Delta Blues (horse)
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| Delta Blues | ||
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| Sire: | Dance in the Dark | |
| Dam: | Dixie Splash | |
| Damsire: | Dixieland Band | |
| Sex: | Stallion | |
| Foaled: | 3 May 2001 | |
| Country: | Japan | |
| Colour: | Bay | |
| Breeder: | Northern Farm | |
| Owner: | Katsumi Yoshida | |
| Trainer: | Katsuhiko Sumii | |
| Record: | 21:6-2-3 | |
| Earnings: | 360,262,000 yen +3,506,720 AUD | |
| Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards | ||
| Major Racing Wins | ||
| 2004 Kikuka Sho 2006 Melbourne Cup | ||
| Racing Awards | ||
| 2004 Best Horse by Home-Bred Sire JRA award | ||
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Infobox last updated on: November 7, 2006. | ||
Delta Blues (デルタブルース) is a Japanese horse best known for winning the 2006 Melbourne Cup. It was the third non-Australian and 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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[edit] 2006 Melbourne Cup
In the 2006 Melbourne Cup, Delta Blues was ridden by Japanese jockey Yasunari Iwata<ref>Blues' hopes rest on track debutant - The Australian</ref> in his first race outside Japan<ref>The West Australian</ref>. Iwata was winner of the 2005 19th World Super Jockey Series.<ref>Yasunari Iwata wins the 19th World Super Jockey Series</ref><ref>Iwata wins World Super Jockey Series</ref>
Prior to the race, stable spokesman Keita Tanaka characterised Delta Blues as a "lazy horse", and trainer Sumii characterised him as "tough"<ref name="racingandsports">Sumii goes for Pop Rock over Delta Blues - racingandsports.com.au</ref>.
[edit] Career
Delta Blues was virtually unknown until it won a spectacular upset victory in the Kikuka Sho. <ref name="jra">Delta Blues (JPN) - The Japan Association for International Horse Racing profile of Delta Blues</ref> 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<ref name="racingandsports" />.
Other runs by Delta Blues include wins in the Grade One Kikuka Sho(Japan St Leger) in October 2004, the 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 Grade One Tenno Sho(Spring) on April 30<ref name="racingandsports" />.
Delta Blues won the Best Horse by Home-Bred Sire JRA award in 2004. <ref name="jra2">JRA Award 2004</ref>
[edit] Achievements
- Winner of the 2004 Kikuka Sho (JPN-GI, Japanese St. Leger)
- Winner of the 2004 Best Horse by Home-Bred Sire JRA award. <ref name="jra2" />
- Winner of the 2006 Melbourne Cup
[edit] Pedigree
Delta Blues was sired by Dance in the Dark with the dam Dixie Splash (sire Dixieland Band). The breeder was Northern Farm<ref name="jra" />.
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".<ref>International Flavour In The Caulfield Cup</ref>
| Pedigree of Delta Blues (JPN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 II (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) | |||
[edit] External links
- ABC News - Photo gallery of Delta Blues winning the 2006 Melbourne Cup
[edit] References
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