Location | Epsom Downs Racecourse |
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Date | 3 June 2006 |
Winning horse | Sir Percy |
Starting price | 6/1 |
Jockey | Martin Dwyer |
Trainer | Marcus Tregoning |
Owner | Anthony Pakenham |
1–2–3 | ||
Sir Percy | Dragon Dancer | Dylan Thomas |
The 2006 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 3 June 2006. It was the 227th running of the Derby, and it was won by Sir Percy. The winner was ridden by Martin Dwyer and trained by Marcus Tregoning. The pre-race favourite Visindar finished fifth.
* | Horse | Jockey | Trainer † | SP | |
1 | Sir Percy | Martin Dwyer | Marcus Tregoning | 6/1 | |
2 | shd | Dragon Dancer | Darryll Holland | Geoff Wragg | 66/1 |
3 | hd | Dylan Thomas | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 25/1 |
4 | shd | Hala Bek | Philip Robinson | Michael Jarvis | 9/1 |
5 | 2 | Visindar | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre (FR) | 2/1 fav |
6 | 1 | Best Alibi | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 33/1 |
7 | 2 | Sixties Icon | Shane Kelly | Jeremy Noseda | 66/1 |
8 | 1¼ | Mountain | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 50/1 |
9 | 1¼ | Linda's Lad | Frankie Dettori | André Fabre (FR) | 9/1 |
10 | ¾ | Papal Bull | Robert Winston | Sir Michael Stoute | 11/1 |
11 | 1½ | Championship Point | Ted Durcan | Mick Channon | 12/1 |
12 | 1¼ | Septimus | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 17/2 |
13 | 1¾ | Before You Go | Ian Mongan | Terry Mills | 100/1 |
14 | ½ | Sienna Storm | Michael Hills | Mark Tompkins | 200/1 |
15 | 4 | Atlantic Waves | Joe Fanning | Mark Johnston | 25/1 |
16 | 2½ | Snoqualmie Boy | John Egan | David Elsworth | 150/1 |
17 | 10 | Noddies Way | Robert Miles | John Panvert | 500/1 |
PU | Horatio Nelson | Kieren Fallon | Aidan O'Brien (IRE) | 11/2 |
* The distances between the horses are shown in
lengths or shorter. shd = short-head; hd = head; PU = pulled up.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Further details of the winner, Sir Percy:
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2005.
Early-season appearances in 2006 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.
Leading progeny of participants in the 2006 Epsom Derby. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Sir Percy (1st)
Dylan Thomas (3rd)
Linda's Lad (8th)
Sixties Icon (7th) - Standing in Great Britain but shuttles to Argentina - Sired Argentinian Group 1 winners Crazy Icon and Sixties Song along with useful hurdler Buildmeupbuttercup
Dragon Dancer (2nd) - Sired jumps winners including Goodbye Dancer
Papal Bull (10th) - Sired flat and jumps winners including The Jam Man (2nd William Fry Handicap Hurdle 2020)
Hala Bek (4th) - Exported to Australia
Visindar (5th) - Exported to Spain
Championship Point (11th) - Exported to Saudi Arabia
Atlantic Waves (15th) - Sired flat placed horse