The winner of the 2020 Kentucky Derby was Authentic. The race took place on September 5, 2020, delayed from its usual May date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Authentic was trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by jockey John Velazquez. Authentic won the race with a final time of 2:00.61, finishing 1¼ lengths ahead of Tiz the Law, who came in second