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.

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

Race details

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

Full result

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* 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 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 Kid Mambo Joe Fanning Terry Mills 50/1
8 nk Yellowstone Colm O'Donoghue Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 28/1
9 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 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

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Further details of the winner, Authorized:

Form analysis

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Two-year-old races

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

The road to Epsom

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

Subsequent Group 1 wins

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

Subsequent breeding careers

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

Sires of Group/Grade One winners

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Sires of Group/Grade One winners

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Strategic Prince (16th) - Later exported to Argentina

Archipenko (17th)

Sires of National Hunt horses

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Lucarno (4th)

Soldier Of Fortune (5th)

Mahler (11th)

Other Stallions

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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

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  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.