| Delta Blues | |
|---|---|
 Delta Blues |
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| Sire | Dance in the Dark |
| Grandsire | Sunday Silence |
| Dam | Dixie Splash |
| Damsire | Dixieland Band |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2001 |
| Country | Japan  |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Northern Farm |
| Owner | Sunday Racing Co Ltd |
| Trainer | Katsuhiko Sumii |
| Record | 29: 6-2-3 |
| Earnings | 401,562,000 yen +3,300,000 AUD |
| Major wins | |
| Kikuka Sho (2004) Stayers Stakes (2005) Melbourne Cup (2006) |
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| Awards | |
| JRA Best Horse by Home-Bred Sire (2004) Australian Champion Stayer (2006/07) |
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| Infobox last updated on: January 4, 2008. | |
Delta Blues (デルタブルース, May 3, 2001 - ) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2006 Melbourne Cup[1]. He was the first Japanese horse to win the Cup. In doing so it beat Pop Rock, another Japanese horse, also trained by Katsuhiko Sumii.
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2006 Melbourne Cup
In the 2006 Melbourne Cup, Delta Blues was ridden by Japanese jockey Yasunari Iwata[2] in his first race outside Japan[3]. Iwata was winner of the 2005 19th World Super Jockey Series.[4][5]
Prior to the race, stable spokesman Keita Tanaka characterised Delta Blues as a "lazy horse", and trainer Sumii characterised him as "tough"[6].
Career
Delta Blues was virtually unknown until it won a spectacular upset victory in the Kikuka Sho. [7] He beat Heart's Cry and Cosmo Bulk then.
Delta Blues placed third in the Japan Cup in November 2004, and third in the Caulfield Cup in 2006[6].
Other runs by Delta Blues include wins in the Domestic Grade One Kikuka Sho (Japanese St Leger) in October 2004, the Domestic Grade Two Stayers Stakes in December 2005, a third in the Grade Two Hanshin Daishoten on March 19, 2006 fifth in the Arima Kinen, and 10th in the Domestic Grade One Tenno Sho (Spring) on April 30[6].
Delta Blues won the Best Horse by Home-Bred Sire JRA award in 2004. [8]
Achievements
- Winner of the 2004 Kikuka Sho (JPN Domestic GI, Japanese St. Leger)
- Winner of the 2004 Best Horse by Home-Bred Sire JRA award. [8]
- Winner of the 2006 Melbourne Cup
- Winner of the 2006-2007 Australian Champion Stayer
Pedigree
Delta Blues was sired by Dance in the Dark with the dam Dixie Splash (sire Dixieland Band). The breeder was Northern Farm[7].
Dance in the Dark won the Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger), and was the son of "magnificent US-bred Sunday Silence, the ill-fated sire who has been unmatched in Japanese breeding history".[9]
| Sire Dance in the Dark (JPN) (ダンスインザダーク) |
Sunday Silence (USA) | Halo (USA) | Hail to Reason (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmah (USA) | |||
| Wishing Well (USA) | Understanding(USA) | ||
| Mountain Flower (USA) | |||
| Dancing Key (USA) | Nijinsky (CAN) | Northern Dancer (CAN) | |
| Flaming Page (CAN) | |||
| Key Partner (USA) | Key to the Mint (USA) | ||
| Native Partner (USA) | |||
| Dam Dixie Splash (USA) |
Dixieland Band (USA) | Northern Dancer (CAN) | Nearctic (CAN) |
| Natalma (USA) | |||
| Mississippi Mud (USA) | Delta Judge (USA) | ||
| Sand Buggy (USA) | |||
| Ocean Jewel (USA) | Alleged (USA) | Hoist The Flag (USA) | |
| Princess Pout (USA) | |||
| Lady Offshore (USA) | Sir Ivor (USA) | ||
| Bonnie Google (USA) |
See also
External links
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Wikinews has related news: Delta Blues wins 2006 Melbourne Cup |
- ABC News - Photo gallery of Delta Blues winning the 2006 Melbourne Cup
References
- ^ 2006 Melbourne Cup result
- ^ Blues' hopes rest on track debutant - The Australian
- ^ The West Australian
- ^ Yasunari Iwata wins the 19th World Super Jockey Series
- ^ Iwata wins World Super Jockey Series
- ^ a b c Sumii goes for Pop Rock over Delta Blues - racingandsports.com.au
- ^ a b Delta Blues (JPN) - The Japan Association for International Horse Racing profile of Delta Blues
- ^ a b JRA Award 2004
- ^ International Flavour In The Caulfield Cup
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