Authorized (horse) 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 Frankie 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 Epsom Downs Racecourse 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
Peter Davies (horse) St George's brother Edward, who raced the colt in the name of his Lucayan Stud. David Loder took over as Peter Davies' trainer for the 1993 season. He began the season by finishing second in a minor race at York after which Frankie Dettori took over as his jockey. On 3 June he started at odds of 3/1 for a race over eight and a half furlongs at Epsom Downs Racecourse and recorded his first success for well over two and a half years as he won by a head from the four-year-old Powerful Edge. A month later he won