2006 Epsom Derby
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| Location | Epsom Downs Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 June 2006 |
| Winning horse | Sir Percy |
| Starting price | 6/1 |
| Jockey | Martin Dwyer |
| Trainer | Marcus Tregoning |
| Owner | Anthony Pakenham |
| 1–2–3 | ||
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| Sir Percy | Dragon Dancer | Dylan Thomas |
| Also Ran | ||
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| 4–5–6 | ||
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| Hala Bek | Visindar | Best Alibi |
| 7–8–9 | ||
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| Sixties Icon | Mountain | Linda's Lad |
| 10–11–12 | ||
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| Papal Bull | Championship Point | Septimus |
| 13–14–15 | ||
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| Before You Go | Sienna Storm | Atlantic Waves |
| 16–17–18 | ||
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| Snoqualmie Boy | Noddies Way | Horatio Nelson |
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.
- Sponsor: Vodafone
- Winner's prize money: £740,695
- Going: Good to Firm
- Number of runners: 18
- Winner's time: 2m 35.23s
Full result
| * | 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.
Winner's details
Further details of the winner, Sir Percy:
- Foaled: 27 January 2003 in Great Britain
- Sire: Mark of Esteem; Dam: Percy's Lass (Blakeney)
- Owner: Anthony Pakenham
- Breeder: The Old Suffolk Stud
- Rating in 2006 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings: 121