2007 Epsom Derby

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2007 Epsom Derby
LocationEpsom Downs Racecourse
Date2 June 2007
Winning horseAuthorized
Starting price5/4 fav
JockeyFrankie Dettori
TrainerPeter Chapple-Hyam
OwnerSaleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar
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Authorized Eagle Mountain Aqaleem

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 Ted Durcan David Elsworth 20/1
7 1¾ Joe Fanning 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 100/1
15 1 Petara Bay Dane O'Neill 100/1
16 13 Strategic Prince Eddie Ahern Paul Cole 20/1
17 4 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:

Form analysis[]

Two-year-old races[]

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

The road to Epsom[]

Early-season appearances in 2007 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 2007 Epsom Derby.[1][2][3][4][5]

Sires of Group/Grade One winners[]

Sires of Group/Grade One winners[]

Strategic Prince (16th) - Later exported to Argentina

Archipenko (17th)

Sires of National Hunt horses[]

Lucarno (4th)

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)

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Stammtafeln". Galopp Sieger. Galopp Sieger. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Profiles Search". Racing Post. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Progeny Reports". Pedigree Query. Pedigree Query. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. ^ "New sire for Brighthill Stud". thoroughbrednews.com.au. Thoroughbred News. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  5. ^ "First Winner for Helene Mascot". tbv.com.au. Thoroughbred Breeders Victoria. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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