2007 Epsom Derby

2007 Epsom Derby
Location	Epsom Downs Racecourse
Date	2 June 2007
Winning horse	Authorized
Starting price	5/4 fav
Jockey	Frankie Dettori
Trainer	Peter Chapple-Hyam
Owner	Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar
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Epsom Derby 2007
1-2-3

Authorized	Eagle Mountain	Aqaleem

Also Ran
4-5-6

Lucarno	Soldier of Fortune	Salford Mill
7-8-9

Kid Mambo	Yellowstone	Acapulco
10-11-12

Admiralofthefleet	Mahler	Anton Chekhov
13-14-15

Regime	Leander	Petara Bay
16-17

Strategic Prince	Archipenko	17 Ran

The 2007 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 2 June 2007. It was the 228th running of the Derby, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Authorized. The winner was ridden by Frankie Dettori and trained by Peter Chapple-Hyam. The race was notable for the fact that eight of the seventeen runners were trained by Aidan O'Brien.

Race details

Sponsor: Vodafone
Winner's prize money: £709,750
Going: Good
Number of runners: 17
Winner's time: 2m 34.77s

Full result

	*	Horse	Jockey	Trainer ^†	SP
1		Authorized	Frankie Dettori	Peter Chapple-Hyam	5/4 fav
2	5	Eagle Mountain	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	6/1
3	2½	Aqaleem	Richard Hills	Marcus Tregoning	9/1
4	hd	Lucarno	Steve Drowne	John Gosden	16/1
5	½	Soldier of Fortune	Wayne Lordan	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	14/1
6	¾	Salford Mill	Ted Durcan	David Elsworth	20/1
7	1¾	Kid Mambo	Joe Fanning	Terry Mills	50/1
8	nk	Yellowstone	Colm O'Donoghue	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	28/1
9	3½	Acapulco	Fran Berry	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	66/1
10	shd	Admiralofthefleet	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	14/1
11	6	Mahler	Pat Smullen	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	20/1
12	2	Anton Chekhov	Declan McDonogh	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	50/1
13	8	Regime	Martin Dwyer	Michael Bell	20/1
14	2½	Leander	Mark Gallagher	Brett Johnson	100/1
15	1	Petara Bay	Dane O'Neill	Terry Mills	100/1
16	13	Strategic Prince	Eddie Ahern	Paul Cole	20/1
17	4	Archipenko	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien (IRE)	13/2

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

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Authorized:

Foaled: 14 February 2004 in Ireland
Sire: Montjeu; Dam: Funsie (Saumarez)
Owner: Saleh Al Homaizi and Imad Al Sagar
Breeder: Marengo Investments, Knighton House Ltd and Michael Kinane
Rating in 2007 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings: 129

Form analysis

Two-year-old races

Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2006.

Authorized – 3rd Haynes, Hanson and Clark Stakes, 1st Racing Post Trophy
Eagle Mountain – 2nd Futurity Stakes, 2nd Champagne Stakes, 1st Beresford Stakes, 4th Racing Post Trophy
Aqaleem – 2nd Haynes, Hanson and Clark Stakes
Soldier of Fortune – 2nd Critérium de Saint-Cloud
Kid Mambo – 2nd Autumn Stakes
Yellowstone – 7th Futurity Stakes, 3rd Critérium International
Admiralofthefleet – 3rd Superlative Stakes, 1st Royal Lodge Stakes
Anton Chekhov – 1st Eyrefield Stakes
Regime – 2nd Goffs Million, 7th Racing Post Trophy
Petara Bay – 10th Racing Post Trophy
Strategic Prince – 5th Norfolk Stakes, 1st July Stakes, 1st Vintage Stakes, 3rd Dewhurst Stakes

The road to Epsom

Early-season appearances in 2007 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.

Authorized – 1st Dante Stakes
Eagle Mountain – 5th 2,000 Guineas
Aqaleem – 1st Lingfield Derby Trial
Lucarno – 1st Fairway Stakes
Soldier of Fortune – 1st Prix Noailles, 1st Chester Vase
Salford Mill – 2nd Feilden Stakes, 1st Newmarket Stakes
Kid Mambo – 3rd Lingfield Derby Trial
Yellowstone – 5th Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes, 11th 2,000 Guineas, 2nd Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial
Acapulco – 2nd Newmarket Stakes
Admiralofthefleet – 7th Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes, 1st Dee Stakes
Mahler – 1st Gowran Classic Trial
Anton Chekhov – 5th Ballysax Stakes, 1st Prix Hocquart
Regime – 1st Sandown Classic Trial
Petara Bay – 1st Feilden Stakes, 7th Sandown Classic Trial
Strategic Prince – 8th 2,000 Guineas
Archipenko – 1st Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial

Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

Authorized – International Stakes (2007)
Eagle Mountain – Hong Kong Cup (2008)
Lucarno – St. Leger (2007)
Soldier of Fortune – Irish Derby (2007), Coronation Cup (2008)
Salford Mill (renamed Helene Mascot) – Hong Kong Classic Mile (2008), Hong Kong Derby (2008)
Archipenko – Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2008)

Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 2007 Epsom Derby.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Sires of Group/Grade One winners

Authorized (1st)

Santiago - 1st Irish Derby (2020)
Seal Of Approval - 1st British Champions Fillies and Mares Stakes (2013)
Nichols Canyon - 1st Stayers' Hurdle (2017)
Tiger Roll - 1st Grand National (2018, 2019)

Sires of Group/Grade One winners

Strategic Prince (16th) - Later exported to Argentina

La Collina - 1st Phoenix Stakes (2011)
Saent - 1st Derby Italiano (2016)
Redact - 2nd Derby Italiano (2011)
Uppertown Prince - 2nd Prestige Novices' Hurdle (2018)

Archipenko (17th)

Madame Chiang - 1st British Champions Fillies and Mares Stakes (2014)
Time Warp - 1st Hong Kong Cup (2017)
Glorious Forever - 1st Hong Kong Cup (2018)
Va Bank - 3rd Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (2018)

Sires of National Hunt horses

Lucarno (4th)

Dame de Compagnie - 1st Coral Cup (2020)
Darlac - 2nd Winter Novices' Hurdle (2018)

Soldier Of Fortune (5th)

Early Doors - 2nd Christmas Hurdle (2018)
Scarpeta - 3rd Festival Novice Hurdle (2018)
Tin Soldier - 3rd Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle (2017)
Rey Del Rock - 1st Gran Premio Hipodromo Chile (2016)

Mahler (11th)

Chris's Dream - 1st Red Mills Chase (2020)
Ornua - 1st Maghull Novices' Chase (2019)
Sutton Place - 1st Boyne Hurdle (2017)
Ms Parfois - 2nd National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup (2018)

Other Stallions

Eagle Mountain (2nd) - Exported to New Zealand
Salford Mill (6th) (renamed Helene Mascot) - Exported to Australia
Yellowstone (8th) - Flat and jumps winners in France
Leander (14th) - Etheridge Annie (maiden hurdler)
Admiralofthefleet (10th) - Exported to India

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