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Authorized (foaled 14 February 2004) is an Irish-bred and British-trained
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, winner of the 2007 Epsom Derby.


Background

Authorized was foaled on 14 February 2004. He was sired by
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, winner of the
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, Prix du Jockey Club and
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in 1999 and the
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in 2000. His dam, the unraced Funsie, was sired by Saumarez, winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1990. Funsie was owned by the Irish jockey
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, who is one-third of the partnership which bred Authorized. Kinane would go on to ride against Authorized in the 2007 Epsom Derby, finishing last on Archipenko. Authorized was sold as a foal for 95,000
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s to Tony Nerses at
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Newmarket sales in November 2004 and returned there in October 2005 as a yearling to be bought by the Newmarket trainer Peter Chapple-Hyam for 400,000 guineas on behalf of the
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i businessmen and racing partners Saleh al Homaizi and Imad al Sagar. He was broken in at Fawley House Stud by Danni & Steve O'Neill. Authorized was trained throughout his career by Peter Chapple-Hyam at his St Gatien stables in Newmarket.


Racing career


2006

Authorized made his racecourse debut at
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on 15 September 2006, in the one mile
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. Ridden by Eddie Ahern, he finished third of seven runners behind the winner, Teslin. He was beaten by a head into third by Aqaleem and the
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's assessment of Authorized was that "he is bred to make a better three-year-old and looks sure to improve and win races." A month later, on 21 October 2006, Authorized returned to Newbury to contest the Group One Racing Post Trophy over one mile. The race was run on heavy going, and Authorized was ridden for the first time by
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, who would go on to ride him in all his remaining races. He won at odds of 25 to 1, by one and three quarter lengths from Charlie Farnsbarns. The odds-on favourite Eagle Mountain finished fourth. Authorized was quoted immediately after the race at 16 to 1 for the 2007
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but this was soon cut to 10 to 1.


2007

Authorized's first run as a three-year-old came in the ten-furlong
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at
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on 17 May. He was sent off 10 to 11 favourite and won by four lengths from Raincoat. It appeared at the time to be the best performance in any of the 2007 Trial races for the Epsom Derby and Authorized was made favourite for the race. Media attention ahead of the Derby focused on Dettori who, despite winning all the other British Classics at least twice each, had so far failed to win the Derby in 14 attempts. For the race itself, run at
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on 2 June 2007, Authorized was a clear favourite at odds of 5 to 4, and justified the odds by winning by five lengths in a fast time. Dropped back in the field early on, he came to join the leaders inside the final two
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s and won comfortably. His winning margin has not been bettered since Slip Anchor won in 1985 and in a faster time than either Motivator in 2005 or Sir Percy in 2006. Eagle Mountain finished second and Aqaleem third. Breeding rights to Authorized were sold to Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum in June 2007. He was leased back to his owners for the remainder of the 2007 racing season and remained at Peter Chapple-Hyam's stables. Authorized's third run of 2007 came in the
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at
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on 7 July, where attempted to become the first Epsom Derby winner to win the Eclipse since
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in 1989, and the first Epsom Derby winner to win another race of any description since
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in 2002. He was provided with a pacemaker, Champery, to give him a strong pace in an effort to test the stamina of his closest expected rival,
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, but despite beating George Washington he finished second to Notnowcato, who was switched to the stands side of the course by Ryan Moore to exploit the faster ground there. Authorized returned to the racecourse on 21 August in the Juddmonte International Stakes over an extended ten furlongs at
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. Sent off the 6 to 4 favourite, he was opposed by six runners including his
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conqueror, Notnowcato and the
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winner,
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. Always travelling well, Authorized took the lead just over a furlong out and beat Dylan Thomas by a length. In October 2007, he started 11/10 favourite in the
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at
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in Paris but finished tenth of twelve runners, eleven and a quarter lengths behind winner
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. After the race, he was retired to stud. He had won four of his seven starts and amassed over £1.25million in total prize money.


Stud career

Authorized stood as a stallion for the Darley organisation at Dalham Hall Stud near Newmarket before moving to the Haras de Logis in
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in 2014. His first two-year-olds reached the racecourse in 2011. In 2019 the stallion was bought by the Turkish Jockey Club and was exported to stand in Turkey. In 2023 he was bought by Capital Stud in
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, Ireland. Authorized has sired 6 individual
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winners: * Ambivalent – Pretty Polly Stakes (2013) * Complacent – Spring Champion Stakes (2013) *
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The BMW (2015), Turnbull Stakes (2016),
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(2018), Epsom Handicap (2018) * Pounamu – Kingston Town Classic (2017) *
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(2020) * Seal of ApprovalBritish Champions Fillies and Mares Stakes (2013) His
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winners include Nichols Canyon, Tiger Roll and I Am Maximus.


Pedigree


References


Bloodhorse.com article


External links


Authorized's pedigree and partial racing statsAuthorized's profile on the British Horseracing Board website


– ''Authorized'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Authorized (Horse) 2004 racehorse births Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Racehorses bred in Ireland Cartier Award winners Thoroughbred family 16-c Epsom Derby winners