The 86th running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Sunday 27th May 2006 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner received €224,500 and was owned by Saleh Al Homaizi and Imad Al Sagar, trained by Jeremy Noseda and ridden by Alan Munro. The winner won by 2 lengths in 1 minute 49.8 seconds, with 1 length between second and third.

IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 2006

ARAAFA (Bay colt by Mull of Kintyre out of Resurgence) SR 1833

The winning owner won €224,500 (The equivalent of £277,900 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 ARAAFA 9.0 Alan Munro Saleh Al Homaizi, Imad Al Sagar Jeremy Noseda
2 GEORGE WASHINGTON 9.0 Kieren Fallon Mrs Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien
3 DECADO 9.0 Declan McDonogh Mrs Catherine O'Flynn Kevin Prendergast
4 YASOODD 9.0 Chris Catlin Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum Mick Channon
5 GOLDEN ARROW 9.0 Pat Smullen Dr R Lambe Dermot Weld
6 HELIOSTATIC 9.0 Kevin Manning Mrs J Bolger, John Corcoran Jim Bolger
7 HURRICANE CAT 9.0 Seamie Heffernan Mrs Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien
8 CROOKHAVEN 9.0 Danny Grant James Patrick Kelly John Joseph Murphy
9 CARIBBEAN 9.0 Fran Berry Neil Jones John Oxx
10 RIVER TIBER 9.0 David McCabe Mrs Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien
11 ARABIAN PRINCE 9.0 Colm O'Donoghue Mrs Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien
  Betting        
4/7 fav George Washington        
4/1 Decado        
13/2 Hurricane Cat        
12/1 Araafa        
25/1 Yasoodd        
33/1 Golden Arrow        
40/1 Heliostatic        
50/1 Caribbean        
50/1 River Tiber        
66/1 Arabian Prince        
200/1 Crookhaven        
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