Victories in North America’s most prestigious race and the continent’s most lucrative race proved plenty for Authentic  to nail down North American racing’s top honor.

In a season that saw unprecedented calendar changes, Authentic delivered memorable front-end victories in both the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) and against older horses in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) to secure Horse of the Year honors as well as the champion 3-year-old male title for 2020.

Horse of the Year Vote Totals

Authentic, 224; Monomoy Girl, 7; Swiss Skydiver, 6; Vekoma, 1

Champion 3-Year-Old Male Vote Totals

Authentic, 236; Tiz the Law, 2.

The tallies above represent first-place votes cast by members of the consolidated Eclipse Awards voting entities: NTRA, Daily Racing Form, and National Turf Writers And Broadcasters. Voter participation rate: 238/249 (95.58%)

Now standing at Spendthrift Farm, Authentic (by Into Mischief) won six of his eight starts, and was also runner up in both the G1 Preakness Stakes and G1 Santa Anita Derby.