Authentic won the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday, finishing the 1¼-mile race the third Derby win for jockey John Velazquez. …
Authentic won the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday, finishing the 1¼-mile race the third Derby win for jockey John Velazquez. Authentic gave Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his record-tying sixth career win at the Kentucky Derby. Tiz the Law, who won the first leg of the Triple Crown at the Belmont Stakes in June, finished second. At the start of the race, Tiz the Law remained the heavy favorite, at 4-5 odds.
