The 146th Kentucky Derby, won by Authentic in an upset, was a surreal distillation of the crises facing the
United States in 2020. America’s most famous thoroughbred race, usually held the first Saturday in May, was staged four months late due to the
Coronavirus pandemic. The fabled Churchill Downs racetrack was mostly quiet, but multiple groups including armed militias took part in
protests and counter-protests outside over
police killings of unarmed Black AmericansAuthentic wins spectator-free Derby in upset