Authentic has won the 146^th Kentucky Derby in a quiet Churchill Downs.The horse is trained by Bob Baffert and was ridden by jockey John Velasquez. Authentic nudged out a crowded field to finish first; with Tiz the Law and Mr. Big News coming in second and third, respectively.

This year’s Kentucky Derby was delayed for only the second time in history; the other time was in 1945, because of World War Two. Churchill Downs officials pushed the race from the first Saturday in May to the first Saturday in September due to the coronavirus pandemic; in August, amid rising case numbers, they decided the race would be run without in-person spectators.

Though there were few people at the track, hundreds gathered outside Churchill Downs for the 101st day of protests for racial justice in Louisville.

Groups including Until Freedom and local activists were there to demand accountability for the police officers who killed Breonna Taylor in March, as well as a widespread examination of the investments Louisville makes in Black communities.