2006 Melbourne Cup
Encyclopedia
The 2006 Melbourne Cup was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006, in Melbourne
, Australia
.
The winner of the 2006 Melbourne Cup
was Delta Blues
, ridden by Yasunari Iwata
, which won by a nose ahead of Pop Rock
, with Maybe Better
coming in third place.
Field and barriers for the Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday 7 November after final declarations:
Victoria Derby winner Efficient
pulled out of the Melbourne Cup
lineup early on Tuesday morning with a knee injury, reducing the field to 23 runners. Efficient was aiming to become the first three-year-old since Skipton in 1941 to claim the Derby-Cup double. Tawqeet was inspected by veterinarians early Tuesday after concerns had been raised he may have injured his hoof after pulling the shoe on Monday afternoon.
Melbourne
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, Australia
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.
The winner of the 2006 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Marketed as "the race that stops a nation", it is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races...
was Delta Blues
Delta Blues (horse)
Delta Blues is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2006 Melbourne Cup. He was the first Japanese horse to win the Cup. In doing so he defeated Pop Rock, another Japanese horse, also trained by Katsuhiko Sumii....
, ridden by Yasunari Iwata
Yasunari Iwata
is a Japanese jockey who rode the winner of the 2006 Melbourne Cup, Delta Blues. It was Iwata's first race outside of Japan.In 2005, Iwata won the 19th World Super Jockey Series .-Major wins: Australia...
, which won by a nose ahead of Pop Rock
Pop Rock (horse)
is a Japanese racehorse trained by Katsuhiko Sumii. Pop Rock is best known for having placed second in the 2006 Melbourne Cup, ridden by Damien Oliver. It was Damien Oliver's 17th time racing in the Melbourne Cup....
, with Maybe Better
Maybe Better
Maybe Better is an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2006 Group 3 Saab Quality and finished 3rd in the 2006 Melbourne Cup when ridden by Chris Munce. Maybe Better started in 29 races for 6 wins, 3 2nds and 2 3rds, with earnings of A$959,600....
coming in third place.
Field and barriers for the Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday 7 November after final declarations:
Results
| Order of Entry | Form Form (horse racing) ----In horse racing, the form of a horse is a record of significant events including its performance in previous races. The form may identify the horse's sire, dam and wider pedigree... |
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Trainer Horse trainer In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter... |
Jockey Jockey A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:... |
Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x112 | YEATS Yeats (horse) Yeats is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse who won seven Group One races and is the only horse ever to win the Ascot Gold Cup four times in succession.-Breeding:... (4) |
A O'Brien(Ire) | K Fallon Kieren Fallon Kieren Francis Fallon is a professional flat racing jockey and has been British Champion Jockey six times.... |
59 kg |
| 2 | 30x3 | DELTA BLUES Delta Blues (horse) Delta Blues is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2006 Melbourne Cup. He was the first Japanese horse to win the Cup. In doing so he defeated Pop Rock, another Japanese horse, also trained by Katsuhiko Sumii.... (11) |
K Sumii (Jpn) Katsuhiko Sumii is a Japanese horse trainer.He trained the first and second placing horses in the 2006 Melbourne Cup, Delta Blues and Pop Rock.- Famous Horses :* Delta Blues - Won Melbourne Cup , Kikuka Sho (born March 28, 1964, Kanazawa, Ishikawa) is a Japanese horse trainer.He trained the first and second... |
Y Iwata Yasunari Iwata is a Japanese jockey who rode the winner of the 2006 Melbourne Cup, Delta Blues. It was Iwata's first race outside of Japan.In 2005, Iwata won the 19th World Super Jockey Series .-Major wins: Australia... |
56 kg |
| 3 | 5800 | RAILINGS Railings Railings is an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who is notable for winning the 2005 Caulfield Cup when trained by John Hawkes. Other notable wins include the Metropolitan Handicap and he has been placed in races such as the BMW Classic... (2) |
J Hawkes | D Beadman | 55.5 kg |
| 4 | 5511 | TAWQEET (9) | D Hayes | D Dunn | 55.5 kg |
| 5 | 7424 | GEORDIELAND (10) | J Osbourne (GB) | L Dettori Frankie Dettori Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori, MBE is an Italian horse racing jockey and celebrity. Dettori has been Champion Jockey on three occasions and has ridden the winners of more than 500 Group races.. He has had many successes in his role of stable jockey to Godolphin Racing... |
