{| class="collapsible collapsed" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="clear:right; float:right; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" width="280px" ! colspan="3" style="border:1px solid black; background-color: #77DD77;" | Also Ran The 2006 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 3 June 2006. It was the 227th running of the Derby, and it was won by Sir Percy. The winner was ridden by Martin Dwyer and trained by Marcus Tregoning. The pre-race favourite Visindar finished fifth.

Race details

Full result

• The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd**** = short-head; hd = head; PU = pulled up. † Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Sir Percy:

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2005.

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 2006 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.

Subsequent Group 1 wins

Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.

Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 2006 Epsom Derby.

Sires of Group/Grade One winners

Sir Percy (1st) Dylan Thomas (3rd)

Sires of National Hunt horses

Linda's Lad (8th)

Other Stallions

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