2006 Melbourne Cup


The 2006 Melbourne Cup was held on Tuesday, 7 November 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:

Field

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.

Result and Official race times

The official race times and placings as released by the VRC.
PlaceBarrierHorseRace Time
1st10Delta Blues 3:21.47
2nd11Pop Rock 3:21.50
3rd3Maybe Better3:22.18
4th19Zipping3:22.43
5th6Land 'n Stars 3:22.71
6th7Mahtoum
7th4Yeats
8th21Activation
9th13Mandela
10th23Glistening
11th5Kerry O'Reilly
12th2Railings
13th18Headturner
14th16Short Pause
15th17Dolphin Jo
16th12Art Success
17th20Dizelle
18th9Geordieland
19th8Tawqeet
20th14On A Jeune
21st22Demerger
22nd1Ice Chariot
23rd15Zabeat 3:29.75
--EfficientScratched

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