Authorized (horse)

Authorized
Racing silks of Authorized
Sire	Montjeu
Grandsire	Sadler's Wells
Dam	Funsie
Damsire	Saumarez
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	2004
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Marengo Investments & Knighton House Ltd & M Kinane
Owner	Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar
Trainer	Peter Chapple-Hyam
Record	7: 4-1-1
Earnings	£1,286,663
Major wins
Racing Post Trophy (2006) Dante Stakes (2007) Epsom Derby (2007) International Stakes (2007)
Awards
European Champion Three-Year-Old Colt (2007) Co-World Champion 3-Yr-Old (2007)
Last updated on 15 November 2007

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 on to ride against Authorized in the 2007 Epsom Derby, finishing last on Archipenko.

He was sold as a foal for 95,000 guineas to Tony Nerses at Tattersalls Newmarket, England 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 Kuwaiti businessmen and racing partners Saleh al Homaizi and Imad al Sagar.

He was broken at Fawley House Stud by Danni & Steve O'Neill in 2006/7.

Authorized was trained throughout his career by Peter Chapple-Hyam at his St Gatien stables in Newmarket.

Authorized made his racecourse debut at Newbury Racecourse on 15 September 2006, in the one mile Haynes, Hanson and Clark Conditions Stakes. 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 Racing Post’s assessment of Authorized was that "he is bred to make a better three-year-old and looks sure to improve and win races."