The winner of the 2020 Kentucky Derby was Authentic. The race took place on September 5, 2020, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, and was notable for being held in September instead of May due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Authentic was trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by jockey John Velazquez. He won the race by 1ΒΌ lengths over the favorite, Tiz the Law