He was from the fifth crop of foals sired by Frankel, an undefeated racehorse whose other progeny have included Cracksman, Anapurna, Soul Stirring and Without Parole.

[3] Hurricane Lane's dam Gale Force showed good racing ability, winning two minor events in England and the Listed Prix Denisy in France.

[4] She was a half-sister to Seal of Approval and a female-line descendant of Hazy Idea, the dam of Hittite Glory, making her a close relative of Harzand, Never Bend and Hethersett.

He raced in second place behind the outsider Roman Empire for most of the way and, after looking to be outpaced early in the straight, he stayed on strongly to take the lead inside the final furlong and won by three-quarters of a length from Megallen with High Definition in third.

"[9] On 5 June Hurricane Lane was one of eleven colts to contest the 242nd running of the Derby over 1+1⁄2 miles at Epsom Racecourse and started 6/1 second favourite behind the Coolmore Stud representative Bolshoi Ballet.

He settled just behind the leaders before moving into second place in the straight but was unable to make further progress and came home third behind his stablemate Adayar and the 50/1 outsider Mojo Star.

[10] Three weeks after his run at Epsom Hurricane Lane was sent to Ireland for the Irish Derby at the Curragh and started 4/1 second favourite behind High Definition in an eleven-runner field which also included Mojo Star, Mac Swiney, Van Gogh and Lone Eagle (Zetland Stakes).

After racing in mid-division he moved up into second place in the straight and stayed on strongly to run down the leader Lone Eagle in the final strides and win by a neck, with a gap of seven lengths back to Wordsworth in third.

He raced in mid-division before overcoming an obstructed run to take the lead 120 metres from the finish but was overtaken in the final strides and came home third, beaten three quarters of a length and a short head by Torquator Tasso and Tarnawa.