Delta Blues (horse)

Delta Blues
Delta Blues
	Delta Blues
Sire	Dance in the Dark (JPN)
Grandsire	Sunday Silence (USA)
Dam	Dixie Splash (USA)
Damsire	Dixieland Band
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	3 May 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; +A$3,300,000 = US$8,492,037.
Major wins
	Kikuka Sho (2004); Stayers Stakes (2005); Melbourne Cup (2006)
Awards
	JRA Best Horse by Home-Bred Sire (2004); Australian Champion Stayer (2006/07)
	Last updated on 1 August 2011

Delta Blues (デルタブルース, born 3 May 2001) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2006 Melbourne Cup.^[2] He was the first Japanese horse to win the Cup. In doing so he defeated Pop Rock, another Japanese horse, also trained by Katsuhiko Sumii.

^ "Delta Blues". Australian Stud Book. Australian Turf Club Limited and Victoria Racing Club Limited. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
^ 2006 Melbourne Cup result

[1] "Delta Blues". Australian Stud Book. Australian Turf Club Limited and Victoria Racing Club Limited. Retrieved 31 July 2011.

[2] 2006 Melbourne Cup result

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