Authorized (horse) Authorized (horse) Authorized (foaled 14 February 2004) is an Irish-bred and British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 2007 Epsom Derby. Authorized was foaled on 14 February 2004 and was sired by Montjeu, winner of the Irish Derby, Prix du Jockey Club and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1999 and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2000. Authorized’s dam, the unraced Funsie, was sired by Saumarez, winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1990. Funsie is owned by the Irish jockey Mick Kinane, who is one-third of the partnership which bred Authorized. Kinane would go
Wings of Eagles (horse) to be ready for the Derby, he needed to run and he travelled well and settled well." For his next start in the Epsom Derby, Wings of Eagles was paired with jockey Padraig Beggy for the first time. Before the race, Beggy had never ridden in the Epsom Derby. Wings of Eagles was one of six starters for O'Brien in the Derby and was generally overlooked by bettors in favor of his stablemates, going off at odds of 40-1. Beggy said he was not worried about the long odds. "That's my first ride, but when you're riding one for Aidan