Crown Prosecutor (foaled 19 September 2015) is an Australian-bred New Zealand racehorse, best-known for an upset victory in the 144th running of the New Zealand Derby.
Crown Prosecutor is a dark bay/brown colt by the multiple Grade One-winning American shuttle stallion Medaglia d'Oro out of the Exceed And Excel mare Riptide.
He stepped up in class for his third start and scored a front-running victory in the Group 3 Wellington Stakes.
[2] Unplaced in the Levin Classic and Waikato Guineas, Crown Prosecutor was a 105-to-one outsider for the New Zealand Derby at Ellerslie.
However, with Craig Grylls in the saddle, he surged to the lead in the straight and held out determined rival In A Twinkling by a head.