Authorized (horse) going, and Authorized was ridden for the first time by Frankie Dettori. 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 Epsom Derby but this was soon cut to 10 to 1. Authorized’s first run as a three-year-old came in the ten furlong Dante Stakes at York Racecourse on 17 May. Ridden by Frankie Dettori, Authorized was sent off 10 to 11 favourite and won by four lengths from Raincoat. It
John Crouch (jockey) Joe Childs retired. In the 1937 Epsom Derby he piloted the horse, Sandsprite, bred by Florence Nagle at odds of 100–1, to second place behind Mid-day Sun, owned by Mrs Lettice Miller, the first woman owner ever to win the Derby. Crouch died when the de Havilland Dragon Rapide light aircraft he was a passenger in crashed on 20 June 1939. The aircraft had been travelling from Heston to Gosforth Park where Crouch was due to ride the king's horse Mouzelle in the Seaton Delaval Stakes; the horse was withdrawn as a mark of respect. Citations Bibliography John Crouch (jockey)