54 kg |
| 6 | 4607 | HEADTURNER (19) | J Hawkes | G Childs | 54 kg |
| 7 | 3600 | SHORT PAUSE (17) | D Hayes | N Callow | 53.5 kg |
| 8 | 8324 | ACTIVATION (22) | G Rogerson | M Rodd | 53 kg |
| 9 | 5160 | LAND 'N STARS (6) | J Poulton (GB) | J Egan | 53 kg |
| 10 | 4960 | MAHTOUM (7) | K Waugh | C Brown | 53 kg |
| 11 | 5056 | ON A JEUNE On A Jeune On A Jeune is a thoroughbred racehorse who ran second in the 2005 Melbourne Cup behind three-time winner, champion mare, Makybe Diva. He is also notable for running second in the 2004 South Australian Derby, behind Hard To Get. His biggest victory came in the 2005 Geelong Cup when jockey Kerrin... (15) |
P Montgomerie | D Gauci | 53 kg |
| 12 | 11x7 | POP ROCK Pop Rock (horse) is a Japanese racehorse trained by Katsuhiko Sumii. Pop Rock is best known for having placed second in the 2006 Melbourne Cup, ridden by Damien Oliver. It was Damien Oliver's 17th time racing in the Melbourne Cup.... (12) |
K Sumii (Jpn) Katsuhiko Sumii is a Japanese horse trainer.He trained the first and second placing horses in the 2006 Melbourne Cup, Delta Blues and Pop Rock.- Famous Horses :* Delta Blues - Won Melbourne Cup , Kikuka Sho (born March 28, 1964, Kanazawa, Ishikawa) is a Japanese horse trainer.He trained the first and second... |
D Oliver | 53 kg |
| 13 | 1501 | ZIPPING Zipping (horse) Zipping is an Australian champion racehorse who is notable for winning the prestigious Sandown Classic race in four consecutive years. -Racing history:He won his first Sandown Classic in 2007, defeating Jukebox Johhny, and Baughurst as a 6 year old.... (20) |
G Rogerson | G Boss Glen Boss Glen Boss is an Australian jockey, considered a champion, who is best known for riding Makybe Diva to victory in three consecutive Melbourne Cups - 2003, 2004, and 2005.-External links:***... |
52.5 kg |
| 14 | 6948 | DIZELLE (21) | J Hawkes | B Shinn Blake Shinn Blake Shinn is an Australian jockey, whose first big win was the 2008 Melbourne Cup on Viewed.Shinn grew up in Kilmore, Victoria being born to a family of saddlers.He was the winner of the Racing Victoria Limited 2005 Scobie Breasley Medal.... |
52 kg |
| 15 | 6400 | ICE CHARIOT (1) | R Maund | J Byrne | 52 kg |
| 16 | x924 | KERRY O'REILLY (5) | J Gibbs (NZ) | C Lammas | 52 kg |
| 17 | x220 | ZABEAT (16) | D Logan (NZ) | O Doleuze | 52 kg |
| 18 | 0045 | ART SUCCESS (13) | J Collins | A Pattillo | 51.5 kg |
| 19 | 7998 | DEMERGER (23) | D O'Brien | S Baster | 51 kg |
| 20 | 2323 | GLISTENING (24) | L Cumani Luca Cumani Luca M. Cumani is an Italian thoroughbred horse trainer. He has trained at Bedford House Stables in Newmarket, England since 1976... (GB) |
S Seamer | 51 kg |
| 21 | 2151 | MANDELA (14) | R Yuill (NZ) | C Williams Craig Williams (jockey) Craig Williams is an Australian jockey. He won Multiple group one in Australia and worldwide.-External links:*Jockey profile... |
51 kg |
| 22 | 0306 | DOLPHIN JO (18) | T and K O'Sullivan | A Spiteri | 50 kg |
| 23 | 5811 | MAYBE BETTER (3) | B Mayfield-Smith | C Munce Chris Munce Chris Munce is a highly successful Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was convicted in Hong Kong on 1 March 2007 of taking bribes in exchange for racing tips.- Overview :... |
50 kg |
Victoria Derby winner Efficient
Efficient (horse)
Efficient is a grey Thoroughbred racehorse gelding, bred in New Zealand, who won the 2007 Melbourne Cup, ridden by Michael Rodd, and the 2006 Victoria Derby....
pulled out of the Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Marketed as "the race that stops a nation", it is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races...
lineup early on Tuesday morning with a knee injury, reducing the field to 23 runners. Efficient was aiming to become the first three-year-old since Skipton in 1941 to claim the Derby-Cup double. Tawqeet was inspected by veterinarians early Tuesday after concerns had been raised he may have injured his hoof after pulling the shoe on Monday afternoon.
Official race times
The official race times and placings as released by the VRC.| Place | Barrier | Horse | Race Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Delta Blues (JPN) | 3:21.47 |
| 2nd | 11 | Pop Rock (JPN) | 3:21.50 |
| 3rd | 3 | Maybe Better | 3:22.18 |
| 4th | 19 | Zipping | 3:22.43 |
| 5th | 6 | Land 'n Stars (GB) | 3:22.71 |
| 6th | 7 | Mahtoum | |
| 7th | 4 | Yeats | |
| 8th | 21 | Activation | |
| 9th | 13 | Mandela | |
| 10th | 23 | Glistening | |
| 11th | 5 | Kerry O'Reilly | |
| 12th | 2 | Railings | |
| 13th | 18 | Headturner | |
| 14th | 16 | Short Pause | |
| 15th | 17 | Dolphin Jo | |
| 16th | 12 | Art Success | |
| 17th | 20 | Dizelle | |
| 18th | 9 | Geordieland | |
| 19th | 8 | Tawqeet | |
| 20th | 14 | On A Jeune | |
| 21st | 22 | Demerger | |
| 22nd | 1 | Ice Chariot | |
| 23rd | 15 | Zabeat (NZ) | 3:29.75 |
| - | - | Scratched |