Which horse won the 2006 Melbourne Cup?

Answer 1

Six-year-old stallion Delta Blues was the winner of the November 7, 2006 $5 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Delta Blues was ridden by Japanese jockey Yasunari Iwata, trained by Katsuhiko Sumii and owned by Katsumi Yoshida.

Delta Blues finished a close third to Melbourne Cup favourite Tawqeet at Caulfield, beaten a long neck and a short neck, with Pop Rock running on nicely to finish seventh, only 1-1/2 lengths from the winner.

Delta Blues is a tough horse, who won the cup despite its jockey was riding in Australia for the first time.The 32-year-old Yasunari Iwata has ridden nearly as many winners in Japan as the distance of the Cup - just shy of 3200 - and beat internationally renowned jockeys Douglas Whyte, Kieren Fallon and Michael Kinane, as well as Sydney star Darren Beadman, to win the World Super Jockey Series last year.

Delta Blues (デルタブルース) is a Japanese horse best known for winning the 2006 Melbourne Cup. It was the third non-Australian and the first Japanese horse to win the Cup. In doing so it beat Pop Rock, another Japanese horse, also trained by Katsuhiko Sumii.

Prior to the race, stable spokesman Keita Tanaka characterised Delta Blues as a "lazy horse", and trainer Sumii characterised him as "tough".

Delta Blues was virtually unknown until it won a spectacular upset victory in the Kikuka Sho. He beat Heart's Cry and Cosmo Bulk then. Delta Blues placed third in the Japan Cup in November 2004, and third in the Caulfield Cup in 2006.

Delta Blue achievements are :
>>Winner of the 2004 Kikuka Sho (JPN-GI, Japanese St. Leger)
>>Winner of the 2004 Best Horse by Home-Bred Sire JRA award.
>>Winner of the 2006 Melbourne Cup

Delta Blues was sired by Dance in the Dark with the dam Dixie Splash (sire Dixieland Band). The breeder was Northern Farm.
Dance in the Dark won the Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger), and was the son of "magnificent US-bred Sunday Silence, the ill-fated sire who has been unmatched in Japanese breeding history".♥

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Delta Blues, don't forget the QEII Commemorative Cup in Japan Nov 12, at 1AMest.

Answer 4

Delta Blues

Answer 5

Delta Blues trained in Japan by Katsuhiko Sumii he also trained the second horse Pop Rock, so it was a one/ two for Japan they showed us all how to do it!

Answer 6

The one with the slanty eyes

Answer 7

Sorry but I want to know that too!