From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2006 Epsom Derby
2006 Epsom Derby
6 1 Best Alibi Ryan Sir 33/1
Moore Michael
Stoute
7 2 Sixties Icon Shane Kel- Jeremy 66/1
ly Noseda
8 1¼ Mountain Seamus Aidan 50/1
Heffernan O’Brien
(IRE)
9 1¼ Linda’s Lad Frankie André 9/1
Dettori Fabre (FR)
10 ¾ Papal Bull Robert Sir 11/1
Winston Michael
Stoute
Winner’s racing colours 11 1½ Championship Ted Dur- Mick 12/1
Point can Channon
The 2006 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took 12 1¼ Septimus Michael Aidan 17/2
place at Epsom Downs on Saturday June 3, 2006. It was Kinane O’Brien
the 227th running of the Derby, and it was won by Sir (IRE)
Percy. The winner was ridden by Martin Dwyer and
13 1¾ Before You Go Ian Mon- Terry 100/1
trained by Marcus Tregoning. The pre-race favourite
gan Mills
Visindar finished fifth.
14 ½ Sienna Storm Michael Mark 200/1
Race details Hills Tompkins
15 4 Atlantic Joe Fan- Mark 25/1
• Sponsor: Vodafone
Waves ning Johnston
• Winner’s prize money: £740,695
• Going: Good to Firm 16 2½ Snoqualmie John Egan David 150/1
• Number of runners: 18 Boy Elsworth
• Winner’s time: 2m 35.23s 17 10 Noddies Way Robert John Pan- 500/1
Miles vert
Full result PU Horatio Nel- Kieren Fal- Aidan 11/2
son lon O’Brien
* Horse Jockey Trainer † SP (IRE)
1 Sir Percy Martin Marcus 6/1 * The distances between the horses are shown in lengths
Dwyer Tregoning or shorter. shd = short-head; hd = head; PU = pulled up.
2 shd Dragon Darryll Geoff 66/1 † Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Dancer Holland Wragg
3 hd Dylan Thomas Johnny Aidan 25/1 Winner’s details
Murtagh O’Brien
Percy:
Further details of the winner, Sir Percy
(IRE)
• Foaled: January 27, 2003 in Great Britain
4 shd Hala Bek Philip Michael 9/1 • Sire: Mark of Esteem; Dam: Percy’s Lass (Blakeney)
Robinson Jarvis • Owner: Anthony Pakenham
5 2 Visindar Christophe André 2/1 • Breeder: The Old Suffolk Stud
Soumillon Fabre (FR) fav • Rating in 2006 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings:
121
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2006 Epsom Derby
Form analysis • Mountain – 4th Ballysax Stakes, 2nd Derrinstown Stud
Derby Trial
• Linda’s Lad – 4th Prix Noailles, 1st Lingfield Derby Trial
Two-year-old races • Papal Bull – 1st Chester Vase
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two- • Championship Point – 1st Predominate Stakes
year-olds in 2005. • Septimus – 7th Prix La Force, 1st Dante Stakes
• Sir Percy – 1st Vintage Stakes, 1st Dewhurst Stakes • Before You Go – 1st Blue Riband Trial Stakes, 4th
• Dylan Thomas – 2nd Autumn Stakes, 6th Racing Post Lingfield Derby Trial
Trophy • Sienna Storm – 3rd Blue Riband Trial Stakes, 2nd
• Best Alibi – 4th Racing Post Trophy Predominate Stakes
• Mountain – 4th Eyrefield Stakes • Atlantic Waves – 1st Feilden Stakes
• Linda’s Lad – 2nd Prix des Chênes, 1st Prix de Condé, 1st • Snoqualmie Boy – 3rd Dante Stakes
Critérium de Saint-Cloud • Horatio Nelson – 8th 2,000 Guineas
• Championship Point – 1st Chesham Stakes
• Septimus – 1st Beresford Stakes, 3rd Racing Post Trophy Subsequent Group 1 wins
• Sienna Storm – 7th Silver Tankard Stakes Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.
• Atlantic Waves – 5th Autumn Stakes • Dylan Thomas – Irish Derby (2006), Irish Champion
• Horatio Nelson – 1st Superlative Stakes, 1st Futurity Stakes (2006, 2007), Prix Ganay (2007), King George VI and
Stakes, 1st Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère, 2nd Dewhurst Stakes Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2007), Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
(2007)
The road to Epsom • Sixties Icon – St. Leger (2006)
Early-season appearances in 2006 and trial races prior to • Septimus – Irish St. Leger (2008)
running in the Derby.
• Sir Percy – 2nd 2,000 Guineas
• Dragon Dancer – 2nd Chester Vase
References
• Dylan Thomas – 1st Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial • racingpost.com
• Visindar – 1st Prix Greffulhe • sportinglife.com
• Best Alibi – 2nd Dante Stakes
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