| 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 | ||
 |  |  |
| Sir Percy | Dragon Dancer | Dylan Thomas |
| Also Ran | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4–5–6 | ||
 |  |  |
| Hala Bek | Visindar | Best Alibi |
| 7–8–9 | ||
 |  |  |
| Sixties Icon | Mountain | Linda's Lad |
| 10–11–12 | ||
 |  |  |
| Papal Bull | Championship Point | Septimus |
| 13–14–15 | ||
 |  |  |
| Before You Go | Sienna Storm | Atlantic Waves |
| 16–17–18 | ||
 |  |  |
| Snoqualmie Boy | Noddies Way | Horatio Nelson |
The2006 Epsom Derby was ahorse race which took place atEpsom Downs on Saturday 3 June 2006. It was the 227th running of theDerby, and it was won bySir Percy. The winner was ridden byMartin Dwyer and trained by Marcus Tregoning. The pre-race favourite Visindar finished fifth.
| * | 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 inlengths or shorter.shd = short-head;hd = head;PU = pulled up.
† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.
Further details of the winner,Sir Percy:
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2005.
Early-season appearances in 2006 andtrial races prior to running in the Derby.
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.
Leading progeny of participants in the 2006 Epsom Derby.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Sir Percy (1st)
Dylan Thomas (3rd)
Linda's Lad (8th)
Sixties Icon (7th) - Standing in Great Britain but shuttles to Argentina - Sired Argentinian Group 1 winners Crazy Icon and Sixties Song along with useful hurdler Buildmeupbuttercup
Dragon Dancer (2nd) - Sired jumps winners including Goodbye Dancer
Papal Bull (10th) - Sired flat and jumps winners including The Jam Man (2nd William Fry Handicap Hurdle 2020)
Hala Bek (4th) - Exported to Australia
Visindar (5th) - Exported to Spain
Championship Point (11th) - Exported to Saudi Arabia
Atlantic Waves (15th) - Sired flat placed horse