| Melbourne Cup | |
| Location | Flemington Racecourse Melbourne, Australia |
|---|---|
| Date | 7 November 2006 |
| Winning horse | Delta Blues |
| Jockey | Yasunari Iwata |
| Trainer | Katsuhiko Sumii |
| Surface | Grass |
| Attendance | 106,691[1] |
The 2006 Melbourne Cup was the 146th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 7 November 2006 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
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.[2][3]
Field and barriers for the Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday 7 November after final declarations:[4]
Field
| Saddle cloth | Form | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x112 | Yeats (4) | Aidan O'Brien (Ire) | Kieren Fallon | 59 kg |
| 2 | 30x3 | Delta Blues(11) | K Sumii (Jpn) | Yasunari Iwata | 56 kg |
| 3 | 5800 | Railings (2) | J Hawkes | Darren Beadman | 55.5 kg |
| 4 | 5511 | Tawqeet (9) | David A. Hayes | D Dunn | 55.5 kg |
| 5 | 7424 | Geordieland (10) | Jamie Osborne (GB) | Frankie Dettori | 54 kg |
| 6 | 4607 | Headturner (19) | J Hawkes | Greg 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) | Kim Waugh | C Brown | 53 kg |
| 11 | 5056 | On a Jeune (15) | P Montgomerie | Darren Gauci | 53 kg |
| 12 | 11x7 | Pop Rock (12) | K Sumii (Jpn) | Damien Oliver | 53 kg |
| 13 | 1501 | Zipping (20) | G Rogerson | Glen Boss | 52.5 kg |
| 14 | 6948 | Dizelle (21) | J Hawkes | Blake Shinn | 52 kg |
| 15 | 6400 | Ice Chariot (1) | R Maund | J Byrne | 52 kg |
| 16 | x924 | Kerry O'Reilly (5) | Jim Gibbs (NZ) | Cameron Lammas | 52 kg |
| 17 | x220 | Zabeat (16) | D Logan (NZ) | Oliver 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) | Luca Cumani (GB) | S Seamer | 51 kg |
| 21 | 2151 | Mandela (14) | R Yuill (NZ) | Craig Williams | 51 kg |
| 22 | 0306 | Dolphin Jo (18) | T and K O'Sullivan | A Spiteri | 50 kg |
| 23 | 5811 | Maybe Better (3) | B Mayfield-Smith | Chris Munce | 50 kg |
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.[5]
Result and Official race times
The official race times and placings as released by the VRC.[6]
| 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 |
Video
- Race video on YouTube
References
- ^ "Track records and Attendances". Flemington.com.au. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ 2006 Melbourne Cup result
- ^ Sports, Fox (7 November 2006). "Delta Blues holds on for thrilling win". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 November 2008.
- ^ "Melbourne Cup field". Fox Sports Australia. 4 November 2006.
- ^ "Efficient scratched from Cup". Fox Sports Australia. 7 November 2006.
- ^ Flemington Race 7 Archived 1 December 2006 at Archive.today VRC official times