Authentic holds off Tiz The Law in Kentucky Derby

Authentic brought the Triple Crown hopes of Tiz The Law to a shuddering halt with a tenacious victory in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

In a year that has seen a much-changed racing programme around the world, the Barclay Tagg-trained Tiz The Law came into the ‘Run for the Roses’ on the first Saturday in September rather than May, and having already claimed the Belmont Stakes – traditionally the final leg of the Triple Crown.