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
Lanfranco (horse) aimed instead at the Prix du Jockey Club in which Mouktar was "the only top-class horse" engaged. Two weeks after his run at Epsom, Lanfranco started the 13/8 favourite for the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot. Ridden by Cauthen, he recorded an easy win, beating Mango Express by four lengths, with another four lengths back to Infantry in third place. After his connections opted to bypass the Irish Derby, Lanfranco was matched against older horses for the first and only time in the Princess of Wales's Stakes at Newmarket on 9 July. He started the 4/6 favourite but