Current：Home > FinanceEthermac|Encino scratched from Kentucky Derby, clearing the way for Epic Ride to join field -Capitatum
Ethermac|Encino scratched from Kentucky Derby, clearing the way for Epic Ride to join field
Benjamin Ashford View
Date：2025-04-06 08:05:13
Lexington Stakes winner Encino has been scratched from Saturday’s Kentucky Derby,Ethermac according to a Churchill Downs spokesperson.
A reason for Encino’s scratch was not immediately available.
With Encino out of the race, Epic Ride will draw in from the also-eligible list and take the No. 20 spot in the starting gate.
THE KENTUCKY DERBY:What to know about Churchill Downs before 2024 race
Trained by Louisville’s Brad Cox, Encino is 3-1-0 in four career starts for Godolphin. Cox still has two other horses entered in the Kentucky Derby: Louisiana Derby winner Catching Freedom and Blue Grass Stakes runner-up Just a Touch.
Epic Ride, trained by John Ennis, will enter the Kentucky Derby off a third-place finish in the Grade 1 Blue Grass on April 6 at Keeneland. He has a 2-2-1 record in five career starts.
veryGood！ (6848)
Related
- Pregnant Kylie Kelce Shares Hilarious Question Her Daughter Asked Jason Kelce Amid Rising Fame
- Q&A: How a Land Purchase Inspired by an Unfulfilled Promise Aims to Make People of Color Feel Welcome in the Wilderness
- Robert Towne, legendary Hollywood screenwriter of Chinatown, dies at 89
- CDK Global faces multiple lawsuits from dealerships crippled by cyberattack
- 'No Good Deed': Who's the killer in the Netflix comedy? And will there be a Season 2?
- Why Takeru Kobayashi isn't at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
- Celebrate July 4th with a hot dog: Best cities for hot dogs, America's favorite hot dog
- Federal judge sentences 4 anti-abortion activists for a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade
- Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
- Hurricane Beryl severely damages or destroys 90% of homes on Union Island in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, prime minister says
Ranking
- Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
- Millions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave
- Ranger injured and armed person making threats dies at Yellowstone, park says
- 'American Idol' judge Luke Bryan doesn't know if he or Lionel Richie will return
- Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas
- 'Space Cadet' star Emma Roberts on her fear of flying and her next 'thriller' movie
- Pennsylvania Senate passes bill encouraging school districts to ban students’ phone use during day
- When is the Part 1 finale of 'Power Book II: Ghost' Season 4? Date, time, cast, where to watch
Recommendation
RFK Jr. grilled again about moving to California while listing New York address on ballot petition
U.S. military heightens security alert level at European bases in response to threats
Copa América quarterfinal power rankings: How far is Brazil behind Argentina and Uruguay?
Avian flu confirmed in a Colorado farmworker, marking fourth human case in U.S. since March
9/11 hearings at Guantanamo Bay in upheaval after surprise order by US defense chief
San Diego Wave threatens legal action against former employee, denies allegations of abuse
Hurricane Beryl severely damages or destroys 90% of homes on Union Island in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, prime minister says
In the UK election campaign’s final hours, Sunak battles to the end as Labour’s Starmer eyes victory