Derby Italiano. Commander in Chief raced prominently and took the lead in the straight, but in the closing stages he was overtaken and beaten one and a half lengths and a short head by Opera House and White Muzzle. Commander in Chief did not race again, and in October it was announced that he had been sold to stand as a stallion in Japan. Assessment and honours In the 1993 Cartier Racing Awards, Commander in Chief was voted European Three-Year-Old Champion Colt. In the official International Classification for 1993 he was rated on 127, equal with White Muzzle and three pounds below the top-rated three-year-old Zafonic. Commander in Chief was rated at 130 for his Derby win by Timeform. In their book A Century of Champions, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Commander in Chief as an "inferior" Derby winner. Stud career Commander in Chief was the leading first-season sire in Japan in 1997. His best offspring included Rascal Suzuka, who finished second in the 2000 Spring Tenno Sho, and Ein Bride, the Japanese champion two-year-old filly. He died at the Yushun Stallion Station in Japan in 2007 after fracturing his leg in a paddock accident. Pedigree References 1990 racehorse births 2007 racehorse deaths Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom Cartier Award winners Irish Classic Race winners Thoroughbred family 14-f Epsom Derby winners