Might as well just rename it the Bob Baffert Derby.
Baffert, the Arizona alumnus and Nogales native, saw one of his horses with the Kentucky Derby for the sixth time on Saturday as Authentic held off heavy favorite Tiz the Law for the victory. That ties Baffert for the most wins by any trainer in derby history.
An INCREDIBLE performance by Authentic in the final stretch to win the 146th @KentuckyDerby
Bob Baffert has done it for the 6th time! pic.twitter.com/hI3OjyYXVy— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) September 5, 2020Authentic, which closed at 8-to-1, was Baffert’s only horse left in the field after Thousand Words was scratched just before post time.