2006 in Sports - Horse Racing

Horse Racing

Steeplechases

  • Cheltenham Gold Cup – War of Attrition
  • Grand National – Numbersixvalverde

Flat races

  • Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Delta Blues
  • Canadian Triple Crown:
    1. Queen's Plate – Edenwold
    2. Prince of Wales Stakes – Shillelagh Slew
    3. Breeders' Stakes – Royal Challenger
  • Dubai – Dubai World Cup won by Electrocutionist
  • France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Rail Link
  • Ireland – Irish Derby won by Dylan Thomas
  • Japan – Japan Cup won by Deep Impact
  • English Triple Crown:
    1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes – George Washington
    2. Epsom Derby – Sir Percy
    3. St. Leger Stakes – Sixties Icon
  • United States Triple Crown:
    1. Kentucky Derby – Barbaro
    2. Preakness Stakes – Bernardini. Barbaro suffered a breakdown during the race and died from complications of the injury in January 2007.
    3. Belmont Stakes – Jazil
  • Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships:
    1. Breeders' Cup Classic – Invasor
    2. Breeders' Cup Distaff – Round Pond
    3. Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf – Ouija Board
    4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile – Street Sense
    5. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies – Dreaming of Anna
    6. Breeders' Cup Mile – Miesque's Approval
    7. Breeders' Cup Sprint – Thor's Echo
    8. Breeders' Cup Turf – Red Rocks

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