackhouse 57 ) 2nd Eternity Star ( A Lynch 59 ) 0.40L 3rd Crown Of Catherine ( N Punch 57 ) 1.40L 5th Il Americana ( T Nugent 57.5 ) 2.10L See full results	T Nugent 57.5kg 2.10L	5 (9)
Cranbourne 12-Apr-24 1300m SOFT 5 R7 3YO+ F&M Mdn Set Weight $1,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:19.060, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.600 1st Hot Pursuit ( T Stockdale 57.5 ) 2nd Illuminance ( B Mertens 57.5 ) 1.75L 3rd Amberina ( J Noonan 58 ) 3.25L 5th Il Americana ( T Nugent 58 ) 4.06L See full results	T Nugent 58kg 4.06L	5 (11)
Pakenham 11-Jan-24 1600m SOFT 6 R2 3YO+ F&M Mdn Set Weight $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.940, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.400 1st Justaboom ( J Mott 56.5 ) 2nd Bubbling ( J Mcneil 56.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Outcaster ( J Maskiell 58 ) 1.05L 7th Il Americana ( T Nugent 58 ) 3.10L See full results	T Nugent 58kg 3.10L	7 (10)
Mornington 28-Dec-23 1500m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $1,875 (of $37,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:33.040, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.860 1st Hydrate ( C Gaudray 59.5 ) 2nd Outcaster ( J Maskiell 57.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Mikazuki ( B Mertens 59.5 ) 1.35L 4th Il Americana ( T Nugent 57.5 ) 1.75L See full results	T Nugent 57.5kg 1.75L	4 (8)
Moonee Valley 15-Dec-23 1200m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $1,200 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.480, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080 1st Exceed The Dream ( D B Mcmonagle 58 ) 2nd Indaza ( D Moor 56.5 ) 2.25L 3rd Kiko ( J Mcneil 58 ) 3.00L 6th Il Americana ( T Nugent 58 ) 9.10L See full results	T Nugent 58kg 9.10L	6 (6)