The 2006 Melbourne Cup champion Delta Blues has passed away, aged 24. Alongside Pop Rock, the Japanese pair made history in ...

The first Japanese horse to win the Melbourne Cup, Delta Blues, has passed away. Delta Blues and Pop Rock made history when a nose separated the Japanese pair in 2006. Trained by Katsuhiko Sumii and ...

The 2006 Melbourne Cup winner Delta Blues has died aged 23. The only Japanese horse to taste the ultimate success on the first Tuesday in November, Delta Blues was trained to his Cup success by ...

Winning a Melbourne Cup is the pinnacle of horse racing in Australia and it takes years of hard work and preparation to get ...

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The world-famous Group 1 $8.56 million Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) will be run and won on Tuesday afternoon, and below we ...

AFP via Getty Images The Melbourne Cup this year saw red take over as the color of the day, with many of the celebrity arrivals into the Birdcage all rocking the same bright red hue. Some of the ...

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Delta Blues (red cap) beats fellow Japanese galloper Pop Rock in 2006. Melbourne Cup Winning Colours White is the most successful Melbourne Cup colour, in the silks of 75 winning jockeys.