2007 Epsom Derby
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| Location | Epsom Downs Racecourse |
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| 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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| Authorized | Eagle Mountain | Aqaleem |
| Also Ran | ||
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| 4-5-6 | ||
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| Lucarno | Soldier of Fortune | Salford Mill |
| 7-8-9 | ||
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| Kid Mambo | Yellowstone | Acapulco |
| 10-11-12 | ||
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| Admiralofthefleet | Mahler | Anton Chekhov |
| 13-14-15 | ||
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| Regime | Leander | Petara Bay |
| 16-17 | ||
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| 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.
- 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