The horse that won the Kentucky Derby in 2020 was Authentic. He won the 146th Kentucky Derby, held on September 5, 2020, with a time of 2:00.61, defeating the favorite Tiz the Law by 1¼ lengths. Authentic was ridden by jockey John Velazquez and trained by Bob Baffert, who tied the record for most Kentucky Derby wins with this victory. Authentic led the race wire-to-wire and paid $18.80 to win