Horses based in California have outperformed all others in recent renewals of the Kentucky Derby. Horse profile for Kentucky Derby contender Authentic. Lest we forget, Authentic won the Derby last year off a 49-day break. Kentucky Derby payouts history Bob Baffert tied the Kentucky Derby win record for a trainer with six victories, but he paid the price after the race. This is the 15 horse that Eddie Woods has had compete in the Derby. However, that was just one of the many ways that 2020 was a strange year and it was Authentic's fifth race … Authentic horse rating and status. John Velazquez rides Authentic, front left, as they head into turn one in the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. AP He is a favorite to win an Eclipse Award for 3 … What a race it was as Bob Baffert's Authentic held off Tiz the Law for the win with a time of 2:00.61, winning the 202 Kentucky Derby by 1 1⁄4 lengths. Authentic with jockey John Velazquez wins the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) held at Churchill Downs Race Course Saturday Sept 5, 2020 in Louisville, KY Rick Samuels You'll begin receiving our newsletter upon the next scheduled delivery date. Thank you for registering! We were supposed to take him to a two year old sale but due to COVID, the sale didn’t take place, so we went on to the training program to be a race horse and last April, we sent him to Todd Pletcher and Todd is taking him on from there,” Woods said. “We had this horse as a yearling, we broke him. Redirecting to /general/news/2021-kentucky-derby-medina-spirit-all-other-146-horses-that-have-won-the-run-for-the-roses/. Authentic earned wire-to-wire victories in the Kentucky Derby in September and the $6 million Classic last weekend at Keeneland. See who is a fan of Authentic. We're glad to have you on board. Authentic horse page with past performances, results, pedigree, photos and videos. Authentic would go on to win the Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic en route to being voted Eclipse Awards as champion 3-year-old male and horse of the year.