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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.[1][2] Field and barriers for the Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday 7 November after final declarations[3]:
Results 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.[4] Official race times The official race times and placings as released by the VRC.[5] | Place | Barrier | Horse | Race Time | | 1st | 10 | Delta Blues (JPN) | 3:21.47 | | 2nd | 11 | Pop Rock (JPN) | 3:21.50 | | 3rd | 3 | Maybe Better | 3:22.18 | | 4th | 19 | Zipping | 3:22.43 | | 5th | 6 | Land 'n Stars (GB) | 3:22.71 | | 6th | 7 | Mahtoum | | 7th | 4 | Yeats | | 8th | 21 | Activation | | 9th | 13 | Mandela | | 10th | 23 | Glistening | | 11th | 5 | Kerry O'Reilly | | 12th | 2 | Railings | | 13th | 18 | Headturner | | 14th | 16 | Short Pause | | 15th | 17 | Dolphin Jo | | 16th | 12 | Art Success | | 17th | 20 | Dizelle | | 18th | 9 | Geordieland | | 19th | 8 | Tawqeet | | 20th | 14 | On A Jeune | | 21st | 22 | Demerger | | 22nd | 1 | Ice Chariot | | 23rd | 15 | Zabeat (NZ) | 3:29.75 | | - | - | Efficient | Scratched | Video References ja: 146
